The proper operationalization of urban and rural is extremely important to our understanding of the impacts of specific … operational approaches to identifying urban and rural communities in that it allows for the examination of both without the … substantively holds meaning in conceptualizing rural and urban ecological context. …

and both have great disparities in terms of sanitation access, particularly in rural-urban terms. Sanitation development …

Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) are an important source for livelihoods for a significant portion of rural … populations all over the world. The present study explores the dependence of rural households on forests managed under Joint …

England, a project was commissioned to listen to the views and experiences of a group of older people living in a rural … support the literature in confirming the variety of experiences and views held by rural older people, their personal activity … related to protection of themselves and their sense of heightened vulnerabilities but also security from living in rural areas.  …

case study across one high- and one low-entrepreneurship community in rural areas in each of three states – Pennsylvania … idea that in these rural areas, discovery and creation fail to capture the nuances of how entrepreneurs think about … advances the conversation as it pertains to rural entrepreneurship development using original research from the field.  …

Purpose – This study aims to focus on the unique challenges of retail service delivery in rural tourism markets. This … paper specifically seeks to address: factors attracting individuals to a rural tourism community; factors motivating …'s survey techniques, data were collected from two different groups: resident customers and tourist customers in a rural Iowa …

implementing the Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority’s Rural Development Programme. Design …/methodology/approach This exploratory, qualitative study involved unemployed people from a rural location in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa … through rural entrepreneurship. It empowers disadvantaged women and youths to gain access and skills which, if the recommended …

opportunities for rural communities. However, tensions may also arise within communities where stakeholder ideologies are at odds … festivals contribute to the community and how this may impact on the success of the festival itself. Design … relevant stakeholders consider festivals contribute to the community and how this may impact on the success of the festival …

rural levels. Design/methodology/approach It adopted Engel curve approach, which was estimated using ordinary least squares … rural locations. Findings The result shows that individual characteristics like age, religion, education and household …-level variables possess stronger significant effects among the rural households while marital status and employment had differential …