André Torre is Professor at the National Institute for Agronomic Research and the University of Paris-Saclay, France.

Stefano Corsi is a researcher in the Department of Economics at the University of Milan, Italy.

Michael Steiner is Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Graz, Austria.

Frédéric Wallet is a researcher at the National Institute for Agronomic Research and the University of Paris-Saclay, France.

Hans Westlund is Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, and the Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping, Sweden.

Foreword Dominique Foray

1. Introduction André Torre, Stefano Corsi, Michael Steiner, Fred Wallet and Hans Westlund

Part I: Main Analytical Results on Smart Rural Areas

2. On Smart Business in Rural Areas Hans Westlund, Pia Nilsson, Sofia Wixe, Lucia Naldi

3. Smart Agriculture Stefano Corsi, Frederic Wallet

4. Smart Land Use in Rural Europe André Torre, Segolene Darly

5. Participatory Approaches About Smart Development in Rural Areas Sylvie Lardon, Christophe Soulard

Part Ii: Innovations in Rural Areas, Case Studies Results

6. Smart Development in Rural Regions: An Analysis of Two Austrian Case Study Regions Johannes Mossböck, Michael Steiner, Carla Apschner

7. Case Studies from Sweden: Jönköping County and Jämtland County Hans Westlund, Pia Nilsson, Sofia Wixe, Lucia Naldi

8. Two Case Studies in The Milan Metropolitan Region Stefano Corsi, Rosalia Filippini

9. Case Studies on Metropolitan Agriculture in France Amélie Gonçalves, Danielle Galliano, Gaël Plumecocq, Pierre Triboulet, Christophe Soulard, Hugo Guggenbuhl, Claire Toqué

10. Case Studies from Commodities to Local Agri-Food Planning in France Ségolène Darly, Johan Milian, Jean-Baptiste Traversac

11. Case Studies on Sustainable Innovation in Agrofood Chains in France Maryline Filippi, Olivier Frey, Amélie Gonçalves

12. Conclusion André Torre, Stefano Corsi, Michael Steiner, Fred Wallet and Hans Westlund