Public Services in sparsely populated Mountain Regions - New needs and innovative strategies
In today's mobile society and economy, the provision with public services (or more precisely: with services of public interest) is a locational key factor. Topographical features and frequently low population density mean that the public services in Alpine regions generally cover only a part of their costs. Market liberalisation and other factors threaten to reduce the availability of some services even further. New supply strategies are required to improve the quality of public services while reducing costs.
The project “PUSEMOR” aims at developing sustainable strategies and innovative solutions for improving the provision of public services in sparsely populated mountain regions. This with the ambition to grade up these regions both as economic place and as place of residence. To reach the goals, PUSEMOR will focus on the transnational exchange of experience and a intensive “learning from others” in an important field of spatial development.