Unveiling local knowledge: a case study on inner development and sustainable transformation in rural areas

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The concept of inner development serves as a strategic approach for advancing sustainable transformation and mitigating land consumption in rural areas. By employing an exploratory sequential design, this study analyses local knowledge from political and administrative actors within the district of Lüneburg, Germany. Through qualitative interviews we first identified 25 potential measures for facilitating the feasibility of inner development. Subsequently, utilising Q-methodology, five distinct factors were identified that represent shared clusters of participants’ opinions. Our findings reveal a spectrum of viewpoints, highlighting both consensus and divergence regarding measures to promote inner development. These findings were complemented by qualitative insights into barriers, which underscore the need for multi-level strategies that facilitate change at the local level while addressing systemic and cross-regional challenges. The integration of local knowledge emerges as essential for developing context-sensitive, place-based approaches that reflect the diverse characteristics of rural communities. In this context, we propose that the New European Bauhaus serves as a supporting framework, promoting a positive narrative around inner development and enhancing its potential for sustainability transformation. By recognising inner development as a holistic approach and aligning it with the Bauhaus initiative, rural communities are empowered to embrace integrative and sustainable solutions.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer225
ZeitschriftDiscover Sustainability
Jahrgang6
Ausgabenummer1
Anzahl der Seiten24
ISSN2662-9984
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PublikationsstatusErschienen - 12.2025

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  1. Pascal Frank

Aktivitäten

  1. Workshop "Biodiversity and pollination services – from basic and applied science to stakeholders and policy" 2012
  2. BDSM Sagacity: embodying complexity
  3. Workshop: "Mit Leben Rechnen"
  4. The more attractive the more effective? Investigating the association of user experience and efficacy of an online and app-based gratitude intervention to reduce repetitive negative thinking
  5. User Generated Content
  6. Enriching Higher Education through community engagement: Networking for Sustainable Development
  7. Rethinking Fragmentation within the Biodiversity Regime: Compliance in a post-2020 Biodiversity Framework
  8. Eine Podiumsdiskussion zu Fracking
  9. „Reichsbürger and Temporalities“
  10. Symposium "Informatik in ihrer Vielfalt" - 2013
  11. PEER Group Workshop - 2013
  12. Negotiating normativity: discourses of (non) belonging and (non) coincidences in the context of transnational adoption
  13. Probleme mit zukünftigen Generationen
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  15. Anders Schreiben
  16. Learning and Instruction (Fachzeitschrift)
  17. 15th International Conference on Sensors and Measurement Technology - SENSOR 2011
  18. Analysis of kinetic damping in the spectrum of the impedance probe by means of a block-based LU decomposition
  19. Connect US – A Discussion of Innovative Teaching Projects
  20. IECER 2008
  21. Career paths and cross-roads: Metaphor as a conceptualisation device (Universität Paderborn, invited talk)
  22. Analysing Improvement Processes in the Context of School Inspection
  23. Technische Universität Lodz
  24. Scene as Ecosystem, Scenes as Parts of Ecosystems or Scene versus Ecosystem? Some considerations about the compability of two conceptional approaches
  25. Cross-Cultural Validation of the LLWI: Example of an English Language Version

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  2. Mining product configurator data
  3. Bifactor Models for Predicting Criteria by General and Specific Factors
  4. Hot forging of cast magnesium alloy TX31 using semi-closed die and its finite element simulation
  5. How methods influence nature's values we find – A comparison of three elicitation methods
  6. Effect of internal defects on tensile properties of A356 casting alloys
  7. Forging of Mg–3Sn–2Ca–0.4Al Alloy Assisted by Its Processing Map and Validation Through Analytical Modeling
  8. Developing spatial biophysical accounting for multiple ecosystem services
  9. Microstructural and mechanical aspects of reinforcement welds for lightweight components produced by friction hydro pillar processing
  10. Pushing the Boundaries
  11. A cascade regulator using Lyapunov's PID-PID controllers for an aggregate actuator in automotive applications
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  13. A robust model predictive control using a feedforward structure for a hybrid hydraulic piezo actuator in camless internal combustion engines
  14. Determinants of entrepreneurial intent: A meta-analytic test and integration of competing models
  15. High-precision frequency measurements: indispensable tools at the core of the molecular-level analysis of complex systems.
  16. Future-proofing ecosystem restoration through enhancing adaptive capacity
  17. Comparative study of resonant circuit for power transmission via inductive link
  18. The link between in- and external rotation of the auditor and the quality of financial accounting and external audit
  19. The feasibility of using Apple's ResearchKit for recruitment and data collection