08.11.2022
More than one hundred participants accepted the invitation of the Academy for Rural Areas Baden-Württemberg to attend the conference "The New Image of Rural Areas" in Baiersbronn on 27th and 28th of October 2022.
Experts from various disciplines and institutions discussed the current situation in rural areas and the need for transformation with representatives from the field. Thomas Weith from ZALF (working group Co-Design of Change and Innovation) was invited to give a keynote address on the topic of "Functions of rural areas: How to deal with different demands for use? On the first evening, Baden-Württemberg's Minister of Agriculture Hauk also visited the event.
The lively dialogue between science and practice showed, on the one hand, the requirements arising from demographic and social changes as well as climate protection and climate adaptation. On the other hand, it opened up new perspectives on social innovations and transformations for a better quality of life. The event, which takes place every four years, thus made a trend-setting contribution to the future discussions on rural areas, in Baden-Württemberg and beyond.
