Prospects and Challenges of Sustainable Rural Development: Technological and Institutional Innovations
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 12836
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural economics; energy economics
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Interests: sustainable development; integrated analysis
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Interests: rural development, innovation management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rural development impacts both the primary sector as well as society as a whole. Viable farms ensure that the food security goals of countries and international markets are met. There have also been concerns in regard to the environmental and social effects of agricultural systems and rural areas in general. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the most effective policy options and long-term strategies to address the objectives of sustainability within the rural development context. Both developed and developing countries face the aforementioned challenges. Large-scale support schemes have been accordingly initiated. Taking the European Union as an example, one can note attempts to link the Common Agricultural Policy to the Green Deal strategy. Thus, it is important to look not only at the measures of agricultural support but also ensure that they are properly posited among multiple other strategies and their objectives, which has methodological implications. Quantitative techniques taking into account multiple objectives and policy options and/or technological development paths are needed. As for the qualitative approaches, those relying on stakeholder involvement and the holistic view are most topical. This Special Issue calls for papers dealing with the following topics:
- Sustainable rural development;
- Technological innovations in agriculture;
- Societal innovations in rural areas;
- Institutional transformation and rural development;
- Regional studies on the sustainable rural development;
- Pandemic, supply chains, and rural development;
- Multicriteria approach applied to sustainable rural development;
- Holistic analysis of sustainable rural development;
- International trade and sustainable rural development;
- Resilience of the agricultural sector and rural development.
Prof. Dr. Tomas Baležentis
Prof. Dr. Dalia Štreimikienė
Prof. Dr. Alvydas Baležentis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rural development
- sustainability
- resilience
- multicriteria analysis
- holistic approach
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