scholarly journals Gestion de la forêt tropicale en zone rurale: le transfert de technologies peut-il être le catalyseur de partenariats durables? | Management of tropical forests in rural areas: Can technology transfer really act as a catalyst for sustainable partnerships?

2004 ◽  
Vol 155 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Jean-Laurent Pfund ◽  
Pierre Kistler ◽  
Stefano Guidese
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Local System ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
Local Actors

This article discusses the necessary adaptation of improvement techniques to local rural requirements, based on two case studies on (i) a forest with high timber potential and (ii) a forest with high agricultural pressure. Results underline the importance of the exchange of information and communication networks as essential components of a dynamic development. In spite of fundamentally different forest management schemes, a number of analytical elements seem common in both cases studied (Congo Basin and Madagascar). According to these examples, one can see that the disabling factors arise,on the one hand, from classical problems of maladjustment to local conditions, and from deficiencies in the «tools» of information transmission and sustainability gaps, due to lack of support from the local population, on the other. Moreover, it is clear that a strategy needs to be adopted that grants the local system as much autonomy as possible. The strategy must satisfy the basic needs of the local population and also take the growing need for cash into account. The article concludes that the transfer of technologies can indeed quickly become a catalyst of sustainable partnerships in favorable conditions of local development, provided that the local beneficiaries of the transfer are identified in an equitable manner. At the same time, preceding and normally complementary measures are necessary to improve local competences and organization. The setting up of lasting relations with partners and their organisations is the key to reaching a consensus on the definition of objectives, as well as to regular relations that allow for adjustments to the system should complications arise. Responsibility for the sustainability of the system remains with the State, which co-ordinates activities as a whole, while dynamic impulses come more from the economic sector. In addition to setting up long-term partnerships the central concerns of the system include local know-how, the capabilities of assimilation and negotiation between the principal local actors and sound financial analysis.

scholarly journals A Vulnerability Assessment in Scant Data Context: The Case of North Horr Sub-County

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Velia Bigi ◽  
Alessandro Pezzoli ◽  
Elena Comino ◽  
Maurizio Rosso
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Nitrate Contamination ◽  
Intergovernmental Panel ◽  
Fecal Matter ◽  
Data Context

In Kenyan rural areas belonging to the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), water quantity and water quality are major issues for the local population. In North Horr Sub-County water quality is threatened by nitrate contamination due to fecal matter pollution. This research, hence, aims at assessing the vulnerability of open shallow water sources to nitrate contamination due to fecal intrusion following flooding events and nitrate percolation in groundwater. The present research, indeed, provides, on one hand, new insights into the analysis of the vulnerability in a scant data context; on the other hand, it assesses the adaptation measures contained in the local development plan. Applying the reference definition of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the results demonstrate that the open shallow water sources in the northern part of the sub-county are more vulnerable to nitrate contamination. Furthermore, the consistency of the results proves the suitability of the methodology selected. Understanding the vulnerability at the local scale is key to planning risk-reduction strategies as well to increasing the local population’s knowledge about flood-related risks and water quality.

scholarly journals Acceptance and Potential of Renewable Energy Sources Based on Biomass in Rural Areas of Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2294
Author(s):  
Alexander Titov ◽  
György Kövér ◽  
Katalin Tóth ◽  
Géza Gelencsér ◽  
Bernadett Horváthné Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Personal Factors

The main focus of the paper is the investigation of the social potential of local renewable energy utilization in a rural peripheral region in Hungary. Public acceptance of biomass-based renewable energy sources can be crucial for rural communities in realization of their sustainable development strategy. The research area was Koppany Valley Natur Park 2000, a microregion of 10 settlements located in the South Transdanubian region. This microregion is characterized by poor and depressive socioeconomic and demographical conditions, despite its significant natural resources. The microregion’s complex development strategy includes the utilization of local resources of renewable energy. Local population survey (n = 310) was conducted (in May 2018) on local biomass potential, knowledge, and attitudes of the local stakeholders in the microregion. Multinomial logistic regression model estimates the acceptance of population, explanatory variables are categorical demographical (personal) factors and specific factors (based on answers of respondents). Trust in local authorities, knowledge on biomass in general and on specific technologies, as well as the education level of rural inhabitants are significant factors in supporting biomass plant establishment. Further, the group and characteristics of acceptance groups that the local development strategy may consider were defined.

scholarly journals Initiatives based on local resources − new challenges of agricultural law.

2018 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Szymańska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors

The model of sustainable rural development recognises the necessity of local development based on local resources. Investing in the growth of social capital refers to the postulates of implementing an integrated model of rural development, where different local actors engage and cooperate for the common good. Agricultural law also faces these challenges. The social capital of rural areas is characterised by bottom-up activities, locality and territoriality of initiatives, an integrated approach, a partnership action through local action groups, innovation in problem solving, independent management and financing of activities. It encourages local communities to work together to change their surroundings, solve urgent problems, invest in activities diversifying their income, for example through small entrepreneurship, setting up non-agricultural activities, thematic villages, care farms, production of traditional, regional and ecological high quality products, folk handicrafts, crafts.

scholarly journals Miestny rozvoj vedený komunitou ako integrovaný nástroj podpory spolupráce a miestneho ekonomického rozvoja

2020 ◽  
pp. 311-317
Author(s):  
Lucia Pospišová
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Investment Funds ◽  
Local Problems ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Programming Period

Community Led Local Development is a tool for involving local actors in decision making of social, economic and environmental development of their territory during the Programming period 2014 – 2020. This approach enable to enforce own local solutions for the problems of rural areas and use local development potential. These solutions are realized by local people and are sustainable in the long term period. European Structural and Investment Funds should therefore be used to addressing specific local problems with the sustainable use of local potential and resources. The object of this article is CLLD and its implementation in the current programming period in the Slovak Republic. The paper is focused on theoretical works and studies and is aimed to analyze the theoretical background of the issue and the real implementation of this approach. An important fact is that the CLLD strategies should have been fully implemented in Local Action Groups by this time. Due to the various issues described in this paper there is a possibility that the potential of this tool would not be fully used in the Slovak Republic during this programming period.

scholarly journals LOBO IBÉRICO Y TURISMO EN LA “ESPAÑA VACIADA” / / / \ \ \ IBERIAN WOLF AND TOURISM IN THE “EMPTIED RURAL SPAIN”

2020 ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Pablo Lora Bavo ◽  
Arsenio Villar Lama
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Nature Tourism ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Cultural Terms ◽  
Iberian Wolf

Resumen. El presente estudio analiza la actividad turística de observación del lobo ibérico en España como alternativa a otras modalidades turísticas tradicionales en zonas rurales. La experiencia propia dentro del sector ha sido crucial para entender sus dinámicas y elaborar este trabajo. En él se estudia la tendencia al alza del turismo de naturaleza en general y de la observación del lobo ibérico en particular, se describe el modus operandi de la actividad y se exponen sus principales impactos. El turismo lobero propicia por lo general beneficios para la población local en términos económicos, ambientales y socioculturales. Su compatibilidad con el medio y las características intrínsecas de la actividad, muy ligadas a un turismo sostenible, fresco, offline, convierten a este sector en una interesante herramienta para revertir el vaciado demográfico, económico y social de algunas áreas de España.   Palabras clave: Lobo ibérico, turismo de observación de fauna salvaje, educación ambiental, desarrollo local, inteligencia territorial, España.   Abstract. The present study analyzes the tourist activity of observation of the Iberian wolf in Spain as an alternative to other traditional tourist modalities in rural areas. The own experience within the sector has been crucial to understand its dynamics and develop this work. It studies the upward trend of nature tourism in general and the observation of the Iberian wolf in particular, the modus operandi of the activity is described and its main impacts are exposed. Wolf tourism generally provides benefits for the local population in economic, environmental and socio-cultural terms. Its compatibility with the environment and the intrinsic characteristics of the activity closely linked to a sustainable, fresh and offline tourism turns this sector into an interesting tool to mitigate the demographic, economic and social emptying of some areas of Spain.   Key words: Iberian wolf, wildlife tourism, environmental education, local development, territorial intelligence, Spain.

Maximising the leverage of geoheritage research for effective sustainability policy and territorial management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Justice ◽  
Chiara LoDestro ◽  
Marco Giardino ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Bosson
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
General Public ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
Wide Audience ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Territorial Management ◽  
The Impact

<p>The dissemination of Geoheritage research can be reinforced by building solid partnerships between researchers and national and regional stakeholders as practical experience has shown in the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark. Increasingly, territorial management bodies, particularly those hosting UNESCO designations such as UNESCO Global Geoparks, public agencies with environmental preservation or resource management responsibilities and managers of national or regional geoheritage inventories actively seek to build partnerships with geoheritage researchers.  These entities document and manage geoheritage as part of their overall responsibilities and have wider roles than conservation bodies. The non-academic professional teams responsible for geoheritage documentation, management and awareness raising include experienced geoscientists and highly trained science communicators. Professional geoheritage stakeholders have well-developed dissemination channels with public and private sector decision makers as well as the general public and schools that complete and complement academic geoheritage communication networks.</p><p>Recent examples from the Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark demonstrate how geoheritage professionals from the local development agency have worked in partnership with geoheritage researchers to maximise the impact of new scientific research in the territory.  These examples highlight how collaboration between researchers and professionals embedded in the study region can leverage research results to a wide audience: decision makers, stakeholders, local population and school children.  Three case studies highlight the different partnerships and how collaborations led to improved project robustness and scope.  In addition, the examples underline how early collaboration leads not only to project improvements but also transmission through highly effective embedded communication channels that complement those of geoheritage researchers.</p><p>Each case study addresses a different geosite within the Chablais UGGp with different issues and stakeholders: a retrogressive landslide at Reyvroz, dolines at Nifflon and a series of lakes of varied origin at Saint Paul en Chablais.  The examples demonstrate the scope for the application and recognition of research but also the need of researchers and territorial managers to make connections early on for these projects to achieve their full potential. This permits thorough, structured dialogue between researchers and stakeholders that result in geoheritage issues being recognised, understood and incorporated into territorial management decisions and sustainable policy.  This is a crucial step given that the value of the natural environment from a general public and political standpoint continues to be equated with biodiversity and ecosystemic services to the detriment of geoheritage and geosystem services.</p>

scholarly journals Analysis of the Santa Isabel de las Lajas Municipality in the Cienfuegos Province of the Republic of Cuba, for a local development proposal based on tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nely RODRÍGUEZ-ALVAREZ ◽  
José Octavio CAMELO-AVEDOY
Keyword(s):  
Municipal Government ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Regional Study ◽  
Socioeconomic Analysis ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The City

In the present investigation a socioeconomic analysis and regional study was carried out in the Santa Isabel de las Lajas municipality of the Republic of Cuba, with the purpose of observing the economic relevance of the tourist connection of this town with the city of Cienfuegos, cataloged the latter, Cultural heritage of humanity in 2005. The theoretical framework used is that of Regional Development, from the perspective of the school of Enrique Gallicchio Pagani and the research approach used is that of Participatory Action Research. For which we worked with the model proposed by Martí Olivé in his book “Research - participatory action. Structure and phases”. The analyzed data were obtained through surveys of the local population and interviews with local actors and the municipal government. Finally, the findings of the research and the conclusions of the work are presented.

Network analyses to catch rural complexity

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello De Rosa ◽  
Massimo Sabbatini ◽  
Massimo Spigola
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Community Leader ◽  
Asymmetric Distribution ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
Degree Of Participation

This paper introduces a network analysis aimed at analysing the local actors' degree of participation in performing rural development. Recent rural development policies designed an integrated model of development which promotes strong participation and relationships among local actors. This so-called 'bottom-up' approach hands over to local actors the responsibility for planning their own development: Local Action Groups, working within the European Community LEADER initiative are delegated to plan local development. The design of these plans is strongly affected by the asymmetric distribution of power among potentially involved organisations. In our opinion network analyses are particularly suitable for examining the quality of ties in rural areas and the degree of participation of all actors in building rural development strategies.

Tourism awareness as a tourism development strategy: status of the issue

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.I. Rosas-Jaco ◽  
S.X. Almeraya-Quintero ◽  
L.G. Guajardo-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Training Manual ◽  
Environmental Development ◽  
Main Engine ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: Tourism has become the main engine of economic, social and environmental development in several countries, so promoting tourism awareness among tourists and the local population should be a priority. The present study aims to suggest a status of the research carried out on the topic of tourism awareness. Design / methodology / approach: The type of analysis is through a retrospective and exploratory bibliometric study. The analysis materials were scientific articles and a training manual published between 2000 and 2020, registered by Scopus, Emerald insight and Dialnet, using “tourism awareness” as the keyword. Results: When considering the three senses in which tourism awareness ought to operate, it is concluded that studies are more focused on the relationship and contact of the host community with the tourist. It is observed that four out of six articles in this sense consider that education, training, and government policies around tourism awareness should be developed in a better way in the destinations, in order to be an element that contributes to the development of communities and reduces poverty in developing countries. Study limitations / implications: It is considered a limitation not to include thesis dissertations. Findings / conclusions: It is necessary to make visible the importance of tourism awareness as a local development strategy for communities, in addition to including tourism awareness on the part of tourists.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism, Economic Growth and Employment—The Case of the Wine Routes of Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7164
Author(s):  
Guillermo Vázquez Vicente ◽  
Victor Martín Barroso ◽  
Francisco José Blanco Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Development Tool ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

Tourism has become a priority in national and regional development policies and is considered a source of economic growth, particularly in rural areas. Nowadays, wine tourism is an important form of tourism and has become a local development tool for rural areas. Regional tourism development studies based on wine tourism have a long history in several countries such as the US and Australia, but are more recent in Europe. Although Spain is a leading country in the tourism industry, with an enormous wine-growing tradition, the literature examining the economic impact of wine tourism in Spanish economy is scarce. In an attempt to fill this gap, the main objective of this paper is to analyze the impact of wine tourism on economic growth and employment in Spain. More specifically, by applying panel data techniques, we study the economic impact of tourism in nine Spanish wine routes in the period from 2008 to 2018. Our results suggest that tourism in these wine routes had a positive effect on economic growth. However, we do not find clear evidence of a positive effect on employment generation.

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