scholarly journals Landscape and Tourism as Tools for Local Development in Mid-Mountain Rural Areas in the Southeast of Spain (Castilla-La Mancha)

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Cebrián Abellán ◽  
Carmen García Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Tertiary Sector ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
La Mancha

The modernization of economic activities in mountain areas is conditioned by the physical characteristics of the territory, the weight of activities related to the primary sector, infrastructure deficits, low population density, as well as the declining and ageing population. The response to this situation has involved implementing a certain degree of functional diversification. One of the aspects that has assisted in the expansion of the tertiary sector is leisure and recreational activities. Rural tourism in European mid-mountain regions has emerged as a key element, supported by local development strategies and changing preferences in demand. In the tourism industry, the resources are the raw material, in which landscape plays a leading role. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the landscape as a heritage and a tourism resource, focusing on its capacity to reactivate depressed rural areas of inland Spain (mid-mountain areas in the southeast of the autonomous region of Castilla-La Mancha). The study is based on opinions provided by tourists and uses a directed survey as an analytical tool. The results highlight the key role of landscape, especially natural landscape, in the use of such areas for tourism. This, in turn, underlines the need for a greater focus on organizing how the landscape is utilized.

scholarly journals The Social Economy as a Factor of Economic Development and Resilience of Population in Rural Areas. A Study of Mediating Effects in Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5544
Author(s):  
Marcos Carchano ◽  
Inmaculada Carrasco ◽  
Sebastián Castillo ◽  
M. Carmen García-Cortijo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Population Decline ◽  
Social Economy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Endogenous Development ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
La Mancha ◽  
Partial Least Squares Model

Depopulation is a serious problem facing developed countries, among them Spain. It is especially severe in rural areas, where some vicious circles emerge, nourished by reduced infrastructures and services, deteriorated quality of life, the low inflow of new inhabitants, low local development and an aged population. In this context, social economy institutions may be a key factor in the fight against population decline, having a leading role in reactivating economic dynamism through the creation of stable, high-quality jobs, promoting the local endogenous development of rural areas, helping enhance income in those spaces, encouraging the arrival of people and impacting positively on social cohesion, and enabling sustainable growth. This paper focuses on Castilla-La Mancha, an eminently rural region, which is among the areas most severely impacted by the loss of population in Spain. The aim is to analyze the factors that affect the settlement of population, and to demonstrate that social economy institutions may be a resilience factor of rural population. A partial least squares model, composed of 8 constructs related to 21 variables extracted from data for 2017 and 2018 on the 613 municipalities, allows us to demonstrate that the existence of social economy entities helps to anchor population and increase the resilience of this territory.

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.

Building entrepreneurial capacity in rural areas

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 903-918
Author(s):  
Anna Krakowiak-Bal ◽  
Urszula Ziemianczyk ◽  
Andrzej Wozniak
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Practical Implication ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Important Criterion ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to verify the development of economic activities in rural areas in terms of their public infrastructural equipment. Design/methodology/approach As a case study, the Polish rural areas were selected. A two-stage survey was conducted in 2015. The first stage involved entrepreneurs from rural areas. The second stage of survey was data collection for rural areas regarding economic activity and infrastructural equipment. In total, 121 objects (communes) were selected. The multicriteria analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method was used for the analysis. Findings The results demonstrate that for each kind of business, communication accessibility is the most important criterion. By contrast, environmental awareness and concern for the environment is the least important element for pursuit of the economic activity in rural areas. Research limitations/implications Limitations are connected mainly with the applied AHP method. The number of the comparable elements at the same hierarchy level is limited due to practical purposes. In addition, an assumption of full comparability of elements (criteria and alternatives) in the hierarchy model can be discussed. Furthermore, data quality and availability limit the scope of the empirical work. This study is a major simplification of reality modeling, but it gives practical benefits by simplifying the decision support procedure. Practical implications The findings of this paper contribute to the advancing theory of local development, with public infrastructure being one of its basic elements (factor of production). This paper explores the importance of physical infrastructure for different economic activities, and thus offers theoretical insights in two areas. First, this paper indicates the uneven weight of each infrastructure element for the various business sectors. Second, based on the collected data, this study also contributes to the literature, by using the AHP method to explore the relationships between infrastructural equipment and economic activity in rural areas. As the practical implication for local and regional development policies, this study indicates, that the most important criterion for each kind of economic activity is communication accessibility. This kind of public investment should be undertaken primarily to support entrepreneurship, especially in rural areas. Originality/value The uniqueness of the method lies in assumption about the uneven weights of infrastructure elements and therefore their impact on the process of ranking the objects (rural areas). The weight of individual infrastructure elements will vary depending on the kind of economic activity; therefore, the way of ordering will also be different for each economic activity.

scholarly journals Trademark potential increase and entrepreneurship rural development: A case study of Southern Transylvania, Romania

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0245044
Author(s):  
Daniel Stefan ◽  
Valentina Vasile ◽  
Maria-Alexandra Popa ◽  
Anca Cristea ◽  
Elena Bunduchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Geographic Area ◽  
Cultural Consumption ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Decision Making Model ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Cultural heritage capitalization in rural areas redefines the local development model. Thus, heritage tourism has become the engine of economic activities diversification. This study aims to identify a decision-making-model substantiating algorithm in order to support the local heritage capitalization (lesser known on the international cultural consumption market), based on three types of qualitative researches, and the improved Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. In case of lesser known heritage, trademark potential and international cultural tourism route for heritage capitalization are smart choices for the innovative local hub development. The developed AHP version allows for a broader investigation of the characteristics that can lead to a trademark associated development based on integrated and innovative tourism products. To substantiate our approach and validate the model, we conducted a pilot study on a geographic area (Southern Transylvania, Romania), slightly exploited from the perspective of heritage potential, and characterized by a combination of heritage assets. The study’s results can be used by local authorities as a foundation for sound and strategic development of the area with economic potential from tangible and intangible heritage (re)interpretation.

scholarly journals Multidimensional research about oleotourism attraction from the demand point of view

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Ruiz Guerra ◽  
Valentin Molina ◽  
José Manuel Quesada
Keyword(s):  
Olive Oil ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Food Product ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Experimental Point ◽  
Content Type

PurposeExperimental tourism can be understood as a new trend in tourist demand. Tourists want to experiment with lifestyles in different places. The information society shows how and where the best products are cultivated and is linked to how the quality of life should be. Nowadays, we are intended to know more and better things, both tangible and intangible, and new technologies show them to us immediately. One intends to live these opportunities as soon as they can.Design/methodology/approachFrom the experimental point of view Olive Oil Tourism (Oleotourism) emerges from the olive oil consumer’s interest in learning about the production process, so they can discover a lifestyle associated to this product. This research begins with an exploration of tourists’ motivations. Then, focusing on these consumers, this work has different targets: first, to assess how consumers perceive intangible aspects of olive oil and, second, to forecast the potential demand for oleotourism.FindingsThe development of tourism is the result of tourist entrepreneurs that react to the pre-existing demand/opportunity by identifying it in the tourist market.Research limitations/implicationsThe consumer’s experience is important, but touristic trends are changing. The importance of olive oil may grow in the future because the nutrition benefits are known by all countries. The natural experience around olive oil will drive it to other stakeholders.Practical implicationsIt is very early to recognize if the olive oil tourism industry is economically interesting, and whether innovative offers can be created based in olive oil and the lifestyle in rural areas.Social implicationsThe local development around olive oil tourism could be a potential complement with the principal activities, which are usually agricultural activities, farmer interests and local and historical heritage. This is a means to foresee the plausible impacts of the development of oleotourism on tourist destinations, for which oleotourism might become a competitive advantage based on an agri-food product with many intangible profits: olive oil.Originality/valueThis is the first opportunity to learn about the personal interest of the consumer regarding olive oil. They give us the opportunity to know if the institutional offer about new destinations based on olive oil tourism will have a chance or will it be an economic complement with the principal activities.

scholarly journals Evolution and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococci Isolated from Pecorino and Goat Cheese Manufactured on-Farm in an Area Facing Constraints as per EU Regulation 1305/2013 in Umbria, Italy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beniamino Cenci-Goga ◽  
Musafiri Karama ◽  
Juan García-Díez ◽  
Saeed El-Ashram ◽  
Cristina Saraiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Equal Distribution ◽  
Eu Regulation ◽  
Goat’S Milk ◽  
Goat's Milk

The latest EU regulation on geographical indications (EU Regulation No. 1151/2012) has intro-duced a set of new tools for the protection and enhancement of food products in rural areas, under the group name of optional quality term (OQT). The Commission Delegated EU Regulation, No. 665/2014, regulated the conditions for the use of the optional quality term «mountain product» (MP), to support the implementation of a mountain value chain. This new tool is aimed at pro-moting local development, maintaining the economic activities in mountain areas and redistrib-uting wealth, whilst, at the same time, promoting the territory. Pecorino and goat cheeses are typ-ical Italian cheeses made usually with whole raw ewe's or raw goat's milk, without starter cul-ture addition. In an attempt to characterize these productions, the aim of this study was to inves-tigate the evolution of enterococci during the production and ripening of Pecorino cheese made in three different farms, located in Umbria, Italy in areas facing natural or other specific constraints as stipulated by Regulation 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agri-cultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). Enterococci are enteric organisms which are commonly isolated from ewe and goat's milk production in Umbria, Italy. Counts of enterococci in raw milk ranged from 1.75 for ovine milk to 3.62 for ewe milk and a marked reduction was observed after thermization especially in ovine milk. Out of 100 isolates, 69 were E. faecium, 23 E. durans, 8 E. faecalis and 2 E. casseliflavus and the distribution of species between farms and be-tween samples showed a prevalence of E. faecium in ovine farms and E. durans in ewes farms, with an equal distribution between samples. High percentages of susceptible isolates were found for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulphamethoxazole, sulphameth-oxazole/trimethoprim, ticarcillin, vancomycin. A high prevalence of resistant strains (> 30%) was observed for amikacin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, kanamycin, tetracycline. A comparison of this results with those of previous works on similar dairy products revealed high levels of resistance to antimicrobials which needs to be addressed.

scholarly journals Non-agricultural activities as a measure of revitalisation of rural areas

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (92) ◽  
pp. 120-124
Author(s):  
B. Batyuk ◽  
N. Kudla
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Transport Costs ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Agricultural Industry ◽  
Provision Of Services ◽  
Business Entities

A latest vision of the development of rural areas should include an increase of productive capacities of the agrarian sector in conjunction with the development of non-agricultural activities through the revitalisation of local entrepreneurship. In the process of stabilisation of the situation in agricultural industry, the priority of raw material sectors will be reduced in relative terms to tip the balance in favour of processing operations and the provision of services, including tourism. This poses new challenges to rural residents, local authorities, non-governmental organisations, and education and science professionals to revitalise economic activities in rural areas. The observations made and surveys conducted by the author are an attempt to make a case for the importance of diversification of the operations of business entities in rural areas with reference to international experience. Research has made it possible to identify both objective and subjective factors that prevent the revitalisation of entrepreneurship in rural areas, specifically, the low purchasing power of rural residents and their quality of life, fully dilapidated technical infrastructure, significant transport costs, and poor implementation of public programmes.

scholarly journals Assessment of the effect of new tourism products on the economic recovery of rural areas in the context of empirical research on selected communes of the Lublin Voivodeship

Turyzm ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-60
Author(s):  
Joanna Szczęsna ◽  
Monika Wesołowska
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Tourism Product ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Creation

This paper presents examples of several original tourism products available in the rural areas of the Lublin Voivodship (Eastern Poland) which in the context of empirical research have contributed to the development of tourism. The primary objective is to determine how selected tourism products are created, and their role in the development of the tourism function and local development in general. The article employs the case study method and concerns four tourism products in four communes of the Lublin Voivodeship. An assessment of the effect of the created product on local development was based on research employing a diagnostic survey in the form of a questionnaire and interviews. The interviews concerned the process of the creation of a tourism product and its effects was undertaken among entrepreneurs from the tourism industry, and the questionnaire concerning the effects of the resulting tourism product on local development was addressed to residents. The survey results showed that in each of the analysed cases, the creation of the tourism product could have considerably contributed to the development of the tourism function and economic development of rural areas where such products were created. Socio-economic phenomena accompanying the development of the tourism function are perceived as positive by residents of selected communes that see the development of tourism as a chance to improve their image and improve living conditions.

scholarly journals Innovation, Spatial Loyalty, and ICTs as Locational Determinants of Rural Development in the Catalan Pyrenees

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 517-540
Author(s):  
Ana Vera Martin ◽  
Antoni F. Tulla
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Development ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Productive Process ◽  
Information And Communication

Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open up new possibilities for development in rural and mountain areas. ICTs are analysed as a factor attracting business and enabling a dispersion of economic activity that is usually concentrated in metropolitan areas. Rural and mountain areas have benefited from the increasing incorporation of ICT in companies because development strategies are now made viable, thus bringing local territories into global markets and vice versa. Competitiveness and the added value of local development companies are incorporated into the product through the value given to local identity factors. Other competitive localisation factors of these zones are lower localisation costs and spatial loyalty among companies in the cluster. On the other hand, there may be an a priori shortage of available skilled workers in these particular areas but this deficit could be balanced out by the small size of companies established in these zones. This paper describes several case studies of specific companies in the Catalan Pyrenees where parts of the productive process with the highest added value—like design, organisation, etc—are carried out, while manufacturing occurs in other countries. It also analyses activities and services offered by smart farms and in smart rural areas. ICTs are important for the educational and informative levels of the population and also for the establishment of new companies and services in rural and mountain areas.

scholarly journals Território, políticas públicas e desenvolvimento rural no município de Caturité, PB

GeoTextos ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helenize Carlos de Macêdo ◽  
Josandra Araújo Barreto de Melo ◽  
Rogério Barbosa Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica

Devido às condições ambientais do território Semiárido, a pecuária tem se constituído em uma das principais atividades econômicas e desempenha papel importante no sistema econômico regional. O município de Caturité-PB caracteriza-se pela predominância da pecuária bovina como principal atividade produtiva. Porém, nos últimos anos, essa atividade vem sendo ameaçada, devido à infestação da Cochonilha do Carmim (Dactylopius opuntiae) nas plantações de palma (Opuntia fícus indica Mill), principal alimento forrageiro para os rebanhos bovino e caprino. Como consequências da devastação da palma, vem ocorrendo a desarticulação produtiva e processos de desterritorialização, com consequente perda de identidade. Nesse sentido, objetiva-se, neste trabalho, analisar as políticas públicas que vêm sendo estabelecidas no município de Caturité pelos principais órgãos Municipais, Estaduais e Federais, na busca de reverter a atual situação e promover o desenvolvimento rural, bem como compreender como os produtores percebem e recebem as ações desses órgãos. Utilizou-se como metodologia a pesquisa de referenciais teóricos, focando os conceitos de território rural, políticas públicas e desenvolvimento; houve também a aplicação de questionários nos órgãos públicos, bem como junto aos produtores de duas comunidades rurais pesquisadas (Serraria e Malhada da Panela) objetivando estabelecer o seu perfil socioeconômico. Os resultados revelaram a importância da agropecuária para o desenvolvimento local, assim como a degradação socioambiental causada pela Cochonilha do Carmim. Verificou-se também a implementação de novas cultivares de palma, resistentes à praga, como possível encaminhamento para a minimização do problema, o que deverá ter uma resposta em médio prazo. Porém, constatou-se que as ações têm sido pontuais e não estão integradas em um projeto mais amplo de desenvolvimento, que venha a ser sustentável. Abstract TERRITORY, PUBLIC POLICIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATURITÉ, PB Due to the environmental conditions of the semiarid territory, livestock has constituted one of the main economic activities and plays an important role in regional economic system.The municipality of Caturité - PB is characterized by the predominance of cattle livestock as the main productive activity. In recent years, however, this is being threatened due to infestation of the Cochineal Carmine (Dactylopius opuntiae) in plantations of spineless cactus (Opuntia ficus indica Mill), primary forage food for bovine and goat herds.As consequences of the devastation of spineless cactus, there has been the productive processes of dispossession and dislocation, with consequent loss of identity. In this sense, the objective of this work was to analyze public policies that have been established in the municipality of Caturité the major organs Municipal, State and Federal, seeking to reverse the current situation and promote rural development, as well as producers realize and given the actions of these bodies.Was used as the research methodology of theoretical frameworks, focusing on the concepts of rural areas, public policy and development, there was also the questionnaires in government agencies as well as to farmers in two rural communities surveyed (Serraria and Malhada daPanela) aiming establish their socioeconomic profile.The results revealed the importance of agriculture for local development, as well as the environmental degradation caused by Cochineal carmine.There was also the implementation of new cactus cultivars resistant to pests as a possible referral to the minimization problem, which should have an answer in the medium term. However, it was found that the actions have been ad hoc and are not integrated into a broader development project that will be sustainable.

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