scholarly journals Understanding disparities in Slovenian rural areas: various new indicatiors

Geoadria ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
James Cosier ◽  
Eva Šabec ◽  
Luka Verlič ◽  
Ana Ponikvar ◽  
Irena Jenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
The One ◽  
Faster Development ◽  
Municipal Level ◽  
Rural Policy

It has been widely accepted that regional development disparities are multi-faceted: on the one hand they hinder the development potentials of structurally weak rural areas, whilst on the other they stimulate faster development in distinctive, leading areas, thus re-creating old and generating new, more complex, regional differences. The paper focuses on quantitative ways of understanding the nature of rural disparities in Slovenia where the vast majority of national territory is defined as "rural" by OECD indicators. From the methodological perspective, single- and multi-level indicators were observed at the municipal level (LAU-2). Various indicators have been developed, with several looking at new generators of difference as well as indicators tailored to examine development disparities present in Slovenian rural areas. The results gained by extensive quantitative analysis could be used as scientific starting points that could inform rural policy decision makers in various rural regions. The focus on new indicators is particularly important as it highlights the challenges of such research whilst stressing the critical need for continued research into new generators and forms of disparities that may have negative consequences on rural areas, as well as possibly providing opportunities for previously problematic rural areas to address long-term development troubles.

scholarly journals Regional Spatial Approach to Differences in Rural Economic Development: Insights from Serbia

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1211
Author(s):  
Žana Jurjević ◽  
Stanislav Zekić ◽  
Danilo Đokić ◽  
Bojan Matkovski
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Rural Economic Development ◽  
Spatial Approach ◽  
Eu Regions ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Rural Policy ◽  
The Eu

Rural regions with a larger share of the primary sector in the overall economy are limited in their ability to achieve a sufficient level of competitiveness. In countries such as Serbia, where rural areas play an important role, addressing the problems affecting these areas is important for overall development. The purpose of this study is to determine the socioeconomic performance of the rural regions of Serbia and the EU in order to indicate the position of Serbia’s rural areas in the process of European integration. NUTS 3 (NUTS 2 for Germany) was used for analysis, and from this an Index of Socioeconomic Performance was created. This Index was created using Factor Analysis. The results point to Serbia lagging behind other EU regions in terms of development, with most of Serbia’s rural regions receiving the lowest ratings. These results are cause for alarm and indicate a need to create strategies that will direct resources towards key issues in these areas, whose potential would be adequately used through the implementation of rural policy measures, with the aim of overall socioeconomic development.

scholarly journals The role of SMEs in innovation-oriented economic development

2017 ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
Tamás Köpeczi-Bócz ◽  
Mónika Lőrincz
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
National Level ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sectoral Structure ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
The One

Both at European and national level tertiary and quaternary sectors are concentrated in the metropolitan centre. In the rural areas only the sites of such sectors can be found the premises of which temporarily transform the sectoral structure of these areas, but from the regional development aspect they did not prove to be an effective strategy.The European Commission is now focusing on growth from innovation, which could become the driving force behind productivity growth and the economy’s long-term trend. The innovation-oriented economic development’s key players are on the one hand the knowledge-intensive enterprises, on the other hand the universities. Tertiary education can play a role – among others – in shaping and creating the development of knowledge intensive business environment and conditions, on the other hand it can assist the development of network contacts – another precondition of employment growth.

scholarly journals Foresight as a strategic planning and forecasting tool of sustainable development of rural areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 190 (11) ◽  
pp. 92-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Евгений Стовба ◽  
Evgeniy Stovba ◽  
Миляуша Лукьянова ◽  
Milyausha Luk'yanova ◽  
Виталий Ковшов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Strategic Plans ◽  
Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Municipal Level

Abstract. The article actualizes the need of foresight technologies in the sustainable development of strategic plans of sustainable development in rural municipalities at the level of the Russian Federation. It is pointed out that the modern methodology of foresight studies is quite flexible and multifaceted, has wide application at different hierarchical levels of management. The purpose of the study is to prove the need to use the foresight methodologies for rural development strategic planning and forecasting tool. In the course of the study, the following methods were used: strategic planning and forecasting, foresight technologies (expert survey and expert opinions), comparative analysis. The scientific novelty of the study is determined by the formation of a set of practical recommendations on the use of foresight tools at the municipal level of management in rural areas. The systematic approach usage in combination with foresight technologies allows to develop strategic plans for the development in rural areas from the perspective of long-term improvement of their economic and social component. A brief analysis of the current state and development of foresight research in the Russian Federation is presented. It is concluded that in modern conditions of rural development it is necessary to develop strategic programs and anti-crisis measures that should focus on the application of the foresight technologies. It shows that the characteristic features of the rural municipal foresight are, on the one hand, the obligatory interconnection of strategic priorities for rural areas development in the long term and, on the other hand, the need to achieve the interest of key factors in regional development. Results of a research: the algorithm of strategic planning of sustainable development of rural areas of the region based on foresight technologies and the mechanism for its implementation at the municipal level are considered; strategic goals and priority areas for sustainable development of rural areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the sub-regional context were defined. On the basis of the foresight analysis, a three-level branding of agri-food products manufactured in the region was carried out, and brands within the considered rural municipalities were identified. It is concluded that foresight technologies should be used as the system tool for the formation and implementation of sustainable development strategy in rural areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

scholarly journals Landscape function analysis as a base of landscape visions

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-70
Author(s):  
Krisztina Filepné Kovács ◽  
István Valánszki ◽  
Ágnes Sallay ◽  
Sándor Jombach ◽  
Zsuzsanna Mikházi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Essential Condition ◽  
Landscape Function ◽  
Habitat Value ◽  
Economic Production ◽  
Complex Evaluation

AbstractAn essential condition for the success of rural areas is the harmonious enforcement of ecologic, economic, and other educational, cultural, aesthetic goods/services of landscape, diversity of landscape functions. Landscape function analysis is a useful tool for the complex evaluation of rural regions. Using statistic and spatial data, we explored the landscape resources, potentials, and limitations of two pilot regions. But what about the future? Based on the landscape function analysis, we have defined special types of regions/landscape visions according to the long-term ability to retain population by the comparison of economic, production, and habitat value of the landscape.

Bushmeat consumption in the West African Sahel of Burkina Faso, and the decline of some consumed species

Oryx ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel M. Hema ◽  
Valy Ouattara ◽  
Gnoumou Parfait ◽  
Massimiliano Di Vittorio ◽  
Djidama Sirima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Multidisciplinary Study ◽  
The Common ◽  
Bushmeat Trade ◽  
People’S Perceptions

AbstractTo explore the patterns of bushmeat trade in the Sahel we carried out a multidisciplinary study, focusing on Burkina Faso. We conducted baseline interview surveys to examine the variation in people's perceptions of bushmeat in relation to their place of residence (urban vs rural), sex and age. We also analysed the long-term (1985–2010) population dynamics of two ungulate species, the oribi Ourebia ourebi and the common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia, known to be among the main targets of the bushmeat trade locally. For the antelopes we chose as our study area a protected area (Nazinga Game Ranch) where poaching activities occur and are likely to represent a threat to the local wildlife. The results of the interviews underlined significant differences in bushmeat consumption between rural and urban areas. In particular, the probability of finding people who did not consume bushmeat increased in the urban area, where bushmeat is less available than in the rural areas. Sex and age did not have any effect on people's perceptions of bushmeat. In Burkina Faso bushmeat is still widely consumed, and this could be because the bushmeat trade is poorly controlled, with a lack of enforcement of the legislation. Long-term field surveys revealed that the oribi and the common duiker have declined significantly in Nazinga Game Ranch, suggesting that the bushmeat trade in Burkina Faso may have negative consequences in terms of the conservation outlook for these species.

scholarly journals Switch-out and switch-in: What motivates the decision makers in Italian occupational pension funds?

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Andrea Lippi
Keyword(s):  
Decision Process ◽  
Pension Funds ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Occupational Pension ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The One ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Term Performance ◽  
The Impact

To switch presumes two kinds of transactions carried out by the same person: on the one hand, the decision to exit an investment line (switch-out) and, on the other hand, the decision to enter into a new investment line (switch-in). What motivates the decision makers? This paper, considering a sample of Italian occupational pension funds, investigates the impact of short-term and long-term performance on the switch decision process and whether the same performance can lead investors to make opposite switch decisions. Some irrational behaviors are identified.

scholarly journals STRUCTURE OF MORBIDITY AND CLINICAL ENDOSCOPIC INDICES OF CELIAC DISEASE PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 264-269
Author(s):  
Magomed I. Izrailov ◽  
A. M. Aliskandiyev ◽  
Ya. M. Yakhiaev ◽  
P. M. Aliyeva
Keyword(s):  
Celiac Disease ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
The One

This article focuses on the study of the clinical picture, treatment and prevention of celiac disease in children. Celiac disease is the one of the most pressing problems in clinical pediatrics and gastroenterology due to its wide prevalence, the complexity of pathogenesis, difficulties of diagnosis and the polymorphism of the clinical picture. A detailed analysis of the history cases of 292 children celiac disease patients admitted to the gastroenterological department of N.M. Kuraev Dagestan Republic Clinical Hospital during 2011-2014 is presented. An analysis of the prevalence of the disease depending on climatic and geographical factors showed 207 patients (71%) to reside in rural areas, 85 children (29%) - in urban areas. Out of them, celiac disease was detected in 24% of lowlanders, 16% in the foothills residents and 30% - in the mountain population. Typical clinical manifestations of the disease in children are described. Significant deteriorations of the intestinal microbiota in all the celiac disease patients were detected. The authors believe that despite long-term compliance with the gluten-free diet and visible social adaptation, examined children show different forms of pathology of the gastrointestinal tract and other systems, which indicates to the need for lifelong clinical follow-up.

Russlands Statusstreben und die liberale internationale Ordnung. Was eine Emotionen-fokussierte Analyse der Beziehungen zwischen Russland und dem Westen zutage fördert

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Regina Helle
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Cold War ◽  
International Order ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
The West ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Hard Power ◽  
The One ◽  
Global Influence

Despite continued weak economic performance, Russia displays high determination to increase its global influence. On the one hand, hard power and the use of violence play a much greater role as foreign policy tools than a few years ago. On the other hand, Russia seems to be pursuing the goal of overthrowing the liberal international order, thereby also accepting long-term distortions of relations especially with the West. What are the links between Russia’s conflict-laden, aggressive foreign policy and the liberal international order? In this article, the conflictual dynamics between Russia and the West are primarily understood as conflicts over social status. An emotion-focused analysis of official Russian speech between 1994 and 2015 shows how the subjective status expectations of Russian decision-makers have affected their attitudes and policies towards the West and the post-Cold War liberal order.

Rethinking the Structural Prevention of Mass Atrocities

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen McLoughlin
Keyword(s):  
Policy Decision ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Implicit Assumption ◽  
Local Contexts ◽  
Preventive Work ◽  
Structural Prevention ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
Causes Of Violence

Interest amongst scholars and policy decision-makers in the prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities has grown in recent years. Despite this, many have overlooked problems inherent in the commonly accepted notion of prevention. Crystalized in the Carnegie Commission’s 1997 report, ‘Preventing Deadly Conflict’, prevention has typically been understood in two parts, one addressing impending cases of violence (direct prevention) and the other focusing on the underlying causes of violence (structural prevention). The concept of structural prevention is especially problematic. Commonly defined as the identification and addressing of ‘root causes’, this conceptualisation contains at least two limitations: first, there is an implicit assumption that root causes lead inevitably to violence, and second, there has been a tendency for international actors to decide, in general and global terms, what counts as root causes and how to ameliorate them, downplaying the role of local contexts and overlooking the preventive work of local and national actors. This article argues that the concept of structural prevention needs broadening to incorporate an understanding of the dynamic interaction between the risk that root causes pose, and locally-based mitigation factors that foster resilience. Effective long-term prevention should be based – not only on identifying and ameliorating negative characteristics in countries at risk – but also on contributing to the complex management of diversity. While this makes intuitive sense – and may in fact reflect the reality of how much preventive work is done – such an approach has not hitherto been reflected in conceptual understandings of prevention adopted by the United Nations, as well as academic researchers.

scholarly journals Canadian Science Meets Parliament: Building relationships between scientists and policymakers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaying Zhao ◽  
Meghan B Azad ◽  
Erin M Bertrand ◽  
Cole Burton ◽  
Valorie A Crooks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Decision ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Specific Class ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Tier Ii ◽  
University Professor ◽  
Future Events

Abstract The first Science Meets Parliament event in Canada was held in November 2018 in Ottawa, where twenty-eight Tier II Canada Research Chairs (a specific class of Canadian university professor acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field) from diverse disciplines met with forty-three Members of Canadian Parliament and Senators. The main goal of this event was to facilitate communication between these two key pillars of the society, to promote mutual understanding of the nature of their respective work, roles, and responsibilities, and to build long-term relationships. Here, we, representatives of the first cohort of scientists to participate in the program, summarize our experiences and lessons learned from this event, as well as our assessment of the benefits of attending this event for scientists, policy decision-makers, and institutions. Furthermore, we provide suggestions for similar future events in Canada and elsewhere.

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