This document provides an overview of rural innovation in the UK. It discusses how rural areas are becoming less distinct from urban areas as the traditional rural industries of farming, forestry and fishing now only account for 5% of jobs in remote rural areas. The largest employment sectors in rural areas are now public administration, distribution/hotels/catering and manufacturing. It also discusses how economic and technological changes are bringing rural economies closer to the rest of the UK economy. These changes include a growing demand for quality of life innovations from rural areas, diversification of traditional rural industries, and counter-urbanization bringing new skills and ideas to rural areas from in-migrants. The document introduces the various chapters that will examine innovation in traditional

Rural Innovation: Sami Mahroum, Jane Atterton, Neil Ward, Allan M. Williams, Richard Naylor, Rob Hindle, Frances Rowe PDF

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