Search results for "Rural"

Il ruolo dei borghi nel paesaggio rurale siciliano

2022

This paper concerns the delicate issue of the rural landscape and the "traces" that it preserves, a heritage often abandoned and in a state of ruin, evidence of memories of material culture. In this framework, the re-birth of rural villages from the Fascist era can lead to a sort of territorial archipelago that contrasts the abandonment of the countryside and leads to a re-inhabitation of Italy (De Rossi, 2018) in a participatory and dynamic way.

Un parco rurale tra memoria e contemporaneità

2015

Nell’intento di affrontare alcuni dei problemi che caratterizzano il territorio delle aree interne della Sicilia - abbandono delle campagne, spopolamento dei centri abitati, declino economico e sociale - il contributo propone una strategia che miri a instaurare relazioni materiali e immateriali di lunga distanza. I presupposti si fondano sulla sollecitazione offerta, tra il 1933 e il 1937, dalla porzione di territorio rurale a cerniera delle province di Agrigento, Caltanissetta e Palermo come esempio di sperimentazione di appoderamento sparso, secondi i principi dell’assetto del Latifondo Siciliano quando si ritenne opportuno definire un sistema di borghi a struttura gerarchica per interval…

Measuring the perceived value of rural tourism: a field survey in the western Sicilian agritourism sector

2016

Rural tourism constitutes a valuable tool for the sustainable development of many rural areas. This paper examines the concept of perceived value in rural tourism. A quantitative field survey was carried out in some main Western Sicilian holiday farms (agritourisms) during the Spring 2014. A theoretical model of the tourists’ perceived value in this specific context was developed and validated, using a 22-item scale. Using Partial Least Squares Path Modelling a theoretical structural model of the multidimensional structure of the RTPV was tested, assessing intensity and direction of the causal relationships among RTPV and its dimensions. Five dimensions were identified as forming the constr…

El patrimoni rural com a recurs de desenvolupament local. Els Pelegrins de les Useres

2017

La present tesi doctoral pretén, des de l’àmbit científic del desenvolupament local, aportar el seu granet d’arena a la salvaguarda del pelegrinatge de les Useres. Aquest treball ha volgut ser, tant en els seus objectius com en la forma de dur-lo a terme, una ferramenta més al servei dels valors de la peregrinació de les Useres. Amb freqüència, quan apareixen una llei, un decret, una disposició legislativa, podem arribar a pensar que ja està tot fet; i si no, sovint es cau en la idea que emparant-se a una llei es protegirà el patrimoni. És cert que millor si hi ha una norma que si no hi ha res, perquè al menys així hi ha on agafar-se front a la vulneració de drets. Això no obstant, abans de…

Adoption of social media marketing for sustainable business growth of SMEs in emerging economies: The moderating role of leadership support

2021

Social media marketing (SMM) plays an important role in business communication, marketing, operations, and other activities. There is a growing interest among researchers, academicians, and practitioners to understand the role of SMM in business sustainability in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in an emerging economy, like India. Few studies have attempted to understand this role. Thus, the aim of this study is to examine the impact of adopting social media marketing for sustainable business growth of SMEs in an emerging economy. The study also investigates the moderating role of SME leadership support on the relationship between SMM usage and sustainable business growth of SMEs. After …

Using a phone-based learning tool as an instructional resource for initial literacy learning in rural African families

2020

Background: Despite increased enrolments at primary schools in Zambia, more than half of the children in Grades 1–4 are unable to meet the required minimum standards for literacy. Aim: The study set out to examine the effects of using a phone-based mobile literacy game (Graphogame) to improve literacy skills in children and adults in rural family settings. Setting: The study was conducted in the Katete District, a rural town in the eastern province of Zambia. Methods: Participants were 73 Grade 2 learners (52% boys, mean age 9 years and 48% girls, mean age 10 years) and 37 parents (mean age 36 years). Three literacy tests, measuring letter-sound identification, phonological awareness, spell…

Lo scenario nazionale dei piccoli frutti e il ruolo della Sicilia

2012

Colture alternative: dai piccoli frutti nuove prospettive di mercato.

2011

The Brand-Land Identity of Etna Volcano Valley Wines: A Policy Delphi Study

2022

This is the first study on the brand–land link for quality wines with a strong identity produced in extreme territories using the Policy Delphi methodology. The objective of this study is to assess the existence of a relationship between the wine brand and the territory of origin for wines produced in the Etna valley in Sicily (southern Italy). Awareness among producers and stakeholders of the recognizability of local wines by the market was investigated. Moreover, the forecasts/reliability, issues/importance, options/feasibility, and goals/desirability of development factors for wines with a brand–land link in the Etna valley were analyzed. The results were used to design a mod…

Possible future scenarios for Sicilian cereal cropping in the light of current trends in agricultural policy of the European Union

2008

This paper sets out the results of a research project carried out by the University of Palermo and financed by the Sicilian Region, which aims to establish the impact of the Fischler Reform on Sicilian agriculture, and to project future scenarios that take into account some of the changes that the production process may undergo in the Region, following both the application of the Reform itself (now in force) and the eventual application of indications contained in the Health check. The impacts of the Fischler Reform, and especially the application of the Single Payment scheme to companies, were examined in cereal cropping companies, especially considering the significant amount of durum whe…