Ruralni prostor je tisti, ki je izven večjih ali manjših urbanih središč, in ki ga opredeljuje primarna proizvodna dejavnost, Problem pri prenovi ruralnih naselij je v vzpostavitvi vrednostih kriterijev, kjer izhajamo v enaki meri iz okolice kakor tudi naselja samega. Avtorica ponuja sistem primerjave posameznih naselij oziroma sistem za ugotovitev vrednosti posamezne prostorske strukture. Rural areas are those which are outside larger or smaller urban centres and are defined by primary production activities. The major problem of renewal is the establishment of evaluation criteria, which encompass equally, the local environment and the rural settlement on itself. The author offers a system for the comparison of settlements and a system for determining the value of particular structures respectively.