scholarly journals Implementation of energy efficient principles of traditional Vojvodina house on the contemporary facility of local monoculture farming system

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-266
Author(s):  
Jovana Stanisic ◽  
Darko Reba
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Single Strategy ◽  
New Type ◽  
Rural Architecture ◽  
Education And Employment

The research is concerned with the current problem of depopulation and devastation of rural areas in Vojvodina, which are slowly disappearing as more and more young people turn to cities and urban lifestyle, looking for more comfortable working conditions not related to agricultural activities. These villages, along with their unique rural architecture, represent the identity of the area and by destruction of their communities Vojvodina would lose on its significance and identity. On the other hand, the paper considers one of the problems of today's research practice that relates to the constant attempts and needs of interpolating agricultural production into already overbuilt and polluted urban surrounding, making the villages even more neglected. Therefore, there is a need to establish a single strategy that would enable the revival of valuable rural communities in Vojvodina and make these areas better and more advanced places to live, retaining agriculture within the rural boundaries, as well as preserving the authenticity and tradition of the Vojvodina region. This paper presents the study project of Local Monoculture Farming System as a concept of a visionary model for the new type of facility in villages of Vojvodina whose construction could prevent further departure of young people from these areas giving them the possibility of education and employment within buildings instead of working on the land, since this is one of the reasons why they leave. Relying on energy efficient principles of traditional Vojvodina house in the construction, but also adapting some new, modern sustainable technologies, this future-oriented farming system would enable the connection between traditional and modern in rural areas of Vojvodina. The project links agriculture, energy efficiency, heritage and architecture to recover and use local resources of Vojvodina villages as a cultural approach in contemporary research for sustainable modern solutions.

Rural Communities and Well-Being: A Good Place to Grow Up?

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Glendinning ◽  
Mark Nuttall ◽  
Leo Hendry ◽  
Marion Kloep ◽  
Sheila Wood
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Future

This study looks at young people's accounts of life in communities in rural northern Scotland, and considers in what ways affective and social aspects of community are bound up with well-being, over and above young people's concerns for the future, rural youth transitions, and out-migration. Interviews were held with 15–18 year-olds in four study areas (16 groups, N = 60+) and a parallel survey of 11–16 year-olds was conducted in eight study areas (N = 2400+). Themes to emerge from the interviews included: opportunities locally, the future and staying on, as well as local amenities and services; but older teenagers also spoke at length about their social lives, family and social networks, and their community, both as close-knit and caring and as intrusive and controlling. Rural communities were seen as good places in childhood, but not necessarily for young people. In parallel with that, the survey data paints a picture where feelings of support, control, autonomy, and attachment were all associated with emotional well-being. Importantly, links between emotional well-being and practical, material concerns were outweighed by positive identifications of community as close-knit and caring; and equally, by negative identifications as intrusive and constraining, where the latter was felt more strongly by young women. Certainly, beliefs about future employment and educational opportunities were also linked to well-being, but that was over and above, and independently of, affective and social aspects of community life. Additionally, migration intentions were also bound up with sense of self and well-being, and with feelings about community life; and links between thoughts about leaving and community life as controlling and constraining were, yet again, felt more strongly by young women. Thus, gender was a key dimension affecting young people's feelings about their communities with significant implications for well-being, and out-migration. The study illustrates the importance of understanding the experiences young people have of growing up in rural areas, and how they evaluate those experiences: particularly, how life in rural communities matters for young people's well-being; and especially, for young women.

Educational Access for Australia's Rural Young People: A Case of Social Exclusion

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret M. Alston ◽  
Jenny Kent
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Cost Of Education ◽  
Rural Access ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Industrialised Countries

The social and economic effects of globalisation in rural communities is well documented. Ageing populations, loss of services and employment opportunities are typical of rural areas in many western industrialised countries. Focusing on declining access to tertiary education, this paper argues that a lack of adequate policy is creating socially excluded young people in country towns. In particular, drawing on research conducted in the Centre for Rural Social Research at Charles Sturt University, it argues that the financial cost of education is creating a huge barrier for many rural families. If rural areas are to benefit from globalisation, a skilled workforce is critical. Declining rural access to tertiary education exacerbates power differentials resulting from globalisation and therefore restrains access to the opportunities of globalisation and hinders rural revitalisation.

scholarly journals The Future of Rurality: Place Attachment among Young Inhabitants of Two Rural Communities of Mediterranean Central Chile

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Paulina Rodríguez-Díaz ◽  
Rocío Almuna ◽  
Carla Marchant ◽  
Sally Heinz ◽  
Roxana Lebuy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Central Chile ◽  
Agricultural Communities ◽  
Connectedness To Nature

Rural livelihoods are under threat, not only from climate change and soil erosion but also because young people in rural areas are increasingly moving to urbanized areas, seeking employment and education opportunities. In the Valparaiso region of Chile, megadrought, soil degradation, and industrialization are driving young people to leave agricultural and livestock activities. In this study, our main objective was to identify the factors influencing young people living in two rural agricultural communities (Valle Hermoso and La Vega). We conducted 90 online surveys of young people aged 13–24 to evaluate their interest in living in the countryside (ILC). We assessed the effect of community satisfaction, connectedness to nature, and social valuation of rural livelihoods on the ILC. The results show that young people were more likely to stay living in the countryside when they felt satisfied and safe in their community, felt a connection with nature, and were surrounded by people who enjoyed the countryside. These results highlight the relevance of promoting place attachment and the feeling of belonging within the rural community. Chilean rural management and local policies need to focus on rural youth and highlight the opportunities that the countryside provides for them.

Victimization and Resilience: Experiences of Rural LGBTQ+ Youth Across Multiple Contexts

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110435
Author(s):  
Traci L. Wike ◽  
Leah M. Bouchard ◽  
Aaron Kemmerer ◽  
Mauricio P. Yabar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Lgbtq Youth ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Identity Based

LGBTQ+ youth experience higher rates of interpersonal violence, such as peer-based bullying and identity-based harassment, than their counterparts. Experiences of victimization can occur across different social contexts including family, school, peers, and community. LGBTQ+ youth in rural communities may be at increased risk for identity-based victimization due in part to geographic isolation and an often conservative value system that may create a hostile environment to LGBTQ+ individuals. However, few studies have examined the experiences of rural LGBTQ+ youth from their perspectives, and how the rural context may affect their experiences with victimization and social support. This qualitative study explores the victimization experiences of rural LGBTQ+ youth, the supports available to them, and ways they show resilience. We conducted qualitative interviews with a sample of 11 young people ages 12-21, recruited in partnership with a local LGBTQ+ agency across a rural five county region in the Southeastern United States. Four themes emerged related to how rural youth navigate bullying, harassment, and victimization across different social contexts and the support that is available to them: (1) conflicting family messages, (2) navigating personal safety at school, (3) connecting through technology, and (4) confronting negative religious sentiment. A fifth theme captures the strengths of young people in the mid of victimization: (5) demonstrating individual and collective resilience. Although rural LGBTQ+ youth experience victimization in similar ways to urban and suburban youth, rural youth may have less access to social supports that buffer effects of victimization. This study highlights the strengths in rural LGBTQ+ young people as well as their commitment to supporting one another and seeing change in their communities. Findings illustrate a need for greater support for LGBTQ+ youth in rural areas while leveraging existing strength of the youth and their community for sustainable support and resources.

scholarly journals Key Role of Millennial Generation in Rural Agricultural Development In Indonesia: Cohort Generation Theory Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 02002
Author(s):  
Gontom Citoro Kifli ◽  
Slameto Slameto ◽  
Juliana Carolina Kilmanun ◽  
Dadan Permana ◽  
Melia Puspitasari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Millennial Generation ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Internet Networks

Agricultural development actors in Indonesia are currently dominated by elderly farmers and a small proportion of young farmers. Another condition is that the farming system in Indonesia is generally subsistence. Several good potentials in the context of agricultural development in Indonesia today, firstly, the productive working age group is dominated by youth, especially the millennial generation, and secondly, the growing rapidly used internet networks. The condition of subsistence farming and the lack of young actors in agriculture, but on the other hand there is the potential of the millennial generation and availability of internet networks access. This study employed a quantitative research method. The purpose of this research is to see the current condition of agricultural development in Indonesia concerning its current potential. Another objective is to design the appropriate strategy for exploiting this potential to accelerate agricultural development in Indonesia. The results obtained from this research are the high level of accessibility of rural communities as initial capital for agricultural development in Indonesia for now. The millennial generation who dominates the working age in Indonesia can maximize their role in the agricultural sector in rural areas through developing entrepreneurship based on the use of internet networks.

scholarly journals VOCATIONAL PURPOSEFULNESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIO-ENVIRONMENT FACTORS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina KOVALČIKIENĖ ◽  
Sonata MILUSAUSKIENE
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
School Senior ◽  
Implementation Of Innovations

The development of rural businesses and the implementation of innovations in rural areas depends on possibilities to realize individual’s potential, and the opportunities to develop initiative and creativity of young people. The aim of the study was to reveal the significance of socio-environment factors for the vocational decision making of senior pupils from secondary school in rural areas. The factors were analyzed from the viewpoint of senior pupils and members of rural community. The object of the research – the socio-environment factors of vocational purposefulness of young people in rural communities. The research tasks focus on the attitudes of rural community members and young people toward factors that influence the vocational purposefulness of youth in rural areas. Also, the differences between two groups were analyzed. The sample consisted of 280 respondents: 100 secondary school senior pupils (56% girls and 44% boys, the mean age – 16 years) and 180 rural community members (80% women and 20% men, 35 years old in average). Based on the works of researchers in the area of vocational orientation and purposefulness, the questionnaire was compiled. The results revealed that socio-environment factors are important for the purposeful decision making on the vocational choice of youth in rural areas. From the view point of rural community members, the main factors are: family traditions, the profession’s prestige in society, the influence of parents, friends and important others, and family conditions. According to the opinion of senior pupils from secondary school, the important factors are: family conditions and traditions, friends and other important people, as well as profession status in the rural community. Recommendations for development of young people’s vocational purposefulness in rural areas are presented.

scholarly journals Rural Youth’s Narratives about Their Life Strategies

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 52-55
Author(s):  
Danka Moravčíková ◽  
Eva Pechočiaková Svitačová ◽  
Anna Mravcová
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Youth Policy ◽  
Survey Interviews

Abstract The paper presents results of the research project Social and Moral Aspects of Economic and Civic Life of Rural Youth, which was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, through the Slovak Youth Institute under the specific scheme Support and Development of Research in the Field of Youth Policy. With the focus on the problems of contemporary life of rural youth, it emphasizes socio-economic and civic-politic dimension of its life. It maps different aspects as well as the influence of particular factors and institutions that affect behaviour and choices of young people in rural areas. The research methodology was based on qualitative approach using observation and personal semi-standardized interview method during the field survey. Interviews were conducted with 106 young people aged 18-30 from 39 rural communities localized in different parts of Slovakia in 2014. Besides introduction to the context, the authors describe methodological framework and the sampling procedure, the key research goals and questions, and basic research findings. They conclude that rural youth needs to be given certain stimulus and support in all possible areas of existence and participation, as well as tolerance and acceptance of their new ideas and thoughts.

scholarly journals SOCIOECONOMIC DISPARITY AND POVERTY PROFILES IN OIL PRODUCING RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Inibehe George Ukpong ◽  
Mercy Michael Inyeinyang ◽  
Abraham Godwin Ominikari
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Agricultural Research ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
The Government

This study examines the disparity in socioeconomic and poverty profiles of people in oil producing rural areas in Nigeria. The study involved a total of 446 respondents selected from fifteen rural communities in the Niger Delta region, where the bulk of Nigeria’s crude oil is produced. Inferences were based on the results from simple descriptive analysis involving percentages and cross tabulations. The results indicate a wide disparity in the socioeconomic characteristics and poverty profiles of people in the study areas. In particular, the results suggest poverty prevalence in oil producing rural areas particularly among farmers, fishermen and young people. The results also suggest an obvious impact of oil and gas extraction on agriculture and other traditional sources of livelihood in the rural areas. Thus, a reduction in environmental pollution would help to improve agriculture and other sources of livelihood of the rural people. The study also encourages government support and increased private sector investment in agriculture in the rural areas, while multinational oil companies are encouraged to promote agricultural development through increased financial support for rural farmers, training of the farmers and funding for agricultural research. In addition, the government and multinational oil companies are encouraged to guarantee efficient wealth distribution, provision of employment and sustainable human empowerment through viable skills acquisition programmes for young people in the rural areas.

A Comparative Analysis of the Risk Profiles of Australian Young Offenders From Rural and Urban Communities

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (14) ◽  
pp. 2483-2500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke Butcher ◽  
Andrew Day ◽  
Debra Miles ◽  
Garry Kidd
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Risk Scores ◽  
Young Offenders ◽  
Risk Assessment Instrument ◽  
Rural And Urban

Australian young people from rural areas, particularly Aboriginal young people, are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. Apart from broad evidence regarding the entrenched social disadvantages experienced by young people in rural communities, the literature is limited in describing why this might be case. Due to these social disadvantages, it is hypothesised that young offenders from rural communities will have higher levels of offending risk factors, as measured by the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory—Australian Adaption (YLS/CMI-AA). A total of 6,750 archival records were analysed, showing that significantly more Aboriginal young offenders live in rural areas. Contrary to the hypothesis, urban young offenders had significantly higher risk scores than rural young offenders. These findings suggest that there may be particular ecological factors that are not assessed in the current risk assessment instrument or that rural young people have a range of protective factors that may insulate against the broader context of social disadvantage.

The Trouble with Preventing Youth Out Migration

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Madden
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Young People

As young people leave rural communities in droves, those communities are desperately trying to find ways to keep them. This blog, originally published on EconomicDevelopment.org, argues for a different approach: letting them leave.  Outmigrants, particularly those who move to cities, build valuable skills and networks while they are away. Many bring these assets back to their home communities later in life.

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