The Archaeology of the Roman Rural Economy in the Central Balkan Provinces: Rural settlements and store buildings

The paper analyses tourism potential and rural tourism of the Municipality of Andrijevica. Existing tourism and recreation supply is not sufficiently developed and affirmed nor organized and connected both within the scope of the Municipality and with the neighbouring municipalities. One of the prerequisites for tourism development might be good transport infrastructure. However, in the territory of the Municipality of Andrijevica is not adequate. On the territory of the Municipality of Andrijevica, natural and anthropogenic values are distinguished group deployment and characteristics of complexity and complementarily. Natural values are particularly come to the fore, if we know that modern tourism trends emphasize the value of untouched nature. Marketing affirmation of the Municipality of Andrijevica is one of the most important processes that represent a momentum for its tourism development. In this sense, all kinds of tourism propaganda must be enhanced, which affirmed the value of tourism (for example the eco-pasture Štavna), which would lead to a more comprehensive tourism development that would provide a profitable economic performance. Particularly it is very important to encourage and support rapid development of economic activities in rural areas and development of human resources. Furthermore, the economic progress and independence rural settlements of the Municipality of Andrijevica must be improved in accordance with the ecological principles and sustainable development in rural development. In finding a new identity and direction of development of the rural economy, the Municipality of Andrijevica must accept new trends in Europe and the countries that have been through a period of transition, in terms of adapting and complementing so far the role of villages and rural areas within diversified supply and the introduction of tourism as one the essential activities. Such guidelines already exist in spatial and urban plans of the Municipality of Andrijevica, starting as of 2010

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Sustainability of Agritourism Activity. Initiatives and Challenges in Romanian Mountain Rural Regions

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12062502 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (6) ◽

pp. 2502 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Tabita Adamov ◽

Ramona Ciolac ◽

Tiberiu Iancu ◽

Ioan Brad ◽

Elena Peț ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Rural Communities ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Rural Regions ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

Current Period ◽

Economic Support ◽

Future Challenges

Sustainability has become a priority in the last decades. If we consider rural regions, agritourism, an activity strongly related to local communities, represents an opportunity to ensure the sustainability of rural settlements and of the environment, and at the same time an innovative and diversifying possibility for the economic support of rural settlements. Many studies have shown that the sustainability trend of the current period can be achieved by combining rural and local resources and traditional products specific to the rural regions with tourist activities, the challenge being the revitalization of rural economy. A large number of Romanian mountain rural regions can provide opportunities for sustaining agritourism activity; some of them may succeed to capitalize on the niche characteristic of agritourism, and through appropriate and effective strategies to move from the pioneering stage to an economically and socially valuable chance for improving the living conditions from rural area and finally to ensure sustainable development of rural communities. This paper begins from the importance of agritourism for rural regions. It aims at identifying the current situation of the agritourism activity in three regions and at developing proposals that are based strictly on the specific needs of the regions. In our opinion, the implementation of these specific actions would represent future challenges and at the same time ways of supporting the sustainable development of agritourism activities and of local settlements.

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Scientific basis for examining current rural situation and rural settlements as potential centers of development in Serbia

Stanovnistvo ◽

10.2298/stnv9904185s ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 37 (1-4) ◽

pp. 185-194

Author(s):

Srboljub Stamenkovic

Keyword(s):

Rural Development ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Scientific Research ◽

General System ◽

Scientific Basis ◽

Point Of View ◽

Social Needs ◽

Multiple Use ◽

Rural Settlements

Besides Spatial Plan of Serbia, the fundamental social prerequisite to the constitution of a rational network of villages of different centrality (functional and hierarchic level) is the elaboration of a strategy of rural development of Serbia. This ought to define the main long-term targets of rural development, prerequisites and conditions for their realization, the role of villages and rural economy in economic and general social development, as well as the long-term expectations with regard to the development of villages and transformation of traditional peasantry into a modern, market-oriented type, etc. From that point of view, the above scientific basis for examining the current rural situation, primarily its spatial-demographic and functional aspects, and rural development - so far and in future, within the context of selecting rural centers to constitute centers of potential development of smaller groups of settlements and territories, which practically means of Serbia as a whole with its network of hierarchically structured settlements - urban and rural, in which certain rural settlements function as bearers, initiators and regulators of development and positive transformation of economic and geographical environment. This type of scientific research has become the main development issue in the light of evident shortage of new, systematized and accurately formulated knowledge about villages, rural development and future prospects of villages in Serbia. Long years of meticulous research of our villages have provided a basis for activation and rational utilization of abundant natural, human (demographic), and material (productive) resources, which may be put to a multiple use within the context of developing a fully market-oriented economy. The degree of our success shall depend on the potentials and general economic interests at all social levels - local, subregional, regional and state (federal and republican). It shall, however, primarily depend on the size of social investment in scientific research, which shall reflect global social needs and particular economic and political interests. As noted earlier, there are both needs and interests to develop rural planning as an integral part of spatial planning, which is an asserted part of the general system of planning in Serbia.

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RURAL TOURISM AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING THE RURAL ECONOMY OF THE REGION

Economics Profession Business ◽

10.14258/epb201971 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 50-55

Author(s):

N. A. Kalugina ◽

M. B. Moldazhanov ◽

V. V. Purichi

Keyword(s):

Rural Areas ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Business Sector ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Rural Space ◽

Altai Region ◽

Cultural Paradigm ◽

Science And Government

The article discusses the development of rural tourism. Attention is drawn to the forms and methods of promoting services in this sphere of tourism, which is especially important during a period of growing relevance of domestic tourism and a change in the paradigm of recreation. The authors point out that the promotion of rural tourism should be associated not only with the search for technical methods of promotion, but also with a change in the socio-cultural paradigm of perception of rural tourism as a sphere of organization of recreation and recreation. The authors attach great importance to rural tourism as a business sector capable of exerting a positive influence on the rural economy in the conditions of a general crisis in rural areas and the degradation of rural settlements. Today as never before conservation of rural space as economically active and socially sustainable is the most important task. This is especially true for the Altai Territory. The agrarian-industrial region is experiencing serious economic and social problems related both to changes in the structure of the regional economy and degradation of rural areas. One of the tools tactive for optimizing the state of rural areas in the Altai Region can be rural tourism, which is actively developing and requires high attention from both science and government agencies, the sphere of activity.

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Rural Enterprise Hub Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship and Innovation – Case Studies from Hungary

European Countryside ◽

10.1515/euco-2017-0028 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 473-485 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Judit Katonáné Kovács ◽

Erzsébet Szeréna Zoltán

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Interaction Network ◽

Common Interest ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Rural Entrepreneurship ◽

Physical Spaces ◽

New Infrastructure

Abstract Although the tendency that the population migrate from rural to urban areas is typical world wide, the globalised economy creates new circumstances and opportunities for rural areas as well. The ‘new rural economy’ therefore needs new infrastructure to support it. The authors of the paper have a common interest in how enterprise hubs could help the development of entrepreneurship in the 21st century from two different directions, from physical and from social aspects. Building on the experience gained along enterprise hubs in cities, the hypothesis behind the study is, that creating enterprise hubs from existing buildings in rural settlements could help the development of rural entrepreneurship. To examine the hypothesis two case studies following a period of two years (enterprise hub development in Debrecen and Noszvaj) were carried out. In line with other studies in this field, result shows that even well-designed physical spaces are not enough for change, and initiators, hosts or facilitators are needed, as they play an important role in focusing on the real interaction network and enabling more synergies to happen.

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ETHNOSOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF DEPOPULATION OF MOUNTAIN TERRITORIES: DAGESTAN AND NORTH OSSETIA

History Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus ◽

10.32653/ch172507-522 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 507-522

Author(s):

Magomedhan M. Magomedhanov ◽

Alexander N. Sadovoy

Keyword(s):

Rural Economy ◽

Life Support ◽

Social Institutions ◽

Absolute Number ◽

Nature Management ◽

Social Environments ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Mountainous Regions ◽

Gradual Disappearance ◽

North Ossetia

Unlike the transboundary regions of Mountain ecosystems in Europe (Alps) with high population density and the integration of the rural economy into the regional and World markets, most of the Mountainous regions of the Russian Federation are characterized by the stability of traditional forms of nature management and life support, which determine, on the one hand, natural (or "old") distinctiveness of the economy of rural enclaves and, on the other hand, the preservation of social institutions based on family and relative ties, the solidarity of fellow villagers, on the cohesion of the rural community and the viability of traditional culture and ethnic identification. Regarding the general trends and consequences of the migration of inhabitants of Mountainous regions of Dagestan and North Ossetia to the lowland, it can be concluded that the prospects of ethnocultural dynamics in these republics are determined not only by the factors of urbanization, the growth of the absolute number and proportion of the population of predominantly Russian-speaking lowland urban and rural settlements and by the functional stagnation of local languages, but also by the demographic depression, depopulation of Mountainous territories, the gradual disappearance of Mountain villages, which can be considered almost the only mono-ethnic enclaves and social environments that ensure the reproduction of ethnolinguistic and ethnocultural identity in generations. In this regard, the importance of regional and federal social policy courses aimed at sustainable socio-economic and environmental development of Mountainous territories, preserving their demographic potential and ethnocultural particularities is emphasized.

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The Impact of Cultivation of Medicinal Plants on the Economic Income of Rural Settlements Case study of Kalat city villages

Propósitos y Representaciones ◽

10.20511/pyr2021.v9nspe2.957 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (SPE2) ◽

Author(s):

Mansoureh Alipour Khesht ◽

Hamid Jafari ◽

Katayoun Alizadeh

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Medicinal Plants ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Sample Population ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Medicinal Species ◽

Oil Exports ◽

The Impact

Medicinal plants, as part of natural resources, have been one of the most important sources of human food and medicine for generations. Diversification of the rural economy is considered as a tool to accelerate economic development at various levels¸ this approach is considered as one of the most important strategies for the development and economic sustainability of rural settlements in Iran¸ because it has a great effect on promoting the welfare and security of the region's economy. According to the economic policies of the country based on the development of non-oil exports, it is necessary to pay attention to the export of agricultural products¸ therefore, by planting valuable medicinal species, it is possible to plan the texts, while developing the economy and provision the needs of domestic industries, and it also earned significant foreign exchange earnings from the export of medicinal plant products. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cultivation of medicinal plants on the economic development of rural settlements (case study of villages in Kalat city). The present research is applied in terms of purpose and is descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The sample population includes 7 villages of Kalat city (Abgarm, Aghdash, Qara Tikan, Garou, Qoleh Zoo, Sini and Soroud) with 1589 families, which amount to 5283 people. According to the research results, planting medicinal plants, on average, generates 523.6 more in revenue generation than planting crops.

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Sustainable development of the rural economy

Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce ◽

10.19041/apstract/2009/5-6/5 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (5-6) ◽

pp. 31-36

Author(s):

Sándor Magda ◽

Róbert Magda ◽

Sándor Marselek

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Nature Conservation ◽

Rural Development ◽

Dynamic System ◽

Environmental Protection ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

The Future ◽

The Eu ◽

New Jobs

This paper seeks to provide an overview of those economic social and enviromental issues which could be relevant for sustainable development of the rural economy. Rural development is of great significance for the future of both the EU and Hungary. We must reduce migration, create new jobs and focus on sustainability and the principles and goals of environmental protection and nature conservation. Rural economy is a complex and dynamic system, and agriculture should be treated as a part of it.The development of rural settlements and their infrastructure, the manifold exploitation of the agroecological potential, the rationalization of farming remain, extremely important components of rural development.

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Attractiveness of Rural Areas for Young, Educated Women in Post-Industrial Society

Eastern European Countryside ◽

10.1515/eec-2017-0008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 171-190 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dalia Vidickienė

Keyword(s):

Gender Studies ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Social Life ◽

Rural Economy ◽

Local Community ◽

Industrial Society ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

Female Population ◽

Life Styles ◽

Post Industrial

Abstract Most scholars of rural gender studies do not consider the essential changes in rural economy and life styles, defining rural areas as traditional and conservative. Research is still extremely fragmented into new problems facing the female population in rural areas, those arising from the changes in the lifestyle and the diversified income sources typical of post-industrial rural settlements. This article hence identifies several significant changes in economic and social life in rural areas dealing with the differences between the attractiveness of rural areas as living place for women in the industrial society of the 20th century and the post-industrial society of the 21st century. The empirical research presented here proves the relevance of post-industrial theory in a real-world environment by testing the validity of several stereotypical opinions about the motivation to live in Lithuanian rural areas from the position of young well-educated people. The analysis of the opinions of young well-educated women reveals that their motivation is rather different from the perceptions of what was important and motivating for finding good living places; these perceptions have otherwise been pointed out by many gender studies based on the industrial society framework. These findings are a call for implementation of new rural policy measures following the higher incidence of young females as rural entrepreneurs, family farm managers, professionals, and local community leaders.

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Is tourism powerful enough to develop Dragacevo villages?

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1551307o ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 307-317

Author(s):

Jelena Obrenic

Keyword(s):

Rural Economy ◽

Economic Structure ◽

Point Of View ◽

Rural Tourism ◽

Rural Environment ◽

Rural Settlements ◽

The World ◽

Further Development

The growing demand for tourism products in rural settlements is one of the prevailing tendencies in the world. A very important segment of tourism in villages is dealing with this activity within farms. In some villages of Dragacevo, segments of tourism based on the rural environment, rural economy and culture have a long tradition. Their development started in the eighties and it continues today, but this phenomenon is little known from a scientific point of view. Therefore, it is necessary to search the characteristics of households engaged in rural tourism in Dragacevo. Obtained results provide a better understanding of their functioning, but also present the connection between tourism and socio-economic structure, production potentials and other characteristics and transformations of households and villages. Research in this area is the prerequisite of routing directions for further development of tourism in villages.

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