Search results for "Rural Areas"
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The perception of abandoned farmland by local people and experts: Landscape value and perspectives on future land use
2013
Abstract Abandonment of agricultural land is a common feature of areas undergoing a range of urbanisation and marginalisation processes across Europe and beyond. This is also the case in Latvia, particularly in the period since 1990, when after regaining independence from the Soviet Union land was restored to its previous owners or their descendants. Many of these people have moved to cities and lack the interest in or the necessary capital for starting farming enterprises. As a result, large areas of land were abandoned, leading to spontaneous afforestation and with associated changes in landscape structure, ecological function and aesthetic value. While there has been an increase in resea…
Villes et territoires face aux défis de la globalisation
2007
Evaluation of dietary patterns among men and women over 80 years of age living in a rural area of south-west Poland
2018
Background: Proper nutrition is an important factor in maintaining health and preventing disease development or progression regardless of age, but is especially relevant for elderly people. Seniors rarely follow nutritional and life-style guidelines, which may correlate with poor health, multiple morbidities, polypharmacy and premature death. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional pattern, food choices, knowledge about healthy eating, body mass and health issues among men and women over 80 years of age living in a rural area of south-west Poland. Material and methods: 100 participants, women and men, aged 79.6–93.3 years, responded to a questionnaire on nutr…
GREEN ECONOMY: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARGINAL AREAS IN THE HORIZON 2020 STRATEGY
2014
Bioeconomy refers to a system based on the smart utilization of biological resources based on sources from land and sea as industrial input and production of food. The Bioeconomy will also contribute to limiting the negative impacts on the environment, reduce the heavy dependency on fossil resources, mitigate climate change and move Europe towards a post-petroleum society. The work aims to investigate how the territorial marginality linked to socio-economic disparities can be a competitive advantage for the challenges proposed by the bioeconomy innovation strategy. An example of a Sicilian bio-cluster is indicated for a significant product differentiation and functional integration of agric…
Covid-19: quando la distanza è spazio di relazione
2022
The third session of the INU 2020 conference “Post-pandemic Cities. The challenges of urban planning after the emergency” is dedicated to the new possible urban models that the pandemic led us to consider in the search for a difficult compromise between safety, sociability and a pleasant dwelling. Like a compass, the beauty guides us in achieving the social and environmental objectives that Covid-19 inexorably placed before our eyes: among these, the internal territories. Internal territories emerge as a field of experimentation of settlement structures in which wide landscape horizons prevail among the small compact villages. In 53% of Italian municipalities - equal to 60% of the national …
L'innovazione nelle aree rurali: l'ambiente e il modello della quintupla elica
2017
In this paper we analyze some specific conditions for local and regional development. Our interest is oriented towards a multidimensional aspect of peripheral and rural areas. The rural areas considered as a productive eco-system reflects a strong relationship between the agriculture and other economic activities, In addition eco-systems must be protected and enhanced to develop innovation models such as the Quadruple and Quintuple Helix, that propose roles and responsibilities for a new regional development trajectory. According to the Quintuple Helix Model and the implementation of the Smart Specialization Strategy, this paper underlines the importance of connecting the innovation process…
Territori Rurali Ri-attivati. Multifunzionalità, fruizione e impegno sociale attraverso l'esperienza della Cooperativa Sociale "Lavoro e Non Solo"
2012
Poster che sintetizza l'esperienza della Cooperativa Sociale "Lavoro e Non Solo", operante in aree agricole e su beni confiscati alla criminalità organizzata nei comuni siciliani di Corleone, Monreale, Canicattì, San Giuseppe Jato. Il caso si presta a rappresentare bene il concetto di multifunzionalità in agricoltura. È stato presentato durante il I Convegno nazionale della Società dei territorialisti/e, a Milano, in data 17 e 18 maggio 2013
Depression and obesity, data from a national administrative database study: Geographic evidence for an epidemiological overlap
2019
BackgroundDepression and obesity are two major conditions with both psychological and somatic burdens. Some data suggest strong connections between depression and obesity and more particularly associated prevalence of both disorders. However, little is known about the geographical distribution of these two diseases. This study aimed to determine if there is spatial overlap between obesity and depression using data from the entire French territory.MethodsData for 5,627 geographic codes for metropolitan France were collected from the two national hospital databases (PMSI-MCO and RIM-P) for the year 2016. We identified people who were depressed, obese or both registered in the two public medic…
Il paradigma della Smart Land nell’arcipelago Sicano
2017
Le Aree Interne, caratterizzate da poli rurali-urbani disconnessi tra loro, possono essere interpretate come arcipelaghi territoriali che, a differenza dei consolidati sistemi metropolitani, rappresentano ‘isole di eccellenza’, territori fertili non-gravitazionali su cui sperimentare nuove centralità, con specializzazioni funzionali che valorizzino le identità locali (uniche e non riproducibili) in forme innovative e attivare azioni di networking per produrre attrattività e competere nel contesto sovralocale. La ricerca presentata, che si inserisce nell’ambito dell’interesse ministeriale sulle Aree Interne, è finalizzata alla individuazione di sistemi rurali/urbani locali per ri-attivare il…
Wykorzystanie zasobów baz danych GIS na potrzeby analizy zróżnicowania obszarów wiejskich w aspekcie działań PROW = Application of GIS databases for …
2018
Realizacja działań w ramach Programu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich (PROW) wymaga obiektywnego rozpoznania potrzeb ich wdrażania, w oparciu o wyniki analiz złożonych procesów przyrodniczych i ekono- miczno-demograficznych zachodzących w czasie i przestrzeni obszarów wiejskich. Wzrastająca funkcjonalność Systemów Informacji Geograficznej (GIS) oraz powszechna dostępność do informacji przestrzennej spowodowały, że bazy danych GIS i analizy geoprzestrzenne stały się skutecznym narzędziem wpierającym implementację działań PROW. Celem pracy jest przedstawienie możliwości wykorzystania danych geoinformacyjnych wybranych baz danych GIS do analizy zróżnicowania przestrzennego obszarów wiejskich wojewód…