Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2061142
Gareth Butler, Gerti Szili, Iain Hay, C. Cutler
ABSTRACT This article draws upon the findings of an exploratory qualitative study of regional South Australian tourists' nature-based tourism experiences during COVID-19. Through the implementation of focus group interview sessions with participants across three age group categories, it was evident that many participants had visited nature-based settings in pursuit of health benefits. From the perspective of physical health, national parks and conservation areas were identified as “risk averse” backdrops that allowed exercise to be undertaken. From the perspective of mental health, nature-based tourism spaces acted as “mental sanctuaries” that supported wellbeing and enabled visitors to temporarily escape the stresses of COVID-19. Respondents aged under 30 reported a greater connectedness with nature and had positively re-evaluated the benefits of nature-based tourism. This article offers valuable insights into the role of nature-based tourism settings in supporting regional populations during the continuation of COVID-19 or other crises that present challenging times or hardship.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2065767
A. Ofuoku, T. M. Gbigbi
ABSTRACT This article assesses palm oil farmers’ succession planning in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. A multi-stage procedure was used to select 169 farmers in Delta, Edo, Rivers and Cross River states. Data analysis presents descriptive and inferential statistics. Results further prior research showing most African farmers are male, with women excluded due to economic land inheritance practices. Medium-scale agricultural entrepreneurs operated as sole proprietors. The majority were full-time palm oil farmers, and most chose and engaged their successors. Plantation farm ownership status, farming status, level of formal education, farm size, farming experience, monthly farm income, ownership of palm processing facilities, level of motivation, notably intrinsic motivation to farm, and perceptions of succession planning affected farmers’ decision to embark on succession planning. Findings are contextualised in global research literature and recommendations to guide future agriculture policymaking are offered.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2062198
Oshi Singhania, S. Swain, Babu George
ABSTRACT Rural tourism is a vital means of rural development. There exist a great deal of interdependence and complementarity between the two. Rural tourism offers an alternative attraction of rurality as a diversification and regenerative strategy to bring about socio-economic development with minimal adversity. This research presents advancements in research trends for rural tourism and rural development during 2001–2020 by critically reviewing and analysing published academic literature. A systematic bibliometric analysis was conducted on the literature retrieved from the Scopus database using the VOS Viewer software tool. Using the specific keywords “Rural Tourism” and “Rural Development,” 225 articles were reviewed and analysed. The results show that studies concerning these keywords have gained momentum and wider acceptability after 2010. China tops the list in publishing most research articles, followed by Spain and Italy. Research findings provide a comprehensive assessment of academic productivity.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2061725
P. Ensign
Can economically marginalised people and places become viable and sustainable in the main-stream economy? This practitioner-oriented book presents a convincing case that it is poss-ible. Ratner ’ s wealth creation approach will resonate with communities and government o ffi cials who are frustrated by the limited e ff ectiveness of traditional economic and social service programmes. It is a process that is grounded in social science theory. It was implemented in a dozen rural communities in three economically depressed regions of the US (Central Appalachia, the Deep South, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley) during the Great Recession 2015). The Ford Foundation and the Aspen Institute o ff ered Ratner the opportunity to develop this wealth creation approach to economic development. The dis-tinguishing features of the approach are: a broad vision of wealth; identifying underutilised assets of marginalised places; building bridges for cross-sector value chain participation and connecting with cross-regional entrepreneurial market opportunities (for scaling); and harnessing the power of market-driven investing for inclusion and sustainability rather than relying on grants and subsides. To a greater or lesser degree, every community has eight foundational forms of wealth: individual, social, intellectual, natural, built (infrastruc-ture), political, cultural, and fi nancial. Ratner ’ s framework starts with an assessment of this wealth as it exists in a community. This assessment is used as a wealth matrix to identify underutilised resources (e.g. small farms, vacant buildings, unemployed youth, manufactur-ing waste, etc.) and fi nd ways to develop these. This is facilitated by a trained value chain coordinator. The primary aim is to link a community ’ s underutilised assets with market opportunities to create income so both the community and investors gain. Over time, these actions result in changing systems to achieve inclusion of marginalised people, resilient rural communities, and sustainable economies.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2061723
Saleena Ham, G. Woolcock
ABSTRACT Building resilience in small communities has increasingly become an aspirational objective to help adapt to challenging economic and social change. Communities with identified resilience traits are seen to be better equipped to survive and thrive in adversity. Resilience relies on embracing change and social cohesion. However, the divide between social groups of “insiders” and “outsiders” in small communities can divide and suppress resident contributions and participation. This qualitative research in two small South Queensland, Australian towns, population under 2000, interviewed 89 residents using social identity theory and discourse analysis to analyse data. It found social identity phenomena-motivated antisocial behaviours including withheld support, exclusion, derision, criticism, shame/blame gossip, and attack, directly and indirectly. In the research communities, witnessing or experiencing social hostility created hesitation to lead, speak, participate, or innovate without social support, and led to withdrawal, burnout, and departure.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-03DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2152165
Muhammad Ammad Khan
ABSTRACT Lower crime rates in rural areas of the world are often taken as a sign that crime is not a major concern in these areas. However, rural crime undermines sustainable development to a large extent. This research presents an empirical examination of the prospects of community policing in crime prevention in rural Peshawar, Pakistan as little is known about its effectiveness. A cross-sectional survey is conducted to gather quantitative data by interviewing a sample of the community residents in Palosi and Regi neighbourhoods. Results of logistic regression indicate that overall community participation is an effective strategy in preventing crime in the study area indicating a chi-square significance of <0.05, but police are not successful in developing trust in the communities. It is suggested that police have to render quality services including information and communication technologies that largely contribute to the rapid transfer of information and knowledge and crime control.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2021.2006991
Itai Kabonga, K. Zvokuomba, Ernest Dube
ABSTRACT Lack of women’s empowerment is a reality for women in Zimbabwe, including rural Shamva women. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research departs from other studies by adopting an empowerment perspective to ISALS scholarship. Using the Sara Longwe Women Empowerment Framework, we explore the impact of ISALS on women’s socio-economic status. ISALS were found to contribute to improved financial wellbeing. As women’s economic fortunes improve, they gain respect and regard in the community. Despite these positive indicators, however, ISALS also was found to be a source of exclusion and polarisation.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2022.2030109
Chinaza Uleanya, J. Alex
ABSTRACT Improved student learning abilities and successful academic performance hinge on several factors. This includes the varying supports received from different education stakeholders. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, different student supports have been affected in ways impacting higher education students. This article draws upon data analysed from a larger, global study that involved six continents. This article explores student satisfaction in dealing with institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic using a sample from a rural South African university containing 106 undergraduates. Findings show more students were relatively satisfied with the support received from firstly hospitals, followed by banks, and then the government. Many students were disappointed with the support received from their university. These findings are discussed amid current literature. The article concludes by recommending that rural institutions of higher education review their roles to students and explore various ways of providing due support, especially during outbreaks of epidemics.
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Pub Date : 2021-09-02DOI: 10.1080/10371656.2021.1995965
Aaron Leo, K. Wilcox, Fang Yu
ABSTRACT Prior research has pointed to various factors which influence rural students' aspirations; however, such factors are often treated in isolation without addressing the ways in which they interact with one another. To address these issues, this research applies Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory to an in-depth case study of a rural school located in New York's North Country. Our analysis utilises data collected from students and also draws on previous fieldwork conducted with educators and school and district leaders. This article calls attention to the dynamic interaction between families, communities, and educators as prominent influences on rural youths' aspirations. Importantly, these findings point to the ways in which educators may leverage family assets and strengthen youths' ties to their rural communities. Ultimately, we argue for the need to understand how multiple, interacting factors shape rural youths' aspirations and show how an ecological framework contributes unique insights to rural school scholarship.
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