Sustainable Development of the Moravian Countryside

European countryside was perceived as a space for agriculture for a long time. But understanding rural regions as multi-functional area is the present challenge. It is connected with the definition of „rural“. There are two groups of delimitation: the first one operates with settlements and regions of specific character, the second one prefers rural as a way of life. European countryside was perceived as a space for agriculture for a long time. But understanding rural regions as multi-functional area sis the present challenge. It is connected with the definition of „rural“. There are two groups of delimitation: the first one operates with settlements and regions of specific character, the second one prefers rural as a way of life.