We proceed from the hypothesis that organisational factors are more cogent in comparatively peripheral rural areas, away from the more immediate effects of the selective slackening of population and activities, than in other types of area. We propose a framework within which to analyse the...

The development of equestrian leisure activities in France is in part due to individual amateurs, who own their Equine. This article examines the factors that may influence the more or less high significance of these Equine in rural and suburban areas. The results highlight reciprocal influences...

An understanding of economic and social disparities at the micro-regional level primarily involves relations between urban and rural areas. We examine the ?pays? as established by legislation on territorial planning and development, drawing up an inventory of these areas which were set up on a...