scholarly journals When Peace and Quiet Is Not Enough: Place-Shaping and the Role of Leaders in Sustainability and Quality of Life in Rural Estonia and Latvia

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Joanna Storie ◽  
Edith Chenault ◽  
Mart Külvik ◽  
Simon Bell
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Symbolic Meaning ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Sustainable Change ◽  
Fresh Food

Estonian and Latvian rural inhabitants enjoy many factors enhancing the quality of life, such as the peace and quiet of the countryside, fresh food and rural activities. However, these benefits are insufficient to overcome poor employment prospects in rural areas. Place-shaping practices have transformative powers that are instrumental in achieving sustainable change in communities. The process of reappreciating local landscapes creates memories of positive associations with symbolic meaning; it helps inhabitants to strengthen their sense of place identity and re-grounds their appreciation into a specific local context. Sustainable rural futures require conditions where inhabitants feel listened to and that are responsive to their needs. They also require inspirational leaders to facilitate change and create networks of opportunities, linking inhabitants to the outside world and resources. Leaders may play an important role of re-positioning local communities for the future, creating new experiences or new opportunities, which further feeds re-appreciation of place and enhances quality of life. In order to understand the main issues of the rural areas, two villages with active rural projects in Estonia and Latvia were selected to analyse the role that leaders play in the development of the area and the barriers to a more sustainable approach.

scholarly journals Assessment on Local Community Perception of Gunung Stong State Park and its Role in Income from Sustainable Tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Sarguna D.S ◽  
Tharshini A ◽  
Zaza Amira Z.A ◽  
Nik Mohd Maseri N.M ◽  
Zulhazman Hamzah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Quality Enhancement ◽  
Road Maintenance ◽  
Community Perception

Tourism is one of the important sectors in giving a good economic impact for the State ofKelantan. Gunung Stong State Park (GSSP) is one of them due to the presence of second highestwaterfall in Southeast Asia, Jelawang Waterfall. This study is to identify the benefits received bylocal communities and to determine the role of GSSP in providing income from sustainabletourism. Results show that local communities receive benefits in term of road maintenance,exposure to tourists, improvement of infrastructure quality, enhancement of recreational activitiesand revenue potential. Result also indicates GSSP play roles in income from sustainable tourismand local communities have high awareness on the importance of GSSP. Entrepreneurship plays acrucial to helps and improves the quality of life of local communities.

scholarly journals Quality of farmer’s life in rural areas in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 10006
Author(s):  
Thi Mai Lan Nguyen ◽  
Thu Trang Vu ◽  
Nhan Ai Nguyen ◽  
Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen ◽  
Thi Xuan Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Psychological Dimension ◽  
Environmental Dimension ◽  
Family Culture ◽  
Important Objective

Improving quality of life (QOL) is an important objective. This study measured the QOL of farmers in rural areas in Vietnam using the WHOQOL-BREF. 600 farmers from 5 provinces in Vietnam participated in the study. Farmers reported low QOL, with psychological dimension had the highest QOL score and environmental dimension had lowest QOL. Male, young, well-educated, married, healthy farmers and farmers who had average living standard, living in small families, living with having less than 3 working members, and have savings were more likely to have higher QOL. However, only 3 factors predicted QOL: education, living standard and number of working members. Implications on Vietnamese family culture and the role of agriculture in modern society were discussed.

Territories and Landscapes: Place Identity, Quality of Life and Psychological Well-Being in Rural Areas

2019 ◽  
pp. 287-305
Author(s):  
Maria Gabriella Ferrari ◽  
Elena Bocci ◽  
Erika Lepisto ◽  
Paola Cavallero ◽  
Leonardo Rombai
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Psychological Well Being

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF RURAL RENEWAL PROGRAM IN PLANNING OF THE VILLAGE PUBLIC SPACES: SYSTEMATIC APPROACH

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Jaszczak ◽  
Jan Žukovskis ◽  
Mariusz Antolak
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The Public ◽  
Support Measures ◽  
Renewal Program ◽  
The Village

The problem of the research – community and municipal institutions in renewal the public space and landscape in rural areas. The aim was to investigate the application of support measures ("small grants") to improve the quality of life of the population and the improvement of the environment in rural areas and to submit proposals for its improvement. The study included an analysis of the "Rural Renewal Programs" in the Warmia and Mazury Region in Poland, in order to assess the progress of the development of rural areas and changes in the quality of life of the population after the realization of such projects. The article presents proposals for the development and harmonization of landscape projects, improvement of evaluation criteria, inclusion of population and better use of assistance.

scholarly journals Physiognomic structure of agro-forestry landscapes: method of evaluation and guidelines for design, on the example of the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz J. Chmielewski ◽  
Agnieszka Kułak ◽  
Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek ◽  
Bogdan Lorens
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Landscape Composition ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
The West ◽  
Rest Areas ◽  
Method Of Evaluation ◽  
Agro Forestry

Abstract Harmonious planning of agro-forestry landscapes plays a increasing role in building a social satisfaction flowing from the high quality of the environment on the rural areas. It is also a very good way to create a unique place identity of protected areas, rest areas etc. especially valuable regions. The objectives of the paper are: 1) elaboration the method of evaluation and mapping the physiognomic landscape composition on the rural areas with a high natural values; 2) testing this method on dominated by forests, peatbogs and arable lands the central part of the West Polesie UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Eastern Poland); 3) formulation of guidelines on the design of landscape interiors and view openings composition, highlighting the unique features of West Polesie landscape and building a sense of the place identity; 4) to show the necessary to enshrine the values of physiognomic landscape composition in land use policy. In evaluation and mapping the landscape composition, a special attention was paid to the role of agro-forest ecotones. The results of the research part of the study as well as a guidelines on landscape design have been presented in the form of a map, study figures and a description.

scholarly journals Informal Employment and Quality of Life in Rural Areas of Ukraine

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcela Chreneková ◽  
Katarína Melichová ◽  
Eleonóra Marišová ◽  
Serhiy Moroz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Partial Solution ◽  
Informal Employment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Fiscal Implications

Abstract Informal economy is rather difficult to define and demarcate in the methodological context. International Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2003 adopted a set of guidelines regarding definition of statistical categories of informal employment. These include for example employed unregistered own-account workers, contributing family workers, persons who work based on oral agreement, etc. Informal economy is a contentious topic in many developing countries as it brings about many elements that from several aspects adversely affect the development. The most commonly stressed are the fiscal implications (associated with tax revenue loss) and some social concerns. However, in some parts of the world informal sector went from being considered as a negative occurrence to be tolerated as a partial solution to some of the challenges that hinder development of rural regions and communities. The aim of the paper is to determine the relationship between informal economy and level of development and quality of life in Ukrainian regions. The paper examines the role of informal economy in regional structure of Ukraine, while confronting the findings with regional divergence in relevant indicators of development and quality of life. There are statistically significant differences in the size of the informal employment among different types of Ukrainian regions (by rural-urban typology). With increasing share of informal employment in the regions, the income level of households decreases significantly even when we take into consideration the level of unemployment.

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