scholarly journals Functioning of the Local Groups of Action (LAG) in the Aspects of Sustainable Rural Development Policy

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Michalcewicz-Kaniowska ◽  
Małgorzata Zajdel ◽  
Cosmina-Simona Toader
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Continue Research ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Local Leaders

Abstract In recent years rural areas of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship have seen very significant changes, especially with the participation of the Rural Development Program 2007-2013. The aim of the article was to diagnose the factors determining the implementation and management of the Leader 2007-2013 program in the institutional and personnel aspect in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodeship, and to diagnose the functioning of the Local Action Groups as the actors responsible for shaping the regional and local sustainable rural development policy, RDP 2007-2013 program. As a result of the research, there is a need to continue research leading to an assessment of the effectiveness of LAG activities and the creation of local leaders, which may have a significant impact on local community participation in moderating local development.

scholarly journals A LEADER-megközelítés helye és szerepe a vidékfejlesztési politika megvalósításában

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Krisztián Kis ◽  
Rita Szekeresné Köteles
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Whole Process ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Development Organizations ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Action Groups

The LEADER approach as a sustainable development streamline based on local resources, means a paradigm of competitive and sustainable rural development. The Local Action Groups (LAGs) as local development organizations forming in the framework for applying the concept of LEADER method, have an important role in realization of objectives of the rural development policy at local level. The execution of the rural development policy can be interpreted as the fulfillment of levels building on each other in an objectiveinstrument type of implementation, which is pervaded by the LEADER approach. The LEADER is not only a successful way of rural development, but a concept or a model that pervades and embraces the whole process of programming and execution of rural development from the policy level to the implementation of projects.

Rural Landscape Shaping Through the Introduction of Trees in Land Consolidation Projects in Poland

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Sobolewska-Mikulska ◽  
Małgorzata Stanczuk-Gałwiaczek
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Rural Landscape ◽  
Land Consolidation ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Design Solutions ◽  
Environmental Landscape ◽  
Trees And Shrubs

Land consolidation works carried out in Poland are mainly aimed at the improvement of spatial structure of plots in agricultural holdings. However, modern trends indicate the necessity of compliance with sustainable rural development policy. This implicates the inevitability of inclusion of the environmental, landscape, technical and organizational aspects in the land consolidation projects in Poland. One such operation is the introduction of trees and shrubs. The paper aims to investigate the scope of land consolidation design solutions concerning the introduction of trees and shrubs. The study was based on selected land consolidation projects from different regions of Poland. The paper also proposes the concept of implementation of the design solutions related to the introduction of trees and shrubs in the land consolidation projects.

scholarly journals Variety in local development strategies and employment: LEADER programme in Andalusia

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (No. 1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Rodriguez ◽  
Luis Miguel Sanchez ◽  
Eugenio Cejudo ◽  
Jose Antonio Camacho
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Populated Region ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Action Groups

For the period 2007–2013 LEADER became the fourth axis of rural development policy. One of the main characteristics of LEADER is that it adopts a bottom-up approach. Local Action Groups (LAGs) have to define and implement area-based local development strategies (LDSs). In this paper, we examine the relationship between variety in the LDSs implemented by LAGs and employment safeguarding over the programming period 2007–2013 in Andalusia, the most populated region of Spain. Firstly, we construct several indicators to capture differences in the number of projects carried out, the grants awarded, the investments made and the safeguarded employment. Secondly, we carry out an exploratory factor analysis. We use cluster analysis to classify LAGs applying similar LDSs. The results obtained show that there is no ideal strategy for employment safeguarding and that spending high amounts of money in a few numbers of projects does not guarantee success. Thus, most LAGs do not show any clear specialisation pattern but obtain moderate results in terms of employment safeguarding. This supports the idea that LAGs need to have sufficient flexibility to find a balance among the different objectives of the rural development policy and to translate this balance into the funding of projects.

scholarly journals Rural tourism and sustainable rural development opportunities in apulia region (southern italy)

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatello Caruso ◽  
Albert-Pol Miró
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Public Aid

The purpose of this study is to investigate the public aid role in to multifunctional farms in developing the rural tourism, and the implementation in non-agricultural activities in the Puglia region. Concretely, by referring to the Rural Development Program 2007/2013, this paper offers an analysis to verify whether there is a solid support for public aid in agrotourism using a farm level data. After a policies and literature review on the role of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) for enhancing economic and sustainable competitiveness of rural areas, we present our case study. Statistical analysis and a tree classification method are carried out.

Conceptualization of the Base for Sustainable Rural Development Policy Implementation

2013 ◽  
pp. 189-203
Author(s):  
Njegovan Zoran ◽  
Olgica Boškovic
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Policy Implementation ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Scientific Discipline ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Rural Development Policy

Looking in wider perspective, the problems of inequality have emerged relatively early even from the period of establishment of economy as a scientific discipline. However, those problems are also the subject of different socio-humanistic scientific research. That process lasts up to date, and it could be said that nowadays it is much more important than before. The main reason for that is that current inequalities are significant and radicalised nowadays as a cause of non-adequate development process.

scholarly journals Quality of life in rural areas: A topic for the Rural Development policy?

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (25) ◽  
pp. 25-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
René Brauer ◽  
Mirek Dymitrow
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
The Face ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Economic Perspectives ◽  
Categorization System

Abstract Contemporary transformations of rural areas involve changes in land uses, economic perspectives, connectivity, livelihoods, but also in lifestyles, whereupon a traditional view of ‘the rural’ and, consequently, of ‘rural development’ no longer holds. Accordingly, EU’s 2007-2013 Rural Development policy (RDP) is one framework to incorporate aspects labelled as quality of life (QOL) alongside traditional rural tenets. With a new rendition of the RDP underway, this paper scopes the content and extent of the expired RDP regarding its incorporation of QOL, in order to better identify considerations for future policy making. Using novel methodology called topic modelling, a series of latent semantic structures within the RDP could be unravelled and re-interpreted via a dual categorization system based on RDP’s own view on QOL, and on definitions provided by independent research. Corroborated by other audits, the findings indicate a thematic overemphasis on agriculture, with the focus on QOL being largely insignificant. Such results point to a rationale different than the assumed one, at the same time reinforcing an outdated view of rurality in the face of the ostensibly fundamental turn towards viewing rural areas in a wider, more humanistic, perspective. This unexpected issue of underrepresentation is next addressed through three possible drivers: conceptual (lingering productionist view of the rural), ideological (capitalist prerogative preventing non-pecuniary values from entering policy) and material (institutional lock-ins incapable of accommodating significant deviations from an agricultural focus). The paper ends with a critical discussion and some reflections on the broader concept of rurality.

scholarly journals Assessing The Research Framework And Institutional Context For Rural Development Policy: Discussion

1992 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Joyce E. Allen
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Rural America ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
Persistent Poverty ◽  
Policy Discussion ◽  
Economic Well Being

A discussion of rural development policy could focus on a number of issues surrounding the economic well-being of rural communities and rural residents. Research shows that rural America is experiencing many problems including widespread stagnation in job creation, reduced rates of population growth, substantial outmigration, and underdeveloped human resources (Brown et al.). According to Rasmussen, the first rural development efforts (e.g., improving physical characteristics of rural areas) met with quick and quantifiable success, but unemployment, persistent poverty, and inadequate housing may be more intractable.

scholarly journals Initiatives based on local resources − new challenges of agricultural law.

2018 ◽  
pp. 91-100
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Szymańska
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Local Actors

The model of sustainable rural development recognises the necessity of local development based on local resources. Investing in the growth of social capital refers to the postulates of implementing an integrated model of rural development, where different local actors engage and cooperate for the common good. Agricultural law also faces these challenges. The social capital of rural areas is characterised by bottom-up activities, locality and territoriality of initiatives, an integrated approach, a partnership action through local action groups, innovation in problem solving, independent management and financing of activities. It encourages local communities to work together to change their surroundings, solve urgent problems, invest in activities diversifying their income, for example through small entrepreneurship, setting up non-agricultural activities, thematic villages, care farms, production of traditional, regional and ecological high quality products, folk handicrafts, crafts.

scholarly journals Effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability in local rural development partnerships

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krisztián Kis ◽  
József Gál ◽  
Antal Véha
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Local Area ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Policy Compliance ◽  
Institutional System ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Action Groups

Due to the ever-increasing role the LEADER approach is playing in realizing rural development policy, Local Action Groups (LAGs) have become key actors in the institutional system of rural development. Through their activity in supporting and improving local development, they represent a spatial organizing force in rural regions. Their operation can effectively contribute to the competitive and sustainable development of their local area, within the framework of European rural development policy. Compliance with this role requires the active and conscientious work of the LAGs, both in the process of programming and implementation. In this paper, we aim to present the impact mechanism of the operation of LAGs and its determinant factors. Based on expert evaluations, we investigate the experiences of the implementation of the LEADER approach for rural development from the viewpoints of effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability.

scholarly journals THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY IN GERMANY: A REVIEW ARTICLE

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-76
Author(s):  
Puspi Eko Wiranthi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Agricultural Producers ◽  
Local Capacity ◽  
Rural Development Policy ◽  
The Government

Germany as one of the largest agricultural producers in the European Union has faced several problems in the rural areas. Therefore, the government has set out a rural development policy in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) which covers four axes, namely improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sectors (axis 1), improving the environment and the countryside (axis 2), improving the quality of life in rural areas and encouraging diversification of the rural economy (axis 3), and building local capacity for employment and diversification (axis 4). Therefore, in this study, we give an overview of past and present reform of rural development policy, including the objectives, programmes, measures and fund allocations and analyze how governments determine different priorities on the axis among the regions. From the review, it is found that from the implementation of the rural development policy 2007-2013, Germanygives priority to the axis 2 with the greatest percentage of 42.71 percent (improving the environment and countryside), followed by the axis 1 with a percentage of 26.60 percent (improving the competitiveness of the agricultural and forestry sectors), then axis 3 with the percentage of 23.06 percent, and the last axis 4 with the percentage of 6.31 percent (building local capacity for employment and diversification - Leader).

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