About this Toolkit

What is the toolkit trying to do?

The toolkit is attempting to do several things.

First of all, it is trying to save you time by pulling together a lot of current thinking, documentation and other published works in a single place, as well as offering a selection of good practice case studies.

Secondly, it is trying to present a model of how to approach small town strategy – see ‘sustainable small town strategy’.

Thirdly, it is trying to identify several key messages about safeguarding the future of small towns – see ‘key messages’.

Finally, it is trying to raise the overall profile of small towns in EU regions.