1. Ballas D, Kalogeresis T, Labrianidis L (2003) A comparative study of typologies for rural areas in Europe. 43rd European congress of regional science ass., 27–30 August 2003, Finland
2. Bengs C, Schmidt-Thomé K (eds) (2005) Urban-rural relations in Europe, ESPON 1.1.2, Final Report, ESPON Coordination Unit, Luxembourg.
http://www.espon.eu/export/sites/default/Documents/Projects/ESPON2006Projects/ThematicProjects/UrbanRural/fr-1.1.2_revised-full_31-03-05.pdf
. Accessed 15 Jan 2017
3. Blunden JR, Pryce WTR, Dreyer P (1998) The classification of rural areas in the European context: an exploration of a typology using neural network applications. Reg Stud 32(2):149–160
4. Boscacci F, Arcaini E, Camagni R, Capello R, Porro G (1999) A typology of rural areas in Europe. Study programme on European spatial planning of the European commission Politecnico di Milano, Milano
5. Bryden J (2002) Rural development indicators and diversity in European union.
http://srdc.msstate.edu/trainings/presentations_archive/2002/2002_bryden.pdf
. Accessed 15 Jan 2017