RDRP
Platform
Rural Development
Research Platform
- The Rural Development Research Platform represents an interdisciplinary research group in the field of rural and rurban systems.
- The group was established in Iași, Romania in January 2016.
- RDRP is a result of the interdisciplinary collaboration between the collectives of agro-economy and digital anthropology, within the Institute of Economic and Social Research of the Romanian Academy, Iași Branch.
RDRP Research Laboratories
Iasi / Romania
RDRP
Scientific Research Hub
Rural Development Research Platform is the main core of the RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem and it represents a collaborative and innovative hub dedicated to scientific research and knowledge transfer. The main research fields of the RDRP hub are those scientific domains related to rural and urban systems and their development within the contemporary European Union.
Values & Strategies
RDRP Values

Science for Society
Scientific Research
RDRP research is made as a support for durable sustainable and inclusive development of the rural and urban systems in European Union.

Systems Thinking
Societal Knowledge
RDRP research methodology is based on systems thinking epistemology and is oriented on the development of our society in all its dimensions.

Co-Innovation & Co-Creation
Participatory Knowledge
RDRP does fundamental, theoretical, practical, and applied research. Our epistemic sources are generated by the explicit and implicit knowledge of our stakeholder community.

Multi-Actor Community
Participatory Governance
RDRP is making research within the scope of raising awareness for participatory actions in local and regional, rural and urban development.

European Values
European Projects
Our team has been actively involved in European, national, regional, and local projects since 2010. Our main contribution is in scientific research, innovation, and participatory actions with our stakeholders community

Local Heritage
Regional Development
RDRP main horizon of research and development is North-East Development Region in Romania. Our activity is oriented on rural and urban development according with the contemporary European values and principles

Integrated Systems
Sinergies
The problems of the European systems are very complex in nowadays world. In this context, the living & policy ecosystems could be the next best-integrated solutions for European projects.

Networking
Knowledge Ecosystems
One of the most important research departments of the RDRP Platform is supporting scientific and participatory research in knowledge ecosystems as the next integrated and innovative tools for European Projects.
Research Dimensions
RDRP Research Domains
Innovative and Strategic Actions
Living & Policy Labs
Living & Policy Labs are now the main innovative and strategic infrastructures to manage knowledge, value and actions within European projects.
Co-creation & Co-Innovation
Stakeholders Communities
One of the most important research field for managing and implementing European projects is represented by the community of stakeholders.
Knowledge Based Society
Systems Thinking
The complexity of rural and urban systems is the main reason to have a systemic approach in researching and understanding these systems.
Participatory Culture
Participatory Governance
Participatory knowledge gives us the opportunity to develop participatory innovation and governance. Participatory culture is the binder for all our endevors.
Research Epistemology
Scientific Research Principles
RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem
RDRP Platform is the core of the RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem.
RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem integrates the RDRP main platform, 2 living labs, 3 symposium platforms, 2 stakeholder community platforms, 1 visual epistemology platform, and a social media infrastructure.
Scientific Research Platform
Urban Living & Policy Lab
Rural Living & policy Lab
European Symposium
National Symposium
Local Producers Platform
Food Consumers and Producers
Local Producers Platform
Ecosystem MAP
RDRP Team
- The Rural Development Research Platform represents an interdisciplinary research group in the field of rural and rurban systems.