Search Results - "Journal of Rural Studies"

Why some rural areas decline while some others not: An overview of rural evolution in the world by Li, Yuheng, Westlund, Hans, Liu, Yansui

“…Rural decline is an inevitable process as human society transforms from the agrarian to the urban-industrial economy, and further on to the knowledge economy…”
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Rural development in the digital age: A systematic literature review on unequal ICT availability, adoption, and use in rural areas by Salemink, Koen, Strijker, Dirk, Bosworth, Gary

“…This paper presents a systematic review of 157 papers on digital developments and rural development in advanced countries. It focuses on the general…”
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Digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas: A socio-cyber-physical system framework to support responsibilisation by Rijswijk, Kelly, Klerkx, Laurens, Bacco, Manlio, Bartolini, Fabio, Bulten, Ellen, Debruyne, Lies, Dessein, Joost, Scotti, Ivano, Brunori, Gianluca

“…Digital technologies are often seen as an opportunity to enable sustainable futures in agriculture and rural areas. However, this digital transformation…”
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Local and farmers' knowledge matters! How integrating informal and formal knowledge enhances sustainable and resilient agriculture by Šūmane, Sandra, Kunda, Ilona, Knickel, Karlheinz, Strauss, Agnes, Tisenkopfs, Talis, Rios, Ignacio des Ios, Rivera, Maria, Chebach, Tzruya, Ashkenazy, Amit

“…The widespread transformations in farming practices during recent decades across many parts of Europe – increased capital intensity, scale enlargement,…”
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Targeted poverty alleviation and its practices in rural China: A case study of Fuping county, Hebei Province by Guo, Yuanzhi, Zhou, Yang, Liu, Yansui

“…After nearly seventy years of poverty alleviation, China has basically solved the problem of providing food and clothing to the rural poor. However, the…”
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Automated pastures and the digital divide: How agricultural technologies are shaping labour and rural communities by Rotz, Sarah, Gravely, Evan, Mosby, Ian, Duncan, Emily, Finnis, Elizabeth, Horgan, Mervyn, LeBlanc, Joseph, Martin, Ralph, Neufeld, Hannah Tait, Nixon, Andrew, Pant, Laxmi, Shalla, Vivian, Fraser, Evan

“…A “digital revolution” in agriculture is underway. Advanced technologies like sensors, artificial intelligence, and robotics are increasingly being promoted as…”
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Spatio-temporal patterns of rural poverty in China and targeted poverty alleviation strategies by Liu, Yansui, Liu, Jilai, Zhou, Yang

“…Poverty is a challenge facing all countries and the international community as a whole. Promoting development, narrowing the rural-urban gap, eliminating…”
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Combinations of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital for farm innovation: How farmers configure different support networks by Cofré-Bravo, Gabriela, Klerkx, Laurens, Engler, Alejandra

“…On-farm agricultural innovation through incorporation of new technologies and practices requires access to resources such as knowledge, financial resources,…”
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Impacts of extension access and cooperative membership on technology adoption and household welfare by Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Alene, Arega, Haile, Mekbib G., Feleke, Shiferaw, Olanrewaju, Adetunji, Manyong, Victor

“…This paper examines the impacts of access to extension services and cooperative membership on technology adoption, asset ownership and poverty using…”
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Pictures from the other side of the fringe: Urban growth and peri-urban agriculture in a post-industrial city (Toulouse, France) by Duvernoy, Isabelle, Zambon, Ilaria, Sateriano, Adele, Salvati, Luca

“…Peri-urban agriculture has preserved around central cities a land-use mosaic and contributes to the sustainable growth of metropolitan regions constituting…”
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The allocation and management of critical resources in rural China under restructuring: Problems and prospects by Long, Hualou, Tu, Shuangshuang, Ge, Dazhuan, Li, Tingting, Liu, Yansui

“…Rapid and far-reaching development transition has triggered corresponding restructuring in rural China especially since the turn of the new millennium…”
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The adoption and impact of E-commerce in rural China: Application of an endogenous switching regression model by Liu, Min, Min, Shi, Ma, Wanglin, Liu, Tianjun

“…Rural e-commerce is embraced as an opportunity for economic advancement for farmers in developing countries. However, little empirical evidence has been…”
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Analysis of rural economic restructuring driven by e-commerce based on the space of flows: The case of Xiaying village in central China by Zhang, Yingnan, Long, Hualou, Ma, Li, Tu, Shuangshuang, Li, Yurui, Ge, Dazhuan

“…In recent years, China's rural areas have undergone intense restructuring motivated by various flows derived from e-commerce, which has triggered a new wave of…”
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Analyzing government role in rural tourism development: An empirical investigation from China by Liu, Chunyan, Dou, Xueting, Li, Jiangfeng, Cai, Liping A.

“…Rural tourism in China is flourishing, largely credited by the scholars in China to the national government's stimulating policies and emphasis on rural…”
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Transformative social innovation for sustainable rural development: An analytical framework to assist community-based initiatives by Castro-Arce, Karina, Vanclay, Frank

“…The interactions between bottom-up initiatives and top-down structures in the implementation of regional development policies and projects are complex in…”
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Smart rural futures: Will rural areas be left behind in the 4th industrial revolution? by Cowie, Paul, Townsend, Leanne, Salemink, Koen

“…The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is the term given to encompass a range of technological developments that many argue will fundamentally change society,…”
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Drivers of farmers’ intention to adopt technological innovations in Italy: The role of information sources, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use by Caffaro, Federica, Micheletti Cremasco, Margherita, Roccato, Michele, Cavallo, Eugenio

“…Smart Farming Technologies (SFTs) can improve production output while minimising costs and preserving resources; however, they are scarcely adopted by farmers…”
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Specialisation and economies of scale or diversification and economies of scope? Assessing different agricultural development pathways by de Roest, Kees, Ferrari, Paolo, Knickel, Karlheinz

“…For decades agricultural development has been led by a modernisation paradigm based on specialisation, intensification and scale enlargement. This model of…”
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Farm size and agricultural technology progress: Evidence from China by Hu, Yi, Li, Binbin, Zhang, Zhenghe, Wang, Jian

“…Using a comprehensive primary dataset collected from 3680 farmers in certain districts of China and a long-time panel dataset of 31 of China's provinces from…”
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An analysis of farmers’ intention to use green pesticides: The application of the extended theory of planned behavior and health belief model by Ataei, Pouria, Gholamrezai, Saeed, Movahedi, Reza, Aliabadi, Vahid

“…The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has damaged agricultural land, fisheries, fauna, and flora. Furthermore, increased mortality and morbidity of…”
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