Search results for "rural areas"
showing 10 items of 71 documents
Strengthening the Social Capital in Rural Areas Through the Rural Renewal Program. A Case Study of Opole Voivodeship
2019
Opinions regarding the limited resources of the social capital in Poland are quite common. The country is particularly often referred to as a place with a lower level of organization of its inhabitants. Therefore, a change is necessary towards a greater activation of local communities and creation of social organizations aimed at solving local problems. The effective implementation of development programs may provide considerable support for the introduction of these changes. The Rural Renewal Program may serve as a particularly good example in this respect because the local community is not only the beneficiary, but mainly the initiator of the actions taken. The purpose of the paper is to …
Nuovi paradigmi per le aree interne. Il caso del Territorio Sicano.
2015
Il contributo descrive i primi esiti della ricerca sulle opportunità di sviluppo del territorio Sicano, condotta nell’ambito del Laboratorio di Sviluppo Locale del Polo Universitario di Ricerca di Bivona e Santo Stefano Quisquina per l’energia, l’ambiente e le risorse del territorio. La ricerca indaga un’area composta da 24 comuni, le cui risorse e coalizioni territoriali già attive possono indirizzare forme di sviluppo verso la ricapitalizzazione del territorio, il recupero del valore della ruralità e della capacità di costruire qualità dell’ambiente e dell’abitare, reti corte di produzione e consumo e offerta turistica. Il contributo, oltre a definire la metodologia di indagine applicata,…
Ecoviles a Espanya: buscant una transformació social emancipadora?
2020
Segons dades de la Global Ecovillage Network (2018), l'Estat espanyol és actualment el segon país més important del món, després dels Estats Units, en nombre d'ecoviles, la xifra de les quals no ha cessat de créixer al llarg dels darrers anys. Seguint la teoria d'Erik Olin Wright sobre transformacions socials emancipadores, tractarem la qüestió de si aquest boom representa una mostra d'una transformació social incipient i d'un canvi cultural que està experimentant el medi rural. Aquest treball es divideix en cinc seccions principals. La primera introdueix el problema, per abordar tot plegat la metodologia realitzada per a l'estudi de 29 ecoviles a Espanya utilitzant sis variables sobre inte…
Análisis del comportamiento de la demanda de turismo rural desde la experiencia de la comarca El Alto Palancia
2004
This study is intended to delve into the tastes and preferences of tourists visiting rural areas in Spain as an alternative to the traditional sun and beach holiday that dominates Spanish tourism. This paper is focused on the demand side of rural tourism; more specifically the extent to which tourists visiting a Spanish rural area. El Alto Palancia region, exhibit different behaviours depending on age, gender, incomes and educational background. The homogeneity of behaviour across several categories of tourists was tested in two sets of variables. First, «interest in certain resources associated with rural tourism», focused on natural and architectural resources that sustains the tourist's …
On the emergence of the urban phenomenon. Part I
2001
In this paper we develop a relatively simple but general model describing the formation of urban agglomerations in a pre-industrial setting. Rural agglomeration on a local scale arises from the multiplication and specialization of intermediate goods and labor services, while dispersion is due to the commuting costs of agricultural workers. Urban agglomeration on a more global scale stems from the trade-off between increasing returns to scale and transport costs of goods. We derive a general equilibrium model of the formation of urban structures and show how population growth, strict indivisibilities and structural changes in the production sector can modify quantitatively and qualitatively …
Un nuovo patto città-campagna per il futuro assetto di Palermo
2015
In Europa, il cambio di prospettiva delle relazioni tra dimensione urbana e agricola è stato intrapreso ormai da alcuni anni e già con la programmazione 2007-2013, viene enfatizzato un maggior ruolo multifunzionale delle aree agricole. Horizon 2020, punta sulla coesione sociale e territoriale e, soprattutto, sul tema agroalimentare quale pratica da rifondare secondo criteri sostenibili, competitivi e generatori di beni pubblici e servizi eco-sistemici. Su tale scia alcune città europee stanno già provvedendo a fondare un’idea di sostenibilità del sistema urbano a partire dal rispetto e dalla rivalorizzazione del proprio territorio agricolo. In questa prospettiva, cosa sta avvenendo a Palerm…
Sabiedrības līdzdalība attīstības un vides plānošanas procesos un tās noteicošie faktori
2015
Cik lielu nozīmi mūsdienās cilvēki piešķir sev apkārtesošajai videi? Ar to nedomājot tikai dabu un ainavu, bet arī sociālās, emocionālās un citas saiknes. Nenoliedzami šai attieksme gadu gaitā ir notikušas izmaiņas, ko ietekmējušas dažādās Latvijas valsts politiskās iekārtas un mērķi, kā arī tehnoloģiju attīstība, globalizācija, mobilizācija utt., bet tieši apkārtējās vides nozīme, ko tai piešķir indivīds, ir viens no būtiskākajiem faktoriem sabiedrības līdzdalības procesos. Maģistra darbā pētīta sabiedrības līdzdalība plānošanas procesā, kā arī faktori, kas to ietekmē, trīs Latvijas apdzīvotās vietās – Dagdā, Svētciemā un Tūjā. Kvalitatīvo datu ieguvē kā metode tika izvēlēta intervija, jo …
Identification and sustainable exploitation of wild edible mushrooms in rural areas (Mycoticon, LdV-ToI project): Development of an innovative traini…
2015
In Mediterranean and in southeast Europe the activities of a significant part of the population are traditionally linked with agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry. However, many rural communities are experiencing serious difficulties associated with low income per person and poor employment prospects combined with increased demographic decline. Alternative activities such as the collection and trading of wild edible mushrooms as well as the cultivation of choice species could contribute at providing valuable solutions both in financial and environmental terms. The total number of fungal species which are considered having edible and/or medicinal value is over 2300.1 Most of them form …
L’allevamento bovino nella valle del Torto: un caso di zootecnia sostenibile in Sicilia
2011
In spite of not being the main activities of Sicilian agriculture, zootechny plays a very important social role, even more than economic, for a large part of Sicily. The crisis that has hit the industry since early 2000s, and particularly cattle livestock, caused the closure of many holdings and a strong decrease in the number of animals bred, both meat and dairy cattle. The beef cattle population in the Valle del Torto, in the province of Palermo (area covered by this study), for many decades has significantly contributed to the development of a rural community that trough this activity created his own wealth, income and economic stability. The crisis that over the last decade has affected…
Un modèle radiocentrique pour l'analyse des espaces ruraux périurbains
1995
Research on periurbanisation’s factors, a phenomenon that has greatly contributed to the demographic growth of French rural areas for the last twenty-five years, leads us to ask about the determinants of residential location in rural areas of people working in a town. In order to answer this question, it is necessary to transpose residential location models usually used at the scale of the town - models which are the basis of the New Urban Economics school - to periurban areas. The area we are interested in is differentiated both from urban and rural areas seen from the agricultural production point of view. But we show that it can be analyzed in the same manner as urban areas. However, thi…