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Assessing the viability of vacant farmhouse market in China: A case study in Sichuan

Yin, Qi; Hu, Jinfu; Sun, Zhanli; Xu, Dingde; Ntim-Amo, … - In: Land 9 (2020) 11

countries like China. As a result, houses in rural areas become vacant, and the house prices in cities, at the same time … profound policy implications in China, few empirical studies have been conducted on analyzing the willingness of house owners … and urban residents to participate in the VFM and any influencing factors—as there is no such operating market in China …

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A household waste stream analysis in a rural Mexican location

Velazquez, Luis; Anaya, Carlos; Contreras-Aganza, Omar; … - In: The Central European Review of Economics and Management … 4 (2020) 3, pp. 53-65

Aim: This paper presents a waste stream exploratory study with the purpose of identifying opportunity gaps to reduce environmental and health risks within the household waste stream in a small rural population in Northwestern Mexico by following the waste management hierarchy. Design / Research...

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Leadership in agricultural machinery circles: experimental evidence from Tajikistan

Müller, Malte - In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 64 (2020) 2, pp. 533-554

Leadership is critical for the viability of rural groups. The way in which leadership is legitimised can mediate leader and group member behaviour in the face of social dilemmas. Yet there has been scant research on leader-follower dynamics in naturally occurring groups. Highlighting the case of...

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The tourist potential of rural areas in Poland

Baum, Sabine - In: Eastern European Countryside 17 (2011), pp. 107-135

This paper critically examines the role tourism can play in the stabilisation and diversification of rural areas using the example of Poland. Based on the literature and statistical data, the past development and current state of rural tourism in Poland is analysed. Then an analytical framework...

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Bio-energy and rural development: Findings from a comparative study in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe

Wolz, Axel; Buchenrieder, Gertrud; Márkus, Richard - In: South East European Journal of Economics and Business 6 (2011) 2, pp. 7-16

Rising energy prices for fossil fuels, the unreliable supply of energy imports during recent winters, and European Union (EU) policies have stimulated national awareness and political action on renewable bio-energy among all of the European countries. In discussions on agricultural policy,...

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The re-coding of rural development rationality: tracing EU Governmentality and Europeanisation at the local level

Stoustrup, Sune Wiingaard - In: European Planning Studies (2021) Latest Articles

The evolution of EU rural development policies and imaginaries have entailed that rural areas in Europe and their residents have been assigned specific roles concerning local responsibility and identities when it comes to attaining positive territorial development. The paper approaches the...

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Thinking Together Digitalization and Social Innovation in Rural Areas: An Exploration of Rural Digitalization Projects in Germany

Sept, Ariane - In: European Countryside 12 (2020) 2, pp. 193-208

Digitalization and social innovation are often discussed separately and without any spatial reference or in relation to cities, although newer works show the importance of social innovation also for rural areas. Existing digitalization projects illustrate the potential of digital technologies...

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Rethinking rural entrepreneurship in the era of globalization: Some observations from Iran

Shahraki, Hassan; Heydari, Ebrahim - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 9 (2019) 42, pp. 1-26

This longitudinal qualitative study aimed at investigating and analyzing rural entrepreneurship in the era of globalization. The main goal of this paper is to form and present a theoretical alternative for mainstream economic rural entrepreneurship. For this purpose, 40 entrepreneurs, experts,...

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Agricultural entrepreneurship in Lower Brahmaputra Valley, Assam

Choudhury, Krishnakhi; Easwaran, Kanagaraj - In: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research 9 (2019) 59, pp. 1-13

The present paper explores the role played by farmer entrepreneurs in making farming a profitable livelihood avenue in Lower Brahmaputra Valley in Assam. Agricultural entrepreneurship is often construed as a means for empowering the rural unemployed youth. In this context of Assam, the present...

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Box-scheme as alternative food network - the economic integration between consumers and producers

de Souza, Ronaldo Tavares - In: Agricultural and Food Economics 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-25

As a growing option for small farmers, alternative food networks (AFN) have attracted the attention of researchers around the world. Nevertheless, not much focus is given to box-schemes as a format itself. The nomenclature is often associated with community-supported agriculture (CSA) and...

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