Table of Contents
Contents
Contributing Authors
Acknowledgments
1 Rural Innovation Redefined 3
Charlie French
2 The Geography of Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the United States *
Stephan J. Goetz, Devon Meadowcroft, and Yicheol Han
3 Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to Catalyze Innovation in Rural Places *
Jared Reynolds
4 Exploring Innovation Creation in Rural Places through Rural Establishments *
John Mann and Steve Miller
5 Social Capital Building for Rural Innovation *
Thomas S. Lyons
6 Rural Innovation at the Community Level *
Cornelia Butler Flora
7 Embracing Uncertainty and Antifragility in Rural Innovation and Entrepreneurship *
Michael W. P. Fortunato and Theodore R. Alter
8 Digital Inclusion and its Role in Fostering Innovation and Entrepreneurship *
Roberto Gallardo
9 Rural Flourishing through Artistic Imagination: Unleashing the Advantages of Nonmetropolitan America *
Timothy R. Wojan
10 Innovating with People Power: Bolstering Regional Food Economies through Value Chain Coordination Networks *
Sarah Rocker, Jodee Smith
11 Rural Destination Management Innovation and Collaboration in Appalachia *
Daniel Eades, Douglas Arbogast
12 Nature-Based Economic Development: Innovating at the Intersection of Nature & Main Street *
Shannon Rogers, Molly Donovan, Cathryn Porter, Geoffrey Sewake
13 Giving Rise to Innovation Ecosystems in Rural Honduras: A Case Study of Sustainable Harvest International *
Egbert Ospina, Alexandra Croteau, Elliott Powell, Ricardo Romero-Perezgrovas
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