Mechanizm rozprzestrzeniania się wiosek tematycznych w Polsce

Anna Kłoczko-Gajewska; Olga Markiewicz

doi:10.53098/wir032018/09

Authors

Anna Kłoczko-Gajewska Anna Kłoczko-Gajewska, PhD, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, anna_kloczko_gajewska@sggw.pl
Olga Markiewicz Olga Markiewicz, PhD, International Center for Research and Analysis (ICRA), olga.markiewicz@eui.eu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53098/wir032018/09

Keywords:

diffusion of ideas, thematic villages, rural development

Abstract

Since 1997, more and more thematic villages have been emerging in Poland. Their development is based on a specific idea, such as a craft, fairy-tale, or a product. An idea to create such villages came from Austria and Germany, and during the first few years it was materialised based on grants from several foundations and the UE. The idea was spreading partly in an organised way (through development plans and community involvement programmes), and partly spontaneously. For the vitality and development of this idea it was essential to have a devoted promoter who wrote a handbook on thematic villages establishment.