Local Action Groups and Rural Sustainable Development. A spatial multiple criteria approach for efficient territorial planning

Multiple-criteria decision making (MCDM) methods have been widely employed in various fields and disciplines, including decision problems regarding Sustainable Development (SD) issues. The main objective of this paper is to present a systematic literature review (SLR) on MCDM methods supporting decisions focusing on the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in regional, national, or local contexts. In this regard, 143 published scientific articles from 2016 to 2020 were retrieved from the Scopus database, selected and reviewed. They were categorized according to the decision problem associated with SDGs issues, the MCDM methodological approach, including the use (or not) of fuzzy set theory, sensitivity analysis, and multistakeholder approaches, the context of MCDM applications, and the MCDM classification (if utility-based, compromise, multi-objective, outranking, or other MCDM methods). The widespread adoption of MCDM methods in complex contexts confirms that they can help decision-makers solve multidimensional problems associated with key issues within the 2030 Agenda framework. Besides, the state-of-art review provides an improved understanding of this research field and directions for building a research agenda for those interested in advancing the research on MCDM applications in issues associated with the 2030 Agenda framework.

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Indicators Proposed for the Evaluation of Social Capital in Local Action Groups

Social Capital and Local Development ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-54277-5_9 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 201-226

Author(s):

Elena Pisani ◽

Giorgio Franceschetti ◽

Riccardo Da Re ◽

Maria Castiglioni

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Local Action ◽

Action Groups

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IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF STRATEGIES OF LOCAL ACTION GROUPS IN LATVIA

European Integration Studies ◽

10.5755/j01.eis.0.6.1501 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 0 (6) ◽

Author(s):

Linda Siliņa ◽

Anda Zvaigzne ◽

Zanda Dimanta

Keyword(s):

Local Action ◽

Implementation Evaluation ◽

Action Groups

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Substantiation of innovative aspects of the use of recreational resources in tourism in the context of sustainable development

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202125501019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 255 ◽

pp. 01019

Author(s):

Olena Lazarieva ◽

Svitlana Smyrnova ◽

Andriy Mas ◽

Dmitro Sterlev ◽

Vasil Koval

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Land Management ◽

Sustainable Use ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

Management Project ◽

Main Components ◽

Recreational Resources ◽

Recreational Use ◽

Practical Recommendations

The mechanism of recreational areas management is improved in this article based on the sustainable development, which means the interaction of components that in their dialectical unity provide a synergistic effect of their rational use and protection. The purpose of article is to generalize and develop scientific and methodological bases and practical recommendations for substantiating the innovative aspects of the use of recreational resources in the context of sustainable development. Sustainable use of lands of recreational potential is focused on the following components of the mechanism, including legislative and regulatory support, mapping of territories, land management, maintaining the state cadaster of territories and objects of recreational use. Using the main approaches to the concept of sustainable development in practice is aimed at determining the effectiveness of recreational activities. Attention is focused on the method of determining the main economic indicators of the use of recreational areas. It is determined that the main components of the land management project are territorial planning of recreational areas, organization of recreational areas, system of measures for protection and restoration of recreational resources and project effectiveness.

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Oddziaływanie programu LEADER na kapitał społeczny mieszkanek wsi

Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW - Ekonomika i Organizacja Gospodarki Żywnościowej ◽

10.22630/eiogz.2014.108.39 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 55-68

Author(s):

Katarzyna Zajda ◽

Elżbieta Psyk-Piotrowska

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Rural Women ◽

Local Action ◽

Social Survey ◽

The Social ◽

Science Centre ◽

The Impact ◽

Network Component ◽

Action Groups

In the article there is an analysis of the impact of the LEADER approach on the social capital of rural women involved in the local action groups. The aim of the article is to characterize the features of this capital taking into consideration the capital belonging to men involved in these organizations. The question is whether the role of local action groups as far as the social capital is concerned equally applies to women and men associated in these structures. On the basis of the research carried out in 2011–2013 (on a sample of 238 women and 327 men) within the framework of the project entitled: “Structure and determinants of social capital of local action groups” (National Science Centre grant) women social capital analysis was made (with its definition by R. Putnam). In the social survey distributed surveys technique was used. The result of the analysis is a statement that women social capital differs from men social capital mainly in the area of trust component and network component.

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The Technical Efficiency of Local Action Groups: a Czech Republic Case Study

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis ◽

10.11118/actaun201765031065 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 1065-1074 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Iveta Vrabková ◽

Pavel Šaradín

Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Technical Efficiency ◽

Comprehensive Evaluation ◽

Local Action ◽

Economic Returns ◽

Evaluation Tool ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The One ◽

Action Groups

Local Action Groups (LAGs) represent a dynamic platform for inter-municipal cooperation in Europe. Their principal advantages include EU funding and the capacity to generate economic returns and stimulate the development of local communities. The methodology used for the evaluation of the performance of LAGs is defined by the EU on the one hand and by national authorities on the other. Furthermore, there are an entire array of evaluation tools and academic experiments available. The present paper does not aim at a comprehensive evaluation of LAGs, but instead only examines the technical efficiency of LAGs. Using the Czech Republic as an example, the paper introduces an evaluation tool to measure the technical efficiency of LAGs and describes how it can be applied. The adoption of this tool is seen as a means of improving one of the parameters of the performance of LAGs.

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Geodesign as a support for proposing actions to fulfil the Sustainable Development Goals

Proceedings of the ICA ◽

10.5194/ica-proc-4-75-2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Ana Clara Mourão Moura ◽

Fabiana Carmo de Vargas Vieira ◽

Camila Fernandes de Morais

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Transformative Learning ◽

Spatial Data ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

Data Infrastructures ◽

Development Goals ◽

Open Geospatial Consortium ◽

Spatial Data Infrastructures

Abstract. This paper discusses the state of the art in Geodesign, as a result from the evolution in the use of geospatial data for shared and co-creative planning. The evolution of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) led to significant advances in geovisualization, the use of cartographic data via the Internet and the construction of SDIs (Spatial Data Infrastructures). These advances fostered the emergence of Geodesign as one of the foundations for territorial planning. The text will also introduce a Brazilian Geodesign platform, GISColab, developed according to the standards set by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). The platform introduces layer creation resources via WPS (Web Processing Service), as well as tools for measuring the performance of participatory planning workshops, presently focusing on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We introduce case studies in which SDGs were explored in different ways: in post-workshop analyses conducted by coordinators and participants, as well as its application as a supportive tool for decision-making during the workshop, via WPS. Finally, we also discuss the inclusion of SDGs to raise awareness of its key themes and support opinion building, resulting in transformative learning experiences.

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