The Role of LEADER in Smart Villages: An Opportunity to Reconnect with Rural Communities

Nieto, Enrique Cáceres; Brosei, Pedro

doi:10.1108/978-1-78769-845-120191006

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“…Regardless of the technologies involved in SVs, scholars agreed in conceiving them as place-based and bottom-up initiatives (Aggarwal et al , 2018; Fennell et al , 2018). In both developed and developing countries, their implementation was described as a territorially embedded process addressing the needs of a given territory (Bielska et al , 2021; Nieto and Brosei, 2019) and leveraging its potential and resources (Srivatsa, 2015; Adamowicz and Zwolińska-Ligaj, 2020).…”

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What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

Gerli

Marco

Whalley

2022

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Purpose Smart villages (SVs) have lately attracted considerable attention, but what does the term mean? This literature review aims to explore its ambiguous nature and to identify main theoretical and practical aspects to be further explored in the conceptualisation and implementation of these initiatives. Design/methodology/approach The analysis draws upon a review of 79 references from the grey and academic literature on SVs, identified through a systematic search of academic databases and snowball sampling. Findings This review highlights how the definition and characterisation of SVs is currently shaped by disciplinary backgrounds and geographical contexts. SVs are often viewed as the rural version of smart cities or an innovative model for rural development, but there has been little engagement in the literature with other debates around rurality and sustainable development. It is only through engaging with these other debates that a better understanding of the term will emerge. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to conduct a systematic review on SVs. In addition to identifying the main trends in the conceptualisations and design of these initiatives, this paper contributes to the academic debate on smart rural development and provides useful recommendations to both policy makers and practitioners.

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What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

Gerli

Marco

Whalley

2022

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“…The results are in agreement with European institutions at implementing level. There are applied examples of smart villages in several European countries where projects are utilizing approaches based on innovation (European Commission 2020), growth and rural development (Nieto andBrosei 2019), andmanagement (ENRD 2018). These projects shed light on how to assess local needs for services and translate these needs into economically feasible solutions (European Commission 2020).…”

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“…Additional motivations driving the development of smart villages include improving the quality of life in rural areas, diversification of the rural economy, creating employment opportunities, and protecting environmental and sustainable management of natural resources. In recent years, several smart villages have been developed in Europe focusing on different areas, including innovation, management, growth, and knowledge (O'shaughnessy and O'Hara 2013; Barraket et al 2019;Kelly et al 2019;Nieto and Brosei 2019;Krizanovic Cik et al 2018;Wolski and Wójcik 2019;Bacco et al 2020;Majumdar 2020;Adesipo et al 2020).…”

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Territorial and Human Geography Challenges: How Can Smart Villages Support Rural Development and Population Inclusion?

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Rural areas are significantly affected by spatial vulnerability, the digital gap, depopulation, and population ageing. Marginalized populations are seeking collective well-being, social inclusion, and local development in smart villages, an increasingly important area of interest for scholars and practitioners as well as rural areas and communities. This article attempts to highlight the dominant trends in smart villages planning and depict the characteristics of Greek rural areas and populations alongside the implemented localized smart actions. To achieve this aim, the research utilized the existing literature through bibliometric analysis by extracting data from the Web of Science database. Building upon the bibliometrics, the research focused on identifying localized implemented interventions in the Greek rural areas. The results suggest that innovation, knowledge, growth, and management appear to impact rural smart planning, while the limited interventions of smart villages in Greece focus on social innovation and local development. The study argues that in Greece, a single holistic smart villages model cannot be proposed, due to the country’s geographical and demographical variability. The proposed trends, though, can be implemented locally to encourage rural development and population inclusion; therefore it is recommended to increase local stakeholders’ awareness and active engagement.

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“…Yet, if we extend the holistic conception of “smart” to villages we must consider a number of issues identified in previous studies. First, this specific field remains relatively unexplored—hence, the extant body of research is still underdeveloped (e.g., Barraket et al., 2019; Kelly et al., 2019; Nieto & Brosei, 2019). As authors like Anastasiou et al.…”

Section: Smart Villages Smart Ruralmentioning

confidence: 99%

(Re)thinking smart in rural contexts: A multi‐country study

Cambra‐Fierro

Perez

2022

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Interest in the concept of smart cities and the process of smartization has increased in recent years, as reflected in the number of studies published in academic journals. Research has offered multiple perspectives to understand the risks and challenges posed by the growing population in urban areas, highlighting plans and actions that need to be undertaken. In contrast to smart cities, smartization in rural areas has received only scarce attention, despite the beneficial effect that the transformation of rural areas could have for society. Smart villages face different issues such as depopulation and the need to attract young people if they are to survive. Consequently, we need to rethink the impact of technology and the overall idea of becoming “smart” in this context. Therefore, this paper aims to define “smart” in the context of rural areas. In terms of methodology, the research takes the Smart Rural 21 project as case study. The results consider related aspects of sustainability, governance, the role of technology and the need to use a strategic approach that ensures quality of life in rural areas.

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The Role of LEADER in Smart Villages: An Opportunity to Reconnect with Rural Communities

Cited by 10 publications

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What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

Territorial and Human Geography Challenges: How Can Smart Villages Support Rural Development and Population Inclusion?

(Re)thinking smart in rural contexts: A multi‐country study

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