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Geography
Jakub Stachowski, Bente Rasmussen
Summary: This article examines the perceived impact of international migration on host rural communities through interviews with local stakeholders in rural locales in Norway. The findings highlight the consensus that international labor migrants are indispensable for the demographic and economic sustenance of host rural communities. However, stakeholders' perspectives reveal a complex picture of labor migration, emphasizing the influence of migration tempo and prior local migration history on its representation and local handling. The article suggests that international migration can be seen as a common phenomenon or a force that significantly affects the conception of the local community, leading to socio-spatial variations and the emergence of new local social divisions in rural communities.
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2023)
Article
Economics
Agata Mroz, Lukasz Komorowski, Michal Wolanski, Maciej Stawicki, Paulina Kozlowska, Monika Stanny
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of EU Cohesion Policy on rural areas in Poland and finds that the effectiveness of the policy is dependent on the type of territorial capital involved. Specifically, the development of non-agricultural functions and reduction in agricultural function leads to greater policy effectiveness.
Article
Geography
Sam Scott, M. Anne Visser
Summary: This article argues that low-wage migrants employed in rural areas of developed countries often face specific and precarious employment and housing situations, making integration into the local society difficult. Only by moving on from temporary and tied accommodation, can rural integration become feasible. However, even then, these workers often face limited integration and remain separate from the host society.
SOCIOLOGIA RURALIS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Lukasz Komorowski, Agata Mroz, Monika Stanny
Summary: This paper examines the extent to which rural areas in Poland have benefitted from the EU's Cohesion Policy, finding that around 40% of CP funds were allocated to 40% of the country's rural areas. The study also explores the spatial distribution of fund absorption and the main social and economic factors associated with high absorption levels.
Article
Geography
Sona Kalantaryan, Marco Scipioni, Fabrizio Natale, Alfredo Alessandrini
Summary: The study found that, with the decline in agricultural labor force, the proportion of migrant workers in the agricultural sector in several regions is increasing over time. Migrants living in rural areas are more likely to be unemployed and face economic hardship, while migrants employed in agriculture are more likely to work in elementary occupations and temporary jobs. The case studies on Italy and Spain demonstrate that the size of the migrant population is related to the typology of agricultural land use and labor intensity and seasonality of cultivation.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Aina G. Gomez, Pau Balaguer, Angels Fernandez-Mora, Joaquin Tintore
Summary: This study proposes a standard procedure to assess the physical, social and environmental nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas. The methods have been applied to 318 anchoring areas along the coast of the Balearic Islands, confirming its usefulness as an environmental management tool.
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Environmental Studies
Nestor Vercher
Summary: This article examines the actors involved in social innovation in rural areas and the roles they play, based on interviews with key informants of three socially innovative initiatives in rural areas of Spain and Scotland. The findings highlight the central role of local processes and actors, the impact of facilitators and perceived neutrality, and the contribution of social economy organizations.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dilshad Ahmad, Muhammad Afzal
Summary: Rural riverbank communities are experiencing psychological, social and economic distress due to riverbank erosion, leading to displacement, food insecurity and limited employment opportunities. Proper policy interventions focusing on human capital development, credit access and institution services are essential to improve livelihood and food security of these vulnerable households. Increasing forestry in riverbank areas and investing in training and education programmes are also crucial for reducing environmental pollution and enhancing livelihood and food security for erosion-prone riverbank households.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Development Studies
Pu Hao, Shuangshuang Tang
Summary: This paper examines the impact of migration and urban income on the consumption patterns of poor rural households in China through a survey of households in the north of Jiangsu province. The results show that households with migrating members have higher disposable incomes, but the high living costs in the city often lead to frugality and family separation. This highlights the need for policy changes to improve rural welfare and resource provisions. Rating: 8/10.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Geography
Julie Fromentin
Summary: This article provides a spatiotemporal analysis of population diversity in French rural areas between 1975 and 2015, taking into account the weight of the immigrant population and the variety of countries of birth. The study highlights the dominant diversification trajectories in the French countryside over the past forty years, but also reveals variations in pace and intensity based on the economic and demographic characteristics of the territories and their migration history. It emphasizes the importance of considering temporalities of social change in informing local public action on social integration.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Menelaos Gkartzios, Nick Gallent, Mark Scott
Summary: This article discusses the value of a place capitals perspective in understanding the value of rural places and how planning can protect, enhance, and sensitively use these capitals. Rural places are seen as composites of different capitals, and the spatial energy that exists in the linkages between these capitals plays a critical role in creating better rural places. By developing a generalizable capitals framework, this paper aims to transcend jurisdictional boundaries and planning systems and provide a guide for understanding and intervening in rural places.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geography
Miguel Gonzalez-Leonardo, Francisco Rowe, Alberto Fresolone-Caparros
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in internal migration to rural areas, particularly in rural areas close to cities and with a high prevalence of second homes. These migrants include individuals of all age groups and foreign-born populations.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
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Urban Studies
Pu Hao
Summary: Recent policy reforms in China have allowed for more profitable land uses and requisition terms, unlocking the potential of rural land. Possession of rural landholdings has been found to impact the mobility choices and life outcomes of rural migrants, sorting them into different localities and social classes.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Romuald Jonczy, Przemyslaw Sleszynski, Alicja Dolinska, Michal Ptak, Justyna Rokitowska-Malcher, Diana Rokita-Poskart
Summary: The research indicates that the decision to move from the city to the countryside is mainly influenced by environmental factors, while the selection of a specific location is more determined by economic factors. Respondents highly value the environmental benefits of rural living, but economic factors such as insufficient infrastructure and poor services are viewed negatively.
Article
Thermodynamics
Xingguang Li
Summary: The number of energy consumption in the residential sector has rapidly grown in the past 40 years, primarily due to the increased energy consumption in rural areas. This study aims to examine the impact of farmland rental market participation on residential energy consumption, using a dataset of 5018 samples. The results indicate that farm households with rented land have significantly higher residential energy consumption and electricity consumption compared to those without rented land.
Article
Geography
Kate Parizeau
Summary: This Forum piece discusses the framing of temporary migrant workers as a solution to food loss and waste in Canada's agri-food industry. It highlights the limitations and violations associated with temporary migration programs, which have been criticized as neo-colonial tools of the Canadian state. The emergence of food loss and waste as an environmental issue is still in flux. The author argues that framing migrant workers as a solution to food waste reinforces exploitative labor systems and raises ethical concerns.
