scholarly journals Transformation of family-based entrepreneurial activities in rural areas

Dela ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 87-106
Author(s):  
Temur Gugushvili ◽  
Dirk Roep ◽  
Nino Durglishvili
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Family Based ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Depth Interviews

The shift in policy focus from agriculture to rural development enables rural families to diversify their economic activities. Household-based resources, particularly human capital, are essential for capitalizing on newly developed opportunities. Locals with sufficient resources seize possibilities in agriculture and emerging economic sectors such as tourism. A case study (33 in-depth interviews) of Caucasus mountain households in Kazbegi and Mestia municipalities revealed the importance of human capital in attaining other types of resources, such as social and financial capital, and, ultimately, in the process of family-based economic development. Local families are encouraged to engage in and embrace contemporary farming practices in order to determine the most effective sustainable livelihoods. Along with long-established industries, households employ traditional knowledge to enter entrepreneurial tourism activities.

An Analysis of Contemporary Japanese Rural Families

2014 ◽  
pp. 122-136
Author(s):  
Yoshimi Kataoka
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Individual Freedom ◽  
The Family ◽  
Individual Self

Many Japanese researchers have suggested that both Japanese and Western societies are experiencing individualization of the family; whether or not this is the case in Japanese rural farming villages remains unclear. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate this question using a case study. The research involves interviews of families living in rural areas within the Shimane Prefecture, each engaged in agriculture, forestry, and/or fishery. The emerging picture is that it is increasingly difficult to find traditional Ie in rural farming villages today. For the rural farming family, individual freedom is important. However, respecting individuals seems to occur for the purposes of maintaining unity of the family as a group rather than for the purpose of individual self-realization. Therefore, emphasizing individual freedom does not mean conflict among family members (i.e., enforcement of competition with other family members or compromises by them).

The ecomuseum and solidarity tourism: a case study from northeast Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-552
Author(s):  
Mustafa Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the ecomuseum and solidarity tourism and to measure their impact on community development. Design/methodology/approach The study presented here adopts two methods for collecting qualitative data: in-depth interviews and observations. The total number of village households was 42 and the number of households that hosted tourists in their home was 20. Due to the exploratory nature of this study, qualitative methods were employed in the form of lengthy interviews with 13 residents. Findings The findings indicate that tourism for the Bogatepe Village ecomuseum has focused on a solidarity perspective which has provided significant benefits to the community ensuring local sustainable development. The ecomuseum as a concept and a destination has helped to control tourism and strengthened the impact of solidarity tourism on the local community. Research limitations/implications The research presented here must be seen as exploratory. More generally, further research is needed to look at the possibility of developing this type of tourism in other rural areas and similar regions of Turkey (covering both small and large areas) with an important cultural heritage. Originality/value The combination of the ecomuseum and solidarity tourism can provide a sustainable solution for tourism in rural areas and provide a model in the development of tourism to other villages in Turkey. The question is whether it could also be used in larger rural areas. The study underlines that Bogatepe is certainly worthy of future study.

scholarly journals Sustaining Local Communities through Cultural Industries Based on Local Wisdom in Tigawasa Village

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Agung Parameswara ◽  
Athina Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Cultural Industries ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Fundamental Factor ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Depth Interviews

Globalization with the presence of information technology and development is a challenge for the sustainability of local communities that identic with tradition and culture. The value of local wisdom is an identity that is a strength because there is no in other places. This study wants to prove that local wisdom can provide added value and could even be used as a fundamental factor for sustainable development. The subject of study is the cultural industries. It is said, cultural industries that have cultural values are an important component and it contains the strength of narration of the output. The investigation is carried out by exploring local wisdom-based economic activities, access to labor, and social sustainability to show that the value of local wisdom as an identity can realize a sustainable economy in a rural area. In-depth interviews and observations with an ethnography approach to the case study method conducted in Tigawasa Village, Buleleng. This village is Bali Aga Village, home of Bali Mula or Bali’s original people, the earliest inhabitants of the island, which have local wisdom of bamboo.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Modal Sosial Keluarga Muda dalam Membangun Ketahanan Ekonomi di Era Covid-19: Studi Kasus di Perdesaan Jawa

Populasi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Setiadi Setiadi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Economic Vulnerability ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Anthropological Approach ◽  
Depth Interviews

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused acute non-health impacts for various levels of society, including young families in rural areas of Java. This study presents the results of research that focus on the experiences of young families who work in the informal sector in overcoming the economic impacts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The young families in this study were those who got married less than 10 years and/or had the oldest child aged less than 10 years. By using an anthropological approach and applying data collection method through participatory observations and in-depth interviews, this study concluded that there were two factors that made them be the most vulnerable group, yet they could face economic emergencies at the same time, such as first, their ability to optimize social capital to increase their own capacity and their family’s capacity in the face of economic vulnerability. They did productive economic activities by optimizing very limited work networks to survive their life. Second, they carefully performed minimal income management so that they could survive and fulfill the minimum household needs as a household unit.

scholarly journals Tecnologias descentralizadas apropriadas para tratamento de esgoto doméstico em áreas rurais

ForScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e00995
Author(s):  
Mariza Silva Bitarães Dias ◽  
Alex Cardoso Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Hydrographic Basin ◽  
Water Courses

A ausência de sistemas de tratamento de esgoto doméstico é uma das principais causas de insalubridade e degradação ambiental, além de ser uma forte ameaça à segurança alimentar das famílias rurais brasileiras. O estudo teve como objetivo fornecer subsídios para a elaboração de um programa de implantação de tratamento de esgoto doméstico na área da microbacia hidrográfica do Córrego do Mato, situado na comunidade rural São Braz, Simonésia, Minas Gerais. Foi investigada a situação do abastecimento de água e do esgotamento sanitário de 67 domicílios. Foi encontrado um cenário preocupante em relação à disposição final do esgoto doméstico, sendo que 96% dos domicílios estão em situação inadequada - disposição in natura em cursos d’água ou fossas rudimentares. Foram propostas alternativas adequadas para o tratamento do esgoto doméstico de acordo com as necessidades e condições locais da área de estudo. As alternativas escolhidas são tecnologias sociais e ecológicas com replicação e já implantadas em outras localidades rurais. Palavras-chave: Águas residuárias. Desenvolvimento rural. Bacia hidrográfica. Decentralized technologies appropriate for treating domestic sewage in rural areas: case study for a rural community in Simonesia - Minas Gerais Abstract The absence of domestic sewage treatment systems is one of the main causes of unhealthy and environmental degradation, in addition to being a strong threat to the food security of Brazilian rural families. The study aimed to provide subsidies for the elaboration of a program for the implementation of domestic sewage treatment in the area of the watershed of the Córrego do Mato, located in the rural community of São Braz, Simonésia, Minas Gerais. The situation of water supply and sanitation for 67 households was investigated. A worrying scenario was found in relation to the final disposal of domestic sewage, with 96 % of households being in an inadequate situation - in natura disposal in water courses or rudimentary cesspits. Appropriate alternatives have been proposed for the treatment of domestic sewage according to the needs and local conditions of the study area. The alternatives chosen are social and ecological technologies with replication and already implemented in other rural locations. Keywords: Wastewater. Rural development. Hydrographic basin.

Rural Sustainability : An Examination Of The Practice of Sustainable Development Principles in a Rural Community in Malaysia

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ngah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Rural Sustainability ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Sustainability Principles

This paper examines the extent to which sustainable development principles are practiced in rural life in Malaysia. The first part of the paper defines the concept and principles of rural sustainability. The second part highlights the findings of a case study on rural sustainability practice of a rural community in Malaysia. These include the practice of recycling and reuse of materials, utilization of electricity, water and chemical substances, mode of transport, diversification of economic activities and social cohesion. The study indicates that the level of awareness and the practice of sustainability principles are still low among rural people. Few measures are suggested to promote greater awareness and the practice of rural sustainability in rural areas.

Rural Sustainability : An Examination Of The Practice of Sustainable Development Principles in a Rural Community in Malaysia

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ngah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Rural Sustainability ◽  
Mode Of Transport ◽  
Sustainability Principles

This paper examines the extent to which sustainable development principles are practiced in rural life in Malaysia. The first part of the paper defines the concept and principles of rural sustainability. The second part highlights the findings of a case study on rural sustainability practice of a rural community in Malaysia. These include the practice of recycling and reuse of materials, utilization of electricity, water and chemical substances, mode of transport, diversification of economic activities and social cohesion. The study indicates that the level of awareness and the practice of sustainability principles are still low among rural people. Few measures are suggested to promote greater awareness and the practice of rural sustainability in rural areas.

Mapping and factoring the 2007 ATECO categories in regard to specialised human capital

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Luigi Fabbris ◽  
Paolo Feltrin
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Statistical Institute ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Competency Level

The paper describes an exercise of classification of a subset of five-digit categories of the 2007 ATECO classification system of economic activities. The analysis is grounded on the hypothesis that economic sectors can be clustered according to the competency level required to human resources recently working in industries or services in Italy. The analysis may be useful to evaluate a possible relationship between economic development and education. The analysis consisted of a mapping and then a clustering of the Ateco categories according to the between-distribution dissimilarity of any possible couple of categories. The basic idea was to highlight the Ateco categories that require either more education than others or more education and working experience (human capital) than others, pinpointing, in particular, the categories that require larger percentages of tertiary education and those residing close to territorial hubs. The competency level was measured with a combination of educational attainment and in-service experience of Italian employees, as defined by Istat, the Italian statistical institute. The employees’ educational level was evaluated with the frequency distribution of five (ordinal) classes of education of people employed in 2018 and 2019 in both private and public establishments and offices; the working experience with a logarithmic transform of the average number of in-service years of employees. The analysis highlighted both a sort of input-related classification of the economy and a supply-side classification of the labour market. The results are in line with the theory of the existence of a cluster of creative companies residing close to territorial hubs.

Electrifying Rural Guatemala: Central Policy and Rural Reality

10.1068/c14r ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Potable Water ◽  
Rural Families ◽  
Rural Electrification ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Light At Night ◽  
Electricity Grid ◽  
Hydroelectric Plants ◽  
Depth Interviews

Towards the end of the 20th century Guatemala embarked on an ambitious rural electrification plan: central planners in the Ministry of Energy and Mines hope to connect 90% of homes to the national electricity grid by 2004. Energy for the increased demand comes from floating power plants anchored in Guatemala's Pacific port, a new coal-fired power plant, and numerous small-scale hydroelectric plants. So far, rural electrification, in terms of connected households, has proceeded to plan. However, the success of the rural electrification program belies energy realities and the development needs of rural Guatemala. Data from in-depth interviews and household surveys in Ixcán, Guatemala, show that rural residents prefer other forms of development—like the introduction of potable water, or improved schooling. Electricity, farmers state, only provides rural families with a few hours of light at night because they cannot afford to pay for appliances or for increased consumption of electricity. Fieldwork in rural areas also reveals that the introduction of electricity will not change patterns of firewood consumption; firewood is the basic survival fuel for most rural Guatemalans. Development funds may be better spent on locally run and organized forestry initiatives to ensure reliable sources of firewood for the future.

scholarly journals Fenomena Pernikahan Dini Membuat Orang Tua dan Remaja Tidak Takut Mengalami Kehamilan Tidak Diinginkan

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Aprianti Aprianti ◽  
Zahroh Shaluhiyah ◽  
Antono Suryoputro
Keyword(s):  
Junior High School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Early Marriage ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Sex Behavior ◽  
The Government ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstrakKasus KTD pada remaja Kabupaten Pati yang berusia < 17 tahun sebanyak 43,8%, yang berdampak pada pernikahan di usia dini semakin meningkat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan respon orang tua dan remaja SMP yang mengalami KTD, serta dampak pernikahan di usia dini. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan desain studi kasus. Pengambilan sampel dengan cara purposive dan pengumpulan data menggunakan indepth interview. Informan utama adalah remaja yang mengalami KTD 5 orang. Informan triangulasi orang tua informan 5 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukan fenomena pernikahan dini membuat orang tua dan remaja tidak takut mengalami kehamilan tidak diinginkan, akibatnya masyarakat yang dahulu menganggap hubungan seks pranikah perilaku yang melanggar norma, sekarang cenderung lebih bisa diterima oleh masyarakat. Orang tua dan remaja yang tinggal didaerah rural memberikan respon untuk menyelesaikan permasalah KTD dengan menikahkan informan. Sedangkan yang tinggal didaerah urban, meminta informan untuk melakukan aborsi, tetapi setelah gagal akhirnya informan dinikahkan. Pernikahan menjadi solusi KTD yang dialami remaja karena masyarakat permisif terhadap pernikahan diusia dini dan budaya dimasyarakat yang menganggap jika kewajiban perempuan hanya disektor domestik, sehingga kodrat perempuan adalah menjadi ibu urmah tangga. Disarankan memberikan informasi kepada remaja dan orang tua tentang dampak pernikahan dini. Pemerintah khususnya DKK Pati bisa lebih memberikan pelayanan kesehatan yang ramah remaja sejak tingkat SMP.Kata kunci : KTD, pernikahan dini, remaja SMPAbstractIn Pati District KTD cases in adolescents aged <17 years as much as 43.8%, which affects the marriage at an early age is increasing. This research aims to describe the response of parents and teens junior who experience unwanted pregnancy, and the effects of marriage at an early age. This research method was qualitative case study design. With a purposive sampling and data collection using in-depth interviews. The main informants were adolescent who experienced unwanted pregnancy 5 people. Informants triangulation parents 5 people. The results showed the phenomenon of early marriage makes parents and teens are not afraid of an unwanted pregnancy, as a result people who previously regarded premarital sex behavior that violates norms, are now more likely to be accepted by society. Parents and teenagers who live rural areas provide a response to resolve the problem by marrying unwanted pregnancy informant. While living urban areas, asking informants to have an abortion, but after failing informant eventually wed. Marriage was a solution unwanted pregnancy experienced by adolescents because of the permissive society towards marriage early age and culture in the community who think if the domestic sector only female duties, so that the nature of women is to be a housewife. Suggested provide information to adolescents and parents about the effects of early marriage. The government particularly Health Provider can further provide youth- friendly health services since the junior level.Keywords: unwanted pregnancy, early marriage, adolescents of junior high school

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