scholarly journals Territory, geographical indication and territorial development

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Aurelio Saquet
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Geographical Indication ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Ecological Basis

In this article, we socialize some reflections we made the last fifteen years on the territory-development relationship, considering some classic and more recent works of foreign and Brazilian authors. We try to produce a synthesis that can serve as a theoretical and conceptual guidance for those working with this theme, as the basis for research and for our work on projects and territorial development processes of local and ecological basis. Therefore, we work the interface between research and extension, called by us as cooperation focused on development, in the specific case of this text, to be built in institutionalization processes of geographical indication from the heritage of each territory and the decision-making autonomy.

scholarly journals Exploring Prospective Structural Analysis to Assess the Relevance of Rural Territorial Development in Spain and Nicaragua

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (76) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
María del Mar Delgado-Serrano ◽  
Mateo Ambrosio-Albalá ◽  
Francisco Amador
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Rural Change

<p>Rural Territorial Development policy approach was launched in Europe to foster rural development under the LEADER initiative. It sparked off great interest in Latin America. We analyse the role played by RTD principles in the dynamics and evolution of four rural areas in Spain and Nicaragua. In doing so, we provide<br />empirical understanding on the validity of the principles to boost rural change and contribute to evidencebased policy-making.<br />Methodologically, we explore the use of participatory prospective tools that apprehend rural areas’ evolving and complex nature. The potential of Prospective Structural Analysis to describe rural dynamics, and to support social changes and decision-making is tested.</p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Role of Knowledge in Management of Innovation

Resources ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Yury Nurulin ◽  
Inga Skvortsova ◽  
Iosif Tukkel ◽  
Marko Torkkeli
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Organizational Resource ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Systemic Understanding

Knowledge has always been, and still is, a crucial source of economy. However, during the past few years we have seen a growing interest in treating knowledge as a significant organizational resource for innovation. This trend coincides with the rapid development of ICT, indicating the strong influence that ICTs have on the processes of creating, disseminating, and using knowledge. At present, issues of innovation management and knowledge management are studied independently, which creates a certain gap in the systemic understanding of the innovation development processes. The paper proposes an integrated approach to the issues mentioned. The hierarchy and taxonomy of knowledge are considered from the point of view of their influence on decision-making at different stages of the innovation lifecycle. Our proposition complements and contributes to several recent models of decision-making developed in the frame of the innovation process.

We recovered food heritage, and then? Value enhancement and promotion of local agri-food products in Argentina and Spain

2019 ◽  
Vol 121 (12) ◽  
pp. 3168-3180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cintia Analía Barrionuevo ◽  
Elena Espeitx Bernat ◽  
Irene Julia Velarde
Keyword(s):  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Product ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Right ◽  
Innovation Processes

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the initiatives of value enhancement and the promotion of local agri-food products in Argentina and Spain to address some of their limitations and contradictions. Design/methodology/approach Based on processes of participatory action research, data and knowledge were produced dialectically with the actors, linking the research process to rural development processes. Findings Value enhancement and promotion of local agri-food products is a complex system where values, preferences and availability of resources converge, allowing to consume products of higher quality, “heritage” products or products differentiated by the production mode. This consumption is not only aimed at tourists who are willing to pay something more for a “certified” local product, but also for the estrategic allies who appreciate the taste of the food of their territory: local consumers. These processes develop strategies such as the “fairs” of each product, or the classic “quality seals.” In the comparison between experiences of both countries, the controversies raise with the high prices of the products as a synonym of value enhancement instead of the right to quality food and the seeking of food sovereignty. Originality/value Problematizing the recovery and valorization of local products reveals the necessity, awareness and inclusion of consumers as actors in the innovation processes and not simply as buyers of luxury products. The originality is also based on specific intervention experiences with territorial actors (social, economic, scientific and political) that shape new forms of intervention, based on strategies that link patrimonialization, knowledge systems and territorial development.

Academic Institutions as Change Agents for Territorial Development

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Jose Aranguren ◽  
José María Guibert ◽  
Jesús M. Valdaliso ◽  
James R. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Basque Country ◽  
Change Agents ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Institutional Entrepreneurship ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Impact

There is increasing interest in the role academic institutions can play as catalysts of change within the territories in which they are located, by contributing proactively to shaping socio-economic development processes. This role for universities takes us beyond the typical focus on knowledge transfer activities or broad economic impacts. It highlights in particular the contributions of ‘softer’ disciplines such as management, economics, the humanities and public policy. This paper explores this proactive strategic role for academia in regional development by means of an analysis of a particular case of institutional entrepreneurship in the Basque Country region of Spain. The telling of such stories is critical if we are to reach a better understanding of the impact universities can have in their regions beyond a quantitative, market-focused analysis.

Local referendum as a tool of direct participation of citizens in the decision-making of municipalities in the Czech Republic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Hampl
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Direct Democracy ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Correlation Relationship ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Binding Force ◽  
Direct Participation

The local referendum is the only tool of direct democracy in the Czech Republic, allowing citizens to decide on issues falling within the independent competence of municipalities directly. The aim of the paper is to assess the use, voter turnout, binding force, and thematic focus of local referenda as a tool of direct participation of citizens in the decision-making on local issues in the Czech municipalities with respect to their size defined by the population in the period 2006-2019. To fulfil the aim, descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression, classification analysis and correlation analysis have been employed. A total of 288 local referenda were held in the examined period, 193 of them in the municipalities up to 1,999 inhabitants. The results do not indicate a statistically significant relationship between the municipality size and the holding of referenda. On the other hand, the results show a weakly negative correlation relationship between the municipality size and the turnout (the binding force, respectively). The referenda focused on territorial development, environment, alternative sources of power and infrastructure predominate in the municipalities up to 4,999 inhabitants. The referenda on municipal property and public order prevail in the municipalities with 5,000 and more inhabitants.

scholarly journals Process Tracing in Evaluating Innovation in Sub-Regional Governance. Case Study of Selected Integrated Territorial Investments in Poland

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-42
Author(s):  
Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Regional Governance ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Contemporary Development ◽  
Institutional Actors ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
Governance Arrangements

Abstract Integrated Territorial Investments (ITIs) are a new integration tool that binds the thematic objectives defined operational programmes with the territorial dimension. Due to their formula, ITIs may be seen as a kind of innovation in sub-regional governance. The European Commission considers them as an opportunity to introduce solutions that can be effective in facing the challenges of contemporary development on a supra-local scale. Accordingly, they should be regarded as a possibility for Member States to activate innovative governance arrangements that will allow for the implementation of projects, which - depending on the country - more or less reflect issues indicated by the Commission as a priority. In Poland, the Integrated Territorial Investments are implemented in 24 functional areas. Due to a new approach to cities and their role in development processes in the country, they can mean a new opening for the urban policy and urban development. Concentrating on innovative governance arrangements, the aim of this paper is to analyze selected case studies of 4 ITIs implemented by large (more than 500,000 inhabitants) provincial cities: Wrocław, Łódź, Gdańsk, Katowice, which are capitals of regions in which one defined a different development potential. Th e analysis will allow the formulation of answers to the following research questions: • Are there any innovative governance arrangements indicated during ITIs implementation? • What are the implemented modes of sub-regional governance? • What is the role and importance of institutional actors in the process of ITIs governance? • What are their new competences linked to the ITIs implementation? • Are there any new products/services related to innovation in sub-regional governance? • Do ITIs consider principles of “good governance” a one of key factors of innovation in governance? Th e paper contains key definitions and points out processes related to the transition of modes of governance at the sub-regional level. It also indicates further challenges in Polish territorial development upon Europeanisation.

scholarly journals UKRAINIAN BANKS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONCEPT

10.23856/3703 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 35-45
Author(s):  
Stanislav Ustenko ◽  
Inviia Hivarhizov
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Logical Connection ◽  
Management Concept ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Methodological Principles

The article proposes conceptual and methodological principles of research of the banks sustainable development processes for evaluation of efficiency and decision making. The measures undertaken by banks to ensure their development and security are not systematic in nature aimed exclusively at protecting against individual threats, which ultimately does not provide the required level of banking security. The concept of research on the processes of sustainable development of banks is based on the general principles of development of the banks formation with the main ones being the principles of integrity, sustainability, digitalization and structural logical connection of the elements and the banking system as a whole.

E-Planning

2010 ◽  
pp. 404-419
Author(s):  
Stephen Kwamena Aikins
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Information Security ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Urban And Regional Planning ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Security Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Planning And Development ◽  
Development Processes

This chapter discusses the security risks and management implications for the use of information technology to manage urban and regional planning and development processes. The advancement in GIS technology and planning support systems has provided the opportunity for planning agencies to adopt innovative processes to aid and improve decision-making. Although studies show that a number of impediments to the widespread adoption these technologies exist, emerging trends point to opportunities for the integration of planning supporting systems with various models to help estimate urban growth, environmental, economic and social impact, as well as to facilitate participatory planning. At the same time, information security infrastructure and security preparedness of most public agencies lag behind vulnerabilities. Drawing on the literature on planning, e-planning and information security, the author argues that the emergence of e-planning as an efficient approach to urban planning and development also poses enormous security challenges that need to be managed to ensure integrity, confidentiality and availability of critical planning information for decision-making.

Using KMS as a Tool to Improve Decision Making Process

2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rawan Khasawneh ◽  
Emad Abu-Shanab
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Sustained Competitive Advantage ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Right ◽  
Future Work

Knowledge plays a central role in the decision making process, and it provides a better foundation for managers to make high quality decisions. On the other hand, having the right knowledge at the right time to make the right decision is becoming a competitive weapon utilized by organizations to achieve sustained competitive advantage and other strategic goals. Based on that, it is important for organizations to manage their knowledge (organization intellectual asset) in a more effective and efficient way in order to gain such benefits. This chapter explores knowledge management and decision-making processes and its general concepts, reviews several conceptual frameworks of knowledge management that affect the decision making process proposed in the literature, and demonstrates several knowledge-management practices in software development processes. Conclusions and proposed future work are stated at the end of the chapter.

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