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Place branding, embeddedness and endogenous rural development: Four European cases

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  • Mechthild Donner

    (Montpellier SupAgro)

  • Lummina Horlings

    (University of Groningen)

  • Fatiha Fort

    (Montpellier SupAgro - IRC)

  • Sietze Vellema

    (Wageningen University)

Abstract

This article deals with place branding on the regional scale, in the rural context of food and tourism networks in Europe. Place branding is linked to the concepts of endogenous rural development, territory and embeddedness, by analysing how the valorisation of specific rural assets takes shape. The overall objective is to provide more understanding of how the branding of rural regions can contribute to endogenous rural development. Four European regional rural cases on place branding are explored, two from France, one from Ireland and one from Germany. Described are pre-conditions for branding, brand management, cooperation forms and development outcomes. The analysis is based on interviews as primary data and various secondary data. The cases all involve multiple stakeholders, and integrate the capacities and needs of local people. The findings show different levels of societal, structural and territorial embeddedness, and that higher degrees of embeddedness contribute to a successful branding process. The results indicate that place branding can support endogenous rural development and benefits from the adoption of common values and joint reflections on brand extensions, although there remains a need for more consistent impact measurement methods.

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  • Mechthild Donner & Lummina Horlings & Fatiha Fort & Sietze Vellema, 2017. "Place branding, embeddedness and endogenous rural development: Four European cases," Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 13(4), pages 273-292, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:pbapdi:v:13:y:2017:i:4:d:10.1057_s41254-016-0049-z
    DOI: 10.1057/s41254-016-0049-z
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