New Sources of Employment in Rural Areas: The Rural Europe 2+2+ Strategy - Couverture souple

Fieldsend, Andrew

 
9783847323020: New Sources of Employment in Rural Areas: The Rural Europe 2+2+ Strategy
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3847323024 ISBN 13 : 9783847323020
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Historically, the economic contribution of rural areas to regions was clear: it was the provider of farm produce and other raw materials such as coal. Rural employment was evidently based on the exploitation of natural capital. Today, natural capital still strongly characterises the profile of rural employment in the European Union but its effect now goes far beyond the traditional rural sector of agriculture. There are in fact four drivers of rural employment and rural economic prosperity, and these can be structured by two complementary analytical directions, namely ‘production’ based on (a) renewable and (b) non-renewable resources, and ‘consumption’ by (a) non-residents and (b) residents of a territory, hence ‘Rural Europe 2+2+’. Thus, whether jobs are created through farming, mining, rural tourism or by attracting incomers who set up new businesses, natural capital is a common theme. However, the financial, human, physical and social capitals of rural areas must be improved in parallel with this via an integrated, territorial development approach. In this way, rural areas can become part of a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy in line with the priorities of Europe 2020.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Historically, the economic contribution of rural areas to regions was clear: it was the provider of farm produce and other raw materials such as coal. Rural employment was evidently based on the exploitation of natural capital. Today, natural capital still strongly characterises the profile of rural employment in the European Union but its effect now goes far beyond the traditional rural sector of agriculture. There are in fact four drivers of rural employment and rural economic prosperity, and these can be structured by two complementary analytical directions, namely ‘production’ based on (a) renewable and (b) non-renewable resources, and ‘consumption’ by (a) non-residents and (b) residents of a territory, hence ‘Rural Europe 2+2+’. Thus, whether jobs are created through farming, mining, rural tourism or by attracting incomers who set up new businesses, natural capital is a common theme. However, the financial, human, physical and social capitals of rural areas must be improved in parallel with this via an integrated, territorial development approach. In this way, rural areas can become part of a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy in line with the priorities of Europe 2020.

Biographie de l'auteur

The author has over 30 years of experience in agricultural and rural research, both in the UK and in Hungary. He was Scientific Coordinator of the EU Framework 7 project 'RuralJobs' and has managed or participated in several other international research projects. He is Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal 'Studies in Agricultural Economics'.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3847323024
ISBN 13 
9783847323020
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
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