A5031778237- Rural development and sustainability
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Regional Development and Innovation
- Cooperative Studies and Economics
- Organic Food and Agriculture
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Geography and Education Methods
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- French Urban and Social Studies
- Galician and Iberian cultural studies
- Social Sciences and Policies
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Rural Development and Agriculture
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Regional resilience and development
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis
- Urbanization and City Planning
- Latin American Urban Studies
- Agricultural and Food Production Studies
- Finance, Taxation, and Governance
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2014-2025
Environmental Technologies (United States)
2012-2014
Gobierno del Principado de Asturias
2013
Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de Santa Catarina
2013
Urbana University
2011
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
1986
This article presents a comparative position of banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in reaching rural enterprises Bangladesh, particularly lending savings services. We have gathered data from 225 respondents through questionnaire survey on the demand side market Bangladesh. The financial is still mostly informal underserved. MFIs reached nearer physically methodology to despite capability constraints fund arrangement having organisational limitations expand as per demand. On other...
Social Farming (SF) is an emerging sector in the rural European context, but Economic and Committee (2013/C 44/07) emphasizes that SF should be planned implemented under new 2014-20 development policy because of positive results obtained. The concept can associated with agriculture as a multifunctional activity, giving agricultural practice meanings functions incorporating social services, medical treatment rehabilitation, educational training support. In addition, must considered means...
This article summarizes the protocol applied to analyse spatial consequences of diverse regional plans included in General Spatial Planning Catalonia (GSPC) municipalities since 1985. The main aims GSPC were achieve a more balanced distribution population, avoiding Barcelona metropolitan region congestion, coastal overcrowding and mountain areas depopulation, improve mobility infrastructures social welfare. methodology used was based on factor analysis that reduced 30 socioeconomic...
Abstract The early 20th century saw the beginning of a process urbanizing rural space (Berry, 1976a; 1976b), described as counter-urbanization (Champion, 1989). creation Protected Natural Areas (PNAs) has defined some spaces, relatively far from large urban metropolitan areas, where ecological and scenic value is magnet for urbanization (Prados, 2005). Thus, PNAs make areas more attractive to new economic leisure activities can promote positive type development that been called...
El Alt Pirineu i Aran (APiA) se ha ido despoblando desde mediados del siglo XIX hasta la década de 1990 cuando recuperado población por inmigración, básicamente extranjera, y un proceso naturbanización, concentrándose en los pueblos fondo valles mejor comunicados. Utilizando el método segunda opción (SMO) han podido identificar las actividades usos suelo (AyUS) más adecuados para una mejora económica cada comarca APiA así recuperar población. La SMO permite delimitar que AyUS podrían ser...
The so-called "Green Revolution" has marginalized and depopulated many rural areas, but economic diversication emerged since the 1980s.Consumer appreciation for organic farming proximity sourcing increased, farmers have responded to this market.Since 2008 crisis led importation of low-quality food products at an unsustainable level energy costs, lack employment opportunity people seek opportunities in countryside, producing foods with ecological criteria short supply chains.Within scenario,...
En este artículo, se presenta una revisión sintetizada de la literatura más relevante acerca del nuevo paradigma desarrollo rural. A partir ello, argumenta que los diversos cuerpos teóricos involucrados en su teorización aún están demasiado desconectados. sentido, subraya necesidad nuevas conceptualizaciones como el modelo rural web (van der Ploeg y Marsden, 2008), un marco teórico integrado concibe continua revitalización compleja red personas, recursos, actividades procesos interactúan...
Abstract In Europe, Social Farming (SF) and agritourism are multifunctional agriculture activities that arise when agricultural land is abandoned in rural peri-urban areas; it difficult to develop commercial if not intensive. our research, we studied SF Catalonia, carrying out a census classification of 161 initiatives more in-depth analysis 10 projects (or 9 some cases), identifying their viability the economic, social, environmental return on investment (SROI) for resources used each case....
Abstract In a peripheral rural area like the Pyrenees, it is necessary to promote local resources, which can be converted in value-added activities with comparative advantages relation other areas. The Comparative Advantage Theory and Second-Best Option (SBO) methodology are presented here. Each territory develop or services, even though there places that may more suitable for them, when these best specialization option this territory. idea of SBO means engaging make possible achieve...
Food sovereignty (FS) aims to obtain value-added products in proximity agriculture (PA) order achieve food security a country. Social farming (SF) can help develop this PA as well favoring integration of people at risk social exclusion (RSE). The methodology includes review the literature, survey 161 SF projects Catalonia, and ten selected in-depth interviews. “Social Return on Investment” (SROI) is also applied assess efficiency analyzed. results show economic, social, environmental...
En los Pirineos el fuego ha sido una de las herramientas más antiguas y eficientes la historia gestión usos del suelo contribuido a dar forma un paisaje gran diversidad. La acción humana sobre cubierta introducido algunas modificaciones, que incendios forestales han dejado ser proceso sistema natural para convertirse en grave amenaza ecosistemas sociedad. Utilizando técnicas SIG análisis estadístico se cuantifican cambios cubiertas hace diagnosis puntos ignición ocurridos comarcas montaña...
Although social farming (SF) has been a successful endeavor in Catalonia over the last 30 years, it not visible for part of society, which is largely unaware its existence. Nevertheless, this study demonstrated after studying five cases that return on investment (SROI) significant rural areas. In study, in-depth interviews were carried out, and general questionnaire was sent to 161 SF projects with view analyzing participation stakeholders returns they have achieved. The SROI method benefits...
Nuevas actividades innovadoras han generado interacciones entre las áreas rurales de los Pirineos y Barcelona con ventaja para turísticas. El objetivo este estudio es explorar la relación valor añadido el emprendimiento mujeres en proyectos económicos, sociales o políticos montaña como Cataluña. La participación cargos electos gerenciales administración local favorece emprendimiento. metodología utilizada incluye una revisión bibliográfica, un análisis cuantitativo responsabilidades política...
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Abstract Information and communication technologies (ICTs) open up new possibilities for development in rural mountain areas. ICTs are analysed as a factor attracting business enabling dispersion of economic activity that is usually concentrated metropolitan Rural areas have benefited from the increasing incorporation ICT companies because strategies now made viable, thus bringing local territories into global markets vice versa. Competitiveness added value incorporated product through given...