Research, teaching, learningin the countryside, for the countryside. That was the motto under which TU Wien founded the landuni in Drosendorf in Lower Austria: an anchor point where researchers work together with local residents to discuss livable and sustainable futures for rural regions. Vom Hörsaal zum Dorfplatz illustrates the subjects researched on-site, which include rebuild culture, spatial transformation processes, creative businesses, climate change, visions for the future, and mobilityand, in doing so, assesses the landuni (countryside university) itself as a means of regional development. In a world where research and teaching on rural life still frequently takes place in urban centers, this volume offers an impetus to think about life in the countryside on a local level. - Introduces a pilot project that anchors rural studies within local communities


Proposes countryside universities as a pioneering method of regional development


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