Search results for "Rural"

Sustainable European fishery and the Friend of the Sea scheme: tools to achieve sustainable development in the fishery sector

2015

This paper investigates the role of the Friend of the Sea (FOS) scheme as a market tool for sustainable competitive advantage. To capture this effect, we apply a theoretical framework based on the stakeholder theory (SHT) and the natural-resource-based view (NRBV) to two case studies each in Italy and Spain. Our model allows us to explain the main factors determining an effective and competitive sustainable business model in the fishery sector. The results confirm the relevant influence of market forces in acquiring FOS certification and the role of the same as a counterpart to state authority.

Subsistence/Semi-subsistence Agricultural Exploitations: Their Roles and Dynamics within Rural Economy/Rural Sustainable Development in Romania

2014

Abstract Within the Romanian agriculture subsistence / semi-subsistence agricultural exploitations continue to occupy an important part, the characteristics of their organization and functioning imparting a particular kind of dynamics. The study here aims at highlighting the perspectives on the evolution of subsistence / semi-subsistence agriculture in relation to rural economy and the sustainable rural development. Our main purpose is to bring into analysis the core issues which the Romanian small farms have to face and, at the same time, identify / propose solutions which would contribute to the economic recovery of the agricultural exploitations in question.

Contribution to the Sustainability Challenges of the Food-Delivery Sector: Finding from the Deliveroo Italy Case Study

2020

The food delivery sector is assuming increasing importance in the distribution of food products and meals as it is becoming an ordinary component of consumption habits. However, the growth of the sector has inevitably affected the demand for freight transport, especially in urban areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the main enabling factors affecting the adoption of sustainable strategies, among which the electro-mobility, in the food delivery sector and what obstacles to dissemination can be seen. Deliveroo s.r.l. was chosen as case study. Results show that Deliveroo undoubtedly represents a good example of sustainable logistics and the dissemination of good practices among the…

Transitioning towards a Sustainable Wellbeing Economy—Implications for Rural–Urban Relations

2021

This article focuses on the question of how a shift from a narrow economic perspective to a wider sustainable wellbeing focus in regional development strategies and actions might change rural–urban relations. A brief review of relevant research and discourses about economic development models provides the foundation for the analysis. The review leads to the development of an analytical framework that puts the notion of sustainable wellbeing at its center. The criteria included in the analytical framework are then used to assess the current situation, challenges and perceived ways forward based on data and analyses from 11 European regions. The focus of the analysis is on different exp…

Il contributo del settore agricolo nel processo di sviluppo economico

2012

Il presente lavoro analizza il ruolo che l'agricoltura occupa nel sistema economico italiano e siciliano. In particolare, attraverso la teoria economica si è analizzato in un primo momento il ruolo che il settore primario ha nelle economie sviluppate. Successivamente, si sono esaminate le modalità di intervento dell’operatore pubblico nel settore. L’analisi empirica si è sviluppata prendendo in esame i dati della Spesa pubblica, attraverso i dati della banca dati dei Conti Pubblici Territoriali (CPT), il Valore Aggiunto e gli occupati del settore primario. Lo studio dimostra che il settore agricolo, nelle Regioni del , Mezzogiorno d’Italia, riveste ancora un peso rilevante che va supportato…

La prospettiva “rurbana” nello sviluppo regionale: risorse, opportunità e nodi per le aree interne della Sicilia

2015

Il saggio esplora le crescenti interdipendenze tra dimensione urbana e dimensione rurale dello sviluppo territoriale, alimentate da determinanti non solo di natura economica ma anche natura culturale e tecnologica. Con riferimento alle potenzialità di tale interazione sul territorio siciliano, il contributo identifica alcune specifiche dimensioni rilevanti sul piano progettuale.

Effetti di aggregazione e sviluppo socioeconomico. Analisi di un’«anomalia» siciliana

1996

Strategie di Ri-produzione. Aziende agricole e strutture familiari nella Sicilia Centro-Occidentale

2011

The bryophyte flora of Lågskär - An isolated island in the Baltic Sea

2014

This study reports the bryophyte flora of Lågskär, an isolated lighthouse island in the Åland province of Finland. A total of 81 bryophyte species were found on Lågskär, including 74 moss species and seven liverwort species. Syntrichia ruraliformis is reported for the first time in Finland, whereas Ceratodon conicus was believed to be extinct in Finland and Brachythecium turgidum was considered regionally extinct from southern Finland. peerReviewed

Simulation d'un transport spontané non régulé, par un système multi-agents

2009

International audience; Les Systèmes Multi-Agents constituent aujourd'hui une approche prisée par les géographes pour modéliser et simuler des systèmes complexes par une approche individu centrée. Nous proposons de simuler un transport spontané non régulé (donc peu contraint), et très dynamique (type taxi-brousse) basé sur deux agents : des taxis et des villageois. Cet article résumé est issu d'un travail collectif de plusieurs chercheurs à la formation MAPS** (Modélisation multi-agents appliquée aux phénomènes spatialisés) de juin 2009, suivi d'un développement particulier réalisé à l'UMR ESPACE*.