Measuring the Sustainable Rural Development
A Bibliometric Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19235374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mindaugas Kuklierius (Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences Vilnius Lithuania), Tomas Balezentis (0000-0002-3906-1711, Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences Vilnius Lithuania), Giulio Paolo Agnusdei (0000-0002-4537-0780, Department of Psychology and Health Sciences Pegaso University Naples Italy) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-0802 • E-ISSN: 1099-1719 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/sd.71269 |
| OpenAlex | W7162805456 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 92 |
Sustainable rural development is important as the rural areas provide important contributions to both agrifood production and urban economies. The multi‐dimensionality of the issue calls for inclusion of multiple measures (indicators) in the relevant analysis. This paper embarks on bibliometric analysis to identify the key trends in the measurement of sustainable rural development. The results suggest that sustainable rural development is related to such issues as economic development, health, demographics, environmental situation circularity, income, and diversification. These indicators are also dependent on the level of aggregation (e.g., community, municipality, country). The data sources relevant to the measures of the sustainable rural development are discussed in the case of the European Union. The results may also guide researchers and policy makers in other regions when establishing indicator systems for measurement of the sustainable rural development
Rural area · Rural development · Rural economics · Sustainability · Sustainable development · Sustainable production · Organic Food and Agriculture · Rural development and sustainability · Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |