Reinventing rural places? The extent and impact of festivals as regeneration strategies

这项研究解决了澳大利亚农村衰落的重要问题。该项目将为农村地区提供有关创新的新知识。通过节日更新的可能性和局限性的洞察力将为特定社区带来好处。旅游推动者和区域发展政策制定者将能够利用农村节日的在线数据库。对国家的好处包括对节日意义的更好理解。研究将赋予农村社区权力，并推进关于农村结构调整、后生产主义和地方与身份之间相互关系的理论。通过这些方式，该项目旨在加强澳大利亚农村的社会和经济结构。

This research addresses the important problem of rural decline in Australia. The project will make available new knowledge on innovation in rural places. Benefits will accrue to specific communities from insights on the possibilities and limitations of renewal through festivals. Tourism promoters and regional development policy makers will be able to make use of the online database of rural festivals. National benefits include greater understanding of the significance of festivals. Research will empower rural communities and advance theory on rural restructuring, post-productivism and the reciprocal relationship between place and identities. In these ways, the project seeks to strengthen the social and economic fabric of rural Australia.