EURURALIS – A TOOL USED FOR THE STUDY OF EU27 RURAL AREAS FUTURE

EURURALIS is a scenario study on the future of rural areas in the E.U. The time horizon is 2030. It starts from four contrasting world visions and assesses the impact of various drivers such as demography, technology and economic growth. It covers the E.U. countries in various detail showing impacts for people, planet and profit indicators. These impacts are generated at multiple aggregated levels: from specific regions, to the E.U. EURURALIS additionally takes into account trends on a global, European and national level. The impact of policy measures on the Common Agricultural Policy and biofuels policy can be assessed within each of the four scenarios.