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Together with four parallel thematically focussed sub-position papers, the framework position paper presented here sets the presentation framework in which the results of the working group "Future perspectives of rural areas in NRW" of the ARL, LAG NRW are presented. The four main topics are "Economy and Work", "Housing and Settlement Development", "Civic Engagement and Volunteering" and "Services of General Interest, Focus: Fire Department/Fire Protection and Health/Care". The framework position paper provides introductory information on the task at hand. It is based on the structural-functional definition of "Types of rural areas" by the Thuenen Institute (Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forests and Fisheries) and describes the working group's self-conception in "dealing" with rural areas. In their great heterogeneity and with regard to their development perspectives, these are seen less as problem areas than as regions of opportunities. A future-oriented approach is linked to this perspective. The framework position paper explains the derivation of the focused priority topics, which are processed in greater detail and on the basis of core-requirements and recommendations for action in the sub-position papers, and condenses the results obtained there in the form of four summarising core claims. The challenges and opportunities for the development of rural areas in NRW on which the framework position paper is based have been derived from current specific rural problems, but above all also from generally valid megatrends which will shape the future and do not only apply to rural areas. These include demographic change, digital transformation, socio-economic and cultural changes in society and work, and changing lifestyles, as well as climate change. Furthermore, the paper emphasises the role of urban development qualities and regional building culture as qualitative location factors not to be neglected in the context of local and regional development. In terms of the heterogenity of rural areas and their initial situations, sustainability means taking up the influences outlined above and developing and providing tailor-made strategies for steering and programmatic approaches to supporting rural development paths. The framework position paper, together with the thematic sub-position papers and the core-requirements and recommendations for action formulated therein, provides a basis for discussion.
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