Nordic Rural Development Research
Author: Kjell J. Havnevik
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 70
ISBN-13: 9789289303903
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State of the Nordic Region 2020
Author: Jokinen, Johanna
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2020-02-03
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9289364610
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAvailable online: https://pub.norden.org/nord2020-001/ Abstract [en] State of the Nordic Region 2020 gives you a unique look behind the scenes of the world’s most integrated region, comprised of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, along with the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. The report presents a series of facts and figures showing the current state of play within core socioeconomic sectors, including demography, labour market and economy. In addition, you can read about wellbeing and energy pathways towards a carbon neutral Nordic Region. State of the Nordic Region 2020 is published by the Nordic Council of Ministers and produced by Nordregio, an international research center for regional development and planning established by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Nordic Tourism
Author: Colin Michael Hall
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 314
ISBN-13: 1845410939
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTourism is an increasingly important industry in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) that is integral to economic, social and sustainable development. Nordic Tourism is the first comprehensive and accessible introduction to tourism in the region and also includes case studies from leading Nordic researchers on specific destinations, attractions, resources, concepts and issues.
The Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture and Rural Development
Author: Gry Agnete Alsos
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2011-01-01
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0857933248
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe agriculture sector around the world has experienced profound changes in recent years. This unique and path-breaking Handbook draws together the best current research in the area of entrepreneurship in agriculture, food production and rural development. Agriculture policy reforms have impacted farm incomes, while demand side changes have required the development of sophisticated market driven strategies. Farmers have demonstrated uneven abilities to adapt and adjust to these ongoing changes. The ability and propensity of farmers to engage in entrepreneurial behaviors is a key explanation of the different patterns of responses within the sector. This book examines these issues through three main themes. The first theme focuses on the firm and the individual entrepreneurs, exploring entrepreneurship within the farm sector. The second takes a sector and industry perspective, exploring new developments in food production and distribution systems. The third theme explores the inter-relationship between agricultural entrepreneurship and its spatial context. Contributions are drawn from international research settings (Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, North America, Australasia) and offer an interdisciplinary approach to the subject. This astute Handbook, which will challenge and enrich the current literature, will appeal to academics in entrepreneurship, small business studies, agriculture, rural studies, rural sociology and agricultural economics, as well as food industry economists, policymakers and all those interested in supporting agricultural and rural businesses.
Megaregions
Author: John Harrison
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2015-01-30
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1782547908
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy critically assessing the opportunities and challenges posed by planning and governing at the megaregional scale, this innovative book examines the latest conceptualizations of trans-metropolitan landscapes. In doing so, it seeks to uncover whether m
Unfolding Webs
Author: Jan Douwe van der Ploeg
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9789023244844
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Author: Ian Scoones
Publisher: Practical Action
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781853398742
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSustainable Livelihoods and Rural Development looks at the role of social institutions and the politics of policy, as well as issues of identity, gender and generation. The relationships between sustainability and livelihoods are examined, and livelihoods analysis situated within a wider political economy of environmental and agrarian change.
Increasing Income Inequality in the Nordics
Author: Rolf Aaberge
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Published: 2018-04-18
Total Pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9289355123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe contributions document how income inequality in the Nordics in various dimensions have increased over recent decades. These developments are put in an international context. Developments in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are compared. Important aspects analysed in detail are overall inequality of both market and disposable incomes, the redistribution through the tax and transfer system as well as through the provision of government welfare services, the importance of demographic factors, the developments of both relative poverty and top income shares, and gender inequality.
Rural Tourism
Author: Katherine Dashper
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2015-01-12
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 1443874035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRural regions are experiencing fundamental challenges to their ways of life and social fabric, as traditional land-based occupations are in decline and younger and better-educated rural residents migrate to cities for greater work, social and cultural opportunities. Rural tourism offers a possible solution to the problems associated with lost economic opportunities and population decline that accompany the waning of agriculture. Many governments and regional authorities have embraced rural tourism as an opportunity to bring new money into rural regions, stimulating growth, providing employment opportunities and thus beginning to halt rural decline. However, the possibilities of rural tourism to promote rural regeneration have been criticised for being over-stated and unrealistic. Rural tourism has frequently been found to under-deliver in terms of expected economic benefits and job creation, and may sometimes exacerbate local hierarchies and inequalities. This edited collection questions the contribution tourism can and does make to rural regions. Drawing on a range of geographically diverse, research-driven case studies, the book is thematically organised to explore a variety of issues relevant to rural tourism, from the perspectives of local communities, businesses, government/policy makers and the tourists themselves.
