Modeling the bio-refinery industry in rural areas: A participatory approach for policy options comparison

2011 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Lopolito ◽  
Gianluca Nardone ◽  
Maurizio Prosperi ◽  
Roberta Sisto ◽  
Antonio Stasi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Policy Options

scholarly journals Exploring Policy Options for a New Rural America: Conference Synthesis

2002 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
S. R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
High Government ◽  
Policy Priority

This Conference has more then lived up to its billing, exploring policy options for a new rural America but in addition identifying the basis for a new framework for rural policy. Evidence that a new policy framework is needed is abundant (Stauber). In one way or another, rural areas of North America and of most of the developed world have for at least the past century experienced secular decline compared to urban areas. This has occurred during a period of high government transfers or subsidies, both direct and from policy interventions that have distorted the functioning of markets. It is clear that the systemic discrepancy between rural and urban populations/areas is a public policy priority. It is just as clear that there has not been a consensus on how to address these development and economic issues. Much funding and technical assistance has been allocated with little apparent impact on the condition of rural areas and rural people.

scholarly journals Local community’s role in tourism development

2021 ◽  
Vol 885 (1) ◽  
pp. 012012
Author(s):  
E L Andreyanova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Native Population ◽  
Crucial Point

Abstract The transformation of rural economy is most acute at the local level among the native population. The goal of the article is to define possibilities for participation of local community in development of rural tourism. When applying the participatory approach, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1) when local communities are not actively involved in the development of rural areas and tourism within the local borders, it is almost impossible to speak of any promotion; 2) rural tourism is attractive to the local community, but its ability actively participate in its development is limited by objective and subjective reasons; 3) emphasis on the benefits of rural tourism for the consumers and producers can lead to increased employment and profits for the local community. The assessment of the local community’s capacity to develop rural tourism is a crucial point in its promotion. This in turn leads to further research into the experience of integrating rural tourism into local communities. The results of the article may help in the development of concept papers on rural tourism development and may be useful in some tourism projects.

scholarly journals Designing Rural Policies for Sustainable Innovations through a Participatory Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9100
Author(s):  
Federica Cisilino ◽  
Alessandro Monteleone
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Inclusive System ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Changing Attitudes

The added value coming from involvement of stakeholders in changing attitudes and cultures towards a more sustainable-oriented society has been repeatedly emphasized in documents of the European Union. Those documents emphasize the advisability of creating a more inclusive system from the early planning stages and for the whole process with regard to the development of EU policies, involving the stakeholder as a referring partnership both at the national and regional levels. This paper focuses on a case study related to an Italian region where the local partnership has been involved during the setting up of the Rural Development Program 2014–2020 and where a participatory approach has been applied. In order to create an effective output coming from these open consultations, a participatory approach has been carried out using a dynamized Strengths and Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats analysis (SWOT Analysis). The results presented here come from a specific thematic table where experts and stakeholders discussed a specific priority focused on innovation, training and advisory in rural areas. As expected, sustainable innovations and services as well as training courses need to be improved, while financial resources addressing those issues need to be increased.

scholarly journals Innovative Rural Entrepreneurship in Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 149-170
Author(s):  
Félix Modrego ◽  
◽  
William Foster ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Rural Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Stock Of Knowledge ◽  
Recent Tendency

Successful policies seeking to promote rural entrepreneurship require a conceptual model consistent with the features of rural spaces and free of stereotypes of entrepreneurship as being only technologically sophisticated. The objective of this essay is, first, to argue that rural areas can be fertile ground for entrepreneurial activities in middle-income countries such as Chile and, second, to discuss policy options to achieve the goal of encouraging a more innovative entrepreneurship in rural areas. The scientific literature on entrepreneurship and the definitions, types and roles of entrepreneurship in development are reviewed. The literature on the location of entrepreneurship is summarized to understand the drivers of observed territorial differences in entrepreneurial activity. One conclusion is that rural areas face a (seemingly) adverse economic geography for entrepreneurship, although there is a recent tendency for amenities-led growth. We then present the geography of rural entrepreneurship in Chile. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the rates of entrepreneurship in Chilean rural areas are high, although presumably of a limited growth potential under current conditions. Nevertheless, this entrepreneurial base provides a stock of knowledge from which a greater sophistication could be reached, and we discuss potential policy approaches to stimulate more innovative rural entrepreneurship. In the case of Chile, available policy options are coherent with the recently enacted National Rural Development Policy. A systemic, amenity-based approach gives middle-income countries opportunities for the development of more innovative rural entrepreneurship through territorial policies that provide local public goods and improve living conditions.

scholarly journals Approaches to improve the effectiveness of social support measures provided to young professionals and graduates of medical education organizations. Policy Brief

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-56
Author(s):  
Timur Umralin ◽  
◽  
Bagym Bibolova ◽  
Dinura Malbekova ◽  
Zhansaya Omirkhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Rural Medicine ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Graduating Students

What is the problem? • Imperfection of the regulatory legal framework for the provision of various measures of social support to young specialists, graduates of medical education and science organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan and, accordingly, a low level of travel and employment of young specialists at the place of their personal distribution. • Lack of transparency and insufficient efficiency of the distribution mechanism and provided measures of social support for young specialists, university graduates at the republican and regional levels. • Low motivation and satisfaction of medical workers, including young professionals, arriving to work in rural areas of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Policy options Variant of politics 1. Perfection of normative legal base, qualificatory effective measures on social support of young specialists, graduating students of medical Institutions of higher learning. Variant of politics 2. Цифровизация and automation of distribution of young specialists, graduating students of organizations of education and science mechanism, and also the measures of social support rendered to them for an openness and transparency of process on the platform of www.enbek.kz. Variant of politics 3. Development and implementation of a separate section on employment and social support measures in the Concept for the Development of Rural Medicine, taking into account the existing domestic and international experience. Vision for implementing policy options. Estimating possibility of introduction of the offered variants of politics taking into account present barriers and possibilities, we come to the conclusion, that all three variants of politics complement each other. However, taking into account distinctions of variants in the orientation of actions, used resources and methods, more substantial achievement of aim of increase of efficiency of the measures of social support, rendered to the graduating students of organizations of medical education and science, these variants of politics can give during their сочетанной realization.

scholarly journals Developing Public Policy Options for Access to Drinking Water in Peripheral, Disaster and Polluted Rural Areas: A Case Study on Environment-Friendly and Conventional Technologies

Water ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Petrescu-Mag ◽  
Dacinia Petrescu ◽  
Ovidiu Safirescu ◽  
Mihaela Hetvary ◽  
Ioan Oroian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Environment Friendly

scholarly journals Who are the poor? Measuring wealth inequality to aid understanding of socioeconomic contexts for conservation: a case-study from the Solomon Islands

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAMMY E. DAVIES ◽  
NATHALIE PETTORELLI ◽  
WILL CRESSWELL ◽  
IOAN R. A. FAZEY
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Households ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Basic Infrastructure

SUMMARYUnderstanding the local socioeconomic context is important for the design of appropriate conservation initiatives and associated monitoring strategies, especially in areas with high degrees of inequality, to ensure conservation interventions do not inadvertently further disadvantage vulnerable people. Typical assessments of wealth inequality in remote rural areas are constrained by limited engagement with a cash economy, complex family and tribal ties, and an absence of basic infrastructure. This paper presents a simple participatory approach to measure wealth inequality that does not predefine indicators, such as income or assets, but allows the local people choose the most appropriate indicators. A case study from the Solomon Islands revealed poor households in Kahua were characterized by fewer members, fewer members of working age, and fewer male members than wealthier households. The poor also owned fewer of the locally defined indicators of wealth that were collectively correlated with limited land tenure, and, consequently, conservation or development initiatives that are tied to land in Kahua will be less likely to assist the poorest. Adopting this participatory approach could improve the effectiveness of community-based conservation, through facilitating opportunities to explore local poverty and routes for alleviation.

scholarly journals Natural Resource and Watershed Management in South Asia: A Comparative Evaluation with Special References to Nepal

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 72-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna R. Tiwari ◽  
Roshan M. Bajracharya ◽  
Bishal K. Sitaula
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Participatory Approach ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Asian Countries

The paper discusses different approaches of watershed management programs implemented in South Asian countries, with special reference to Nepal based on existing literature and field experiences. Watershed degradation, particularly in mountainous areas, is critical problem in South Asian countries. A participatory approach has been adopted in watershed and natural resource management during the last decade in many developing countries. The participatory community-based watershed management approach in Nepal is viewed from two perspectives. The first, success of conservation of natural resources with formation and strengthening of the local level institutions in rural areas of the country; the second, its multiplier effects in social mobilization, women empowerment, community development and livelihood improvement as well as good governance at local level. In the present context, participatory watershed management must include not only environmental protection but also supporting poor and disadvantaged segments of society in improving their livelihoods.  Key words: Bottom-up approach; Empowerment; Participatory approach; Resource management; Top-down approach and watershed degradationThe Journal of Agriculture and Environment Vol:.9, Jun.2008  Page: 72-89

scholarly journals Increasing access to health workers in rural and remote areas: what do stakeholders’ value and find feasible and acceptable?

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Onyema Ajuebor ◽  
Mathieu Boniol ◽  
Michelle McIsaac ◽  
Chukwuemeka Onyedike ◽  
Elie A. Akl
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Outcome Indicators ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Rural And Remote Areas

Abstract Background The primary aim of this study is to assess stakeholders’ views of the acceptability and feasibility of policy options and outcome indicators presented in the 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) global policy recommendations on increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention. Methods A survey on the acceptability, feasibility of recruitment and retention policy options, and the importance of their outcome indicators was developed. It followed a cross-sectional approach targeting health workers in rural and remote settings as well as policy- and decision-makers involved in the development of recruitment and retention policies for such areas. Respondents were asked their perception of the importance of the policy outcomes of interest, as well as the acceptability and feasibility of the 2010 WHO guidelines’ policy options using a 9-point Likert scale. Results In total, 336 participants completed the survey. Almost a third worked in government; most participants worked in community settings and were involved in the administration and management of rural health workers. Almost all 19 outcomes of interests assessed were valued as important or critical. For the 16 guideline policy options, most were perceived to be "definitely acceptable" and "definitely feasible", although the policy options were generally considered to be more acceptable than feasible. Conclusion The findings of this study provide insight into the revision and update of the 2010 WHO guideline on increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas. Stakeholders’ views of the acceptability, feasibility of policy options and the importance of outcomes of interest are important for the development of relevant and effective policies to improve access to health workers in rural and remote areas.

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