{"componentChunkName":"component---src-layouts-issue-js","path":"/issues/","result":{"data":{"allArticle":{"edges":[{"node":{"title":"Phenomenon Camino de Santiago: impact of overtourism and pandemic years on discussion about (un) sustainable rural development strategy","slug":"phenomenon-camino-de-santiago-impact-of-overtourism-and-pandemic-years-on-discuss","author":[{"name":"Vladimír Székely"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":7,"pageTo":22,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246244-01_szekely.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"The renaissance of the cult of St. James and Camino de Santiago (the Christian pilgrimage route to the tomb of St. James the Apostle in San- tiago de Compostela, Spain) began from the second half of the 20th century through the pro-active Catholic volunteers. Their effort has been accompanied by the activities of state and public administration bodies aimed to create the profane, tourist Camino as an effective way to promote Galicia region and the town Santiago de Compostela as a tourism destination. The applied different development strategies had also the ambition to solve the local and regional problems of socio-economic development of the backward rural areas, affected by Camino with its visitors. The study deals with the phenomenon Camino and its transformation from the Christian pilgrimage route to post-secular’s product of mass tourism in the context of (un)sustainable rural development. The special turn in the permanent growth in the number of tourists and pilgrims on the Ca- mino (from overtourism to undertourism) is connected with the shock pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, and Camino as rural development strategy is again studied from the rural sustainability point of view."}},{"node":{"title":"Political rent-seeking in agriculture under the evolving priori-ties of the EU CAP","slug":"political-rent-seeking-in-agriculture-under-the-evolving-priori-ties-of-the-eu-ca","author":[{"name":"Aleksandra Pawłowska"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":23,"pageTo":35,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246434-02_pawlowska.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"There has been a shift in the discussion of the determinants of agricul- tural development, from productivity to sustainability, taking into account the in- tegrity of economic, social and environmental goals, as well as intergeneratio- nal equity. The change in the paradigm has been accompanied by the evolution of the EU CAP instruments, potentially influencing the scale of rent-seeking by agricultural producers through policy mechanisms. Thus the main objective is to look at change in producer support estimate, i.e. value of transfers from con- sumers and taxpayers to farms, under conditions of evolving agricultural policy priorities and instruments towards a “green” transformation."}},{"node":{"title":"The change in social infrastructure in rural Bulgaria","slug":"the-change-in-social-infrastructure-in-rural-bulgaria","author":[{"name":"Mihaela Mihailova"},{"name":"Bozhidar Ivanov"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":37,"pageTo":51,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246565-03_ivanov.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"This study aims to find the state of social infrastructure in Bulgaria and the effect on depopulation of rural areas. Bulgaria’s rural areas have suf- fered both a decline in population and decline in quality and quantity of social infrastructure services after the country joined the EU. These two processes have a high symbiotic connection. This study implemented a desk research com- bined with quantitative and qualitative methods and applied a social infrastruc- ture matrix. The result of declined state of social infrastructure is explained by researching: schools, parks and playgrounds, public safety structures, waste disposal facilities, hospitals, roads, recreation facilities, internet access. The state of social infrastructure is one of the important factors for the current state of rural areas and is directly related to the demographic problem the areas face. A new approach towards the problem is required in Bulgaria to revitalize the vil- lages and modernize the social infrastructure. What is necessary is an adequate policy that fosters innovative approaches and helps rural communities, that is in line with Bulgarian environment."}},{"node":{"title":"Bottom-up initiatives to counteract climate change, on the example of creating local water partnerships and energy cooperatives in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship","slug":"bottom-up-initiatives-to-counteract-climate-change-on-the-example-of-creating-loc","author":[{"name":"Ryszard Kamiński"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":53,"pageTo":69,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246659-04_kaminski.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"The text describes local and regional initiatives responding to global challenges related to climate change. Climate change, until recently commonly treated with a pinch of salt, is becoming more and more burdensome and threate- ning to the inhabitants of the entire globe. Actions counteracting these phenomena are usually global projects of international organizations or at least individual governments. However, also on a local scale, actions can and should be taken to counteract climate change and allow local rural communities to adapt to new ex- ternal conditions. The most important purpose of the text is to present a case study of initiatives of this type implemented in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. This is the nature of the local water partnerships that have been established for several years, associating various stakeholders tackling the challenges related to the shortage of water for agriculture and local communities. One of the sources of the economic crisis is the so-called energy poverty, which can be opposed by the so-called local energy communities aiming at energy self-sufficiency. In Poland, the first initiatives of this type take the form of energy cooperatives. The text de- scribes the beginnings of creating local water partnerships and energy coopera- tives in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship."}},{"node":{"title":"Mechanisms of technological knowledge transfer in the context of smart specialization in rural areas","slug":"mechanisms-of-technological-knowledge-transfer-in-the-context-of-smart-specializa","author":[{"name":"Iryna Gontareva"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":70,"pageTo":81,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246762-05_gontareva.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"Strategies of smart specialization are based on choosing areas of in- novation activity and effective use of knowledge for socio-economic develop- ment of the regions. Using knowledge transfer mechanisms to put knowledge into practice is an element of the implementation of these strategies. Studying the effectiveness of such mechanisms includes analyzing their dependence on the implementation context. This research deals with the identification of ru- ral context characteristics that determine the functioning of the mechanisms. The problem is a specific diversity of rural areas. The basic methodological approach of the research is Extractive Qualitative Content Analysis (EQCA), which is used as an instrument to support the empirical identification of causal mechanisms. The empirical data was obtained from rural areas of the Łódźkie Voivodeship. The analysis of the functioning of mechanisms of technological and organizational knowledge transfer has demonstrated that different develop- ment programs should be used for at least four types of rural areas. Furthermo- re, the research revealed the need to expand the list of the used socio-economic characteristics and provide expert evaluations."}},{"node":{"title":"Results of discussions with political, research and social actors on selected impacts of climate change in the LAG Opavsko at the national level of the Czech Republic","slug":"results-of-discussions-with-political-research-and-social-actors-on-selected-impa","author":[{"name":"Marie Trantinová"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":82,"pageTo":98,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699246853-06_trantinova.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"The increasingly urgent issue of climate change and the countryside, which provides the space and opportunity to improve the situation, are the main issues of this article. Two multi-actor-platforms (MAPs) were established in the Czech Republic in order to elaborate on these issues. The first MAP VENUS, operates on the territo- ry of the local action group in Silesia region. The regional LAG Opavsko addresses the theme of community energy. The second MAP, Climate Friendly Village (CFV), works at the national level. To ensure the quality, the members for MAPs were se- lected according to their experience in the topics and knowledge of leadership such as animation or implementation. The national level for the MAP CFV was chosen based on the focus of the selected CAP1 tools. The discussions in the MAPs aimed at describing the problem in a group of actors (policy-research-social) and proposing a solution regarding the reduction of the impacts of climate change. The methods used covered the Delphi method, questionnaires and interviews. The summary results were formulated into position papers. From the position papers of all SHERPA partners, recommendations for the creation of rural and agricultural policy for the EU after 2027 will be summarized. The summary of the findings of the MAPs from the Czech Republic is that the implementation of measures to mitigate climate change in the areas of climate-friendly villages and community energy requires an increase in the number of experts. Legislation poses significant barriers to the easy implementation of measures. The willingness of central government to change it is low. Working with the public, who have low trust in all levels and institutions of the state, is crucial. Delegating more competences to competent LAGs was suggested as a possible solution."}},{"node":{"title":"Diversification of rural economy in times of green transition in the eyes of rural stakeholders. Case study of the Polish Mazowieckie region","slug":"diversification-of-rural-economy-in-times-of-green-transition-in-the-eyes-of-rura","author":[{"name":"Paweł Chmieliński"},{"name":"Barbara Wieliczko"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":99,"pageTo":106,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1699247133-07_chmielinski_wieliczko.pdf","title":null},"abstract":""}},{"node":{"title":"Small farms: the potential of social farming for social inclusion in Latvia","slug":"small-farms-the-potential-of-social-farming-for-social-inclusion-in-latvia","author":[{"name":"Aija Zobena"}],"volume":{"name":"Volume 18","year":2023,"no":18,"title":"????/","editor":[],"slug":"volume-18"},"pageFrom":107,"pageTo":114,"pdf":{"url":"https://www.datocms-assets.com/20305/1707643198-08_zobena.pdf","title":null},"abstract":"Latvia is characterized by a large number of small farms with significant economic and social disparities, which also have a territorial impact. Small farm output and incomes are relatively small, contributing to social stratification. Multifunctionality, a core issue in the EU agricultural and rural development agenda, refers to the different functions that agriculture fulfils in society. In several European countries care farms (social farming) develop idea of multifunctional agriculture by organizing social services on the local level. Social farming covers at least three dynamic areas of society - rural development, social entrepreneurship and the growing demand for social care services, it is closely linked to the concept of multifunctional agriculture. Foreign experience shows that social care farms have good social entrepreneurship potential for small farms, but in Latvia it has not been sufficiently assessed. The results of the survey (2018) suggest that not all local action groups (LAGs) can assess the impact of project implementation on territorial development, the situation of different population groups. The LAGs are more oriented towards economically and socially active people, the work with socially disadvantaged groups is complicated, and so their interests and needs are often ignored. The research was supported by the project ‘Ready for change? Sustainable management of common natural resources’ funded by the Latvian Council of Science (Nr. lzp-2019/1-0319)."}}]}},"pageContext":{"slug":"volume-18"}},"staticQueryHashes":["2036182386","3000541721"]}