Tabla de Contenidos: “…Czech Republic: Prague-Central Bohemia -- Australia: Geelong Region Alliance (G21) – Geelong -- Finland: Jyväskylä and Saarijärvi-Viitasaari – Central Finland -- Germany: Nuremberg Metropolitan Region -- France: Rennes Métropole – Rennes -- Italy: Province of Forlì-Cesena – Emilia-Romagna -- Netherlands: The BrabantStad partnership – Brabant -- Portugal: Castelo Branco – Beira Interior Sul -- Poland: Central Zone – West Pomeranian Region -- Spain: Extremadura -- United States: Lexington metropolitan region – Lexington, Kentucky -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Foreword and Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Understanding rural-urban partnerships: Context and definition -- Taking a functional region approach to rural-urban partnerships -- Purposes and outcomes of rural-urban partnerships -- Understanding the dynamics of rural-urban partnerships -- A strategy to build effective rural-urban partnerships -- Creating a governance framework for rural-urban partnerships…”