The Role of Local Development Organizations in Rural America*

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 394-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Paul Green ◽  
Anna Haines ◽  
Adam Dunn ◽  
Daniel Monroe Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Development Organizations

scholarly journals Faith and development: The role of local religious organization in community change in Papua

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 01001
Author(s):  
Elco van Burg
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Development Aid ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Fruitful Cooperation ◽  
To Come ◽  
Role Of Religion

Religious organizations have an important role in development aid. For a long time, this role was not acknowledged by the main players in the development arena, but this has changed over the last few decades. Yet, this role is not without tensions, as in particular western donors hold secular perspectives on development and find it hard to deal with organizations that want to provide help as well as spread their religion. In this study, I review the literature on faith-based organizations (FBOs) and present a case-study of how churches in rural areas of Indonesia’s Papua province fulfill key roles in local development. To come to a fruitful cooperation between large development organizations and such indigenous churches, an important condition is that the role of religion in daily life of these Papuans needs to be acknowledged.

Determinants of regional and local development – their impact on socio-economic space

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Rejman ◽  
Roman Fedan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Production Factors ◽  
Rational Planning ◽  
Local Resource Management

Processes of the expected spatial socio-economic changes arise as a result of rational planning and continuation of development at regional and local level. A three-tier division ofthe local self-government creates opportunities for engagement of community in the rational planning model and local resource management, as well as usage of production factors; for socio-economic growth and improvement in the quality of life of the residents. The aim of the article is to show the functional structure and role of local government units in formation of regional and local policy toincrease economic growth, while maintaining the environmental protection requirements.

UNIFEI, Brazil: a case study of the role of the university in local development

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genecy Moraes Coelho Junior ◽  
Branca Terra ◽  
Elaine Cavalcate Peixoto Borin ◽  
Mariza Almeida
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
The University

The Risk of Water Erosion on the Foothills of the Middle High Atlas (Morocco): Tagueleft Basin Case Study : خطر التعرية المائية على السفوح بالأطلس الكبير الأوسط (المغرب): دراسة حالة حوض تاكلفت

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizki Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Land Degradation ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
High Atlas ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact

The Tagueleft basin is geographically located in the northern edges of the Middle High Atlas, which is a geomorphological fragile area. The impact of human activity has accelerated water erosion in this mountains area. This is reflected in dynamic and unstable foothills, a decrease in forests density and degradation in the production of the land. On the other hand, land degradation due to human overexploitation of natural resources has increased land degradation in the area. The interest in the risk of erosion on the foothills in the area under study comes in the context of our contribution to clarify the role of geomatical and geomorphological approaches in explaining and identifying the mechanisms responsible for current foothills dynamism through water erosion and its negative impacts on the environment and local development. The aim of the study was to use the EPM (Erosion Potential Méthod) which is formulated by Slobodan Gavrilovic for erosion in mountainous areas and to test the reliability of its results based on fieldwork and remote sensing data. The results of the erosion assessment and its quantification by applying the coefficient (W) for the theoretical model in the area under study have shown that erosion is very important and it touches on wide areas as it appears through the domain classification of the distribution erosion in Tagueleft basin.

Role of local banks as potential primary stakeholders in community-type destinations

2010 ◽  
pp. 99-118
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Credit Unions ◽  
Community Type ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Credit System ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural Credit ◽  
Tourist Development

The aim of the paper is to analyse the role of rural credit unions (CRs) in the local financial system and their position as potential primary stakeholders in communitytype destinations. These destinations could be considered as networks characterised by relationships to be understood through the network approach and stakeholder theory. In community-type destinations the level of integration of the tourist offer depends on the intensity and structure of relationships, that is, on the coordination among enterprises, public bodies, local communities and destination management organisations, that manage only a part of the resources and participate with distinct roles, capabilities and power. In these destinations the local credit system has a fundamental role, since it funds enterprises and takes part in local development projects. The CRs are cooperative banks that - by statute - foster economic and social development of the territory. The field research conducted in a typical community-type destination in Italy investigated if there exists a link between the role of the CRs and the development of the tourist offer, to test if they are also primary stakeholders for the tourist development of the territory. The research highlights that CRs are primary stakeholders for the development of traditional economic activities and that they have mainly a financing role for the development of the tourist offer. Signals of change in role are perceivable within the network: from financier to partner in the planning of initiatives and support activities of the tourist development. The results suggest a possible re-positioning of local banks in the network for tourist development projects.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial decisions: Insights into the use of support services for new business creation

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ammetller ◽  
I. Rodriguez-Ardurab ◽  
J. Llados-Masllorens
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Utilization Of Services ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Business Creation ◽  
New Business

This research presents an integrative model about the use of those services that have been specifically designed to support entrepreneurial initiative. By contrast with conventional perspectives from the entrepreneurship field, mainly drawn from a resource-based view, we propose a two-fold approach to explain the utilization of services that are oriented to new business creation: by considering the role of resources within the start-up's reach (internal and external); by incorporating a behavioral and decision-making approach. On the basis of the suggested decision-making framework, a multi-stage decision model is developed and tested by means of a representative sample of entrepreneurs linked to a local development agency. The results show that the adoption and use of support services for new business creation is a complex and reflexive process, triggered by the entrepreneur's internal forces.The entrepreneur searches for information throughout the process and, with assistance from internal teams and external networks, evaluates the choices of businesssupport services. Our findings offer relevant implications and recommendations for business incubators and institutions.

scholarly journals AS CONTRIBUIÇÕES DA ECONOMIA SOLIDÁRIA ATRAVÉS DA ITCP/UNIFAL-MG E O PAPEL DO PROGRAMA DE AQUISIÇÃO DE ALIMENTOS (PAA) PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO LOCAL: O CASO DA ASSOCIAÇÃO SABOR & SAÚDE, VARGINHA - MINAS GERAIS/The contributions of solidarity economy through ITCP/UNIFAL-MG and the role of the Food Acquisition Program (PAA) to local development: the case of Associtation Flavor & Health, Varginha – Minas Gerais/Las contribuciones de la economía solidaria a través de la ITCP/UNIFAL-MG y el papel del Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) para el desarrollo local: El caso de la Associação Sabor & Saúde, Varginha – Minas Gerais

REVISTA NERA ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 134-158
Author(s):  
Mariana Martins ◽  
Fernanda Onuma
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Food Acquisition ◽  
Solidarity Economy

A partir do processo de formação oferecido pela ITCP/UNIFAL-MG à Associação Sabor Saúde, situada em Varginha, Minas Gerais, busca-se por meio deste trabalho, analisar se já houve evolução na gestão e produção das relações associativistas, por meio da prática de princípios da economia solidária. Busca-se, também, analisar como o Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA) beneficiou a agricultura familiar, promovendo o desenvolvimento local. A análise das contribuições se dá a partir da construção teórica sobre economia solidária, desenvolvimento local, incubadoras tecnológicas de cooperativas populares, agricultura familiar e o PAA. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa. Os dados coletados foram analisados pela técnica de Análise do Discurso, na vertente francesa. Ao final, os agricultores percebem que a atuação da ITCP/UNIFAL-MG contribui para ações coletivas de produção e gestão da Associação, bem como, o PAA promove o reconhecimento do trabalho dos agricultores familiares. Desse modo, tem-se que os agricultores percebem que o PAA junto à economia solidária contribui para o desenvolvimento local.

scholarly journals Role of Tourism in Local Development A Case of Sarangkot Hill-Top in Pokhara, Western Nepal

2014 ◽  
pp. 9-19
Author(s):  
Narayan P. Bhusal
Keyword(s):  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Resource Potential ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
Tourism Management ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
Tourism Services

Tourism management plan at the local level provides a framework for balanced development of a given area through the utilization of the existing tourism resources by the provision of tourism services that are required in order to attract the tourists from different parts of the world. Therefore, identifying and understanding of the natural, demographic and socio-cultural resource potential that enable a given area and its communities to shape tourism development according to local needs and within recognized environment and resource constrains. It is in this context the present paper is aimed to identify cultural and natural sites of tourism importance and problems and prospects of tourism for development in order to provide information on the basis of which can be undertaken sustainable actions for tourism development in Sarangkot VDC of Kaski district, Western Nepal.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ttp.v8i0.11507 The Third Pole: Journal of Geography Vol.8-10, pp. 9-19: 2010

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