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The Rural Social Enterprise and its Contribution to the Conservation of Amaranth as an Agrifood Heritage, Case Study: Centéotl, A.C. Zimatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Revista de Estudios Andaluces, 2020
This article describes the activities carried out by the rural social enterprise, Centéotl A. C. in Zimatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico. To promote the conservation of amaranth cultivation as an agrifood heritage. The methodology is qualitative and descriptive. The
Beatriz Rebeca Hernandez-Hernández, Juan Regino-Maldonado, Andrés Enrique Miguel-Velasco   +2 more
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Finding the context indigenous innovation in village enterprise knowledge structure: a topic modeling

Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022
Indigenous people have deep local knowledge of environmental sustainability and natural resource utilization, which are sources of innovations that often are drivers for economic growth in rural areas.
Retno Kusumastuti, Mesnan Silalahi, Anugerah Yuka Asmara, Ria Hardiyati, Vishnu Juwono   +4 more
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Land Consolidation in Rural China: Historical Stages, Typical Modes, and Improvement Paths

Land, 2023
Land consolidation is an important means to optimize land-use structure and improve the level of intensive and economical use of land, and it is also a critical measure to coordinate economic and social development and promote cultivated-land protection.
Yuanzhi Guo, Jieyong Wang
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Understanding social innovation processes in rural areas: empirical evidence from social enterprises in Germany [PDF]

Social Enterprise Journal, 2020
Purpose Against the background of increasing infrastructure loss in many rural areas, this study aims to contribute conceptually and empirically towards better understanding of rural innovation processes related to provision of public goods. Design/methodology/approach The nationally focused understanding of innovation processes leads the debate on ...
Martens, Katrin, Wolff, Anke, Hanisch, Markus   +2 more
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Enhanced Photocatalytic Wastewater Purification and Bacterial Elimination via Copper Ion Irradiation‐Induced Modification of BiOCl

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents a copper ion irradiation method to achieve the modification function of BiOCl. By using high‐energy ion beams to introduce impurity ions inside the material, the intrinsic electric field of BiOCl is optimized, promoting the separation of photogenerated carriers and enhancing the photocatalytic activity.
Sihan Ma, Dewang Cui, Jianglong Kong, Wentao Li, Zheng Han, Yipeng Li, Shidong Zhang, Xinglin Yu, Deng Long, Xue Bai, Lin Wang, Guang Ran, Zhijun Zhao   +12 more
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Comparative Success Rates in Fund Allocation for Social Enterprise Subsidies in Romania: Rural vs Urban Dynamics in 2024 [PDF]

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Studies
The allocation of funds for social enterprise subsidies is a critical mechanism in advancing social entrepreneurship, particularly in countries like Romania, where social enterprises play a significant role in fostering community resilience and economic ...
Simona-Beatrice Manolache, Cristian Marian Radu   +1 more
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Changes in Alcohol Retail Laws and Foot Traffic at Liquor Stores

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how expanding alcohol availability at grocery and convenience stores affects consumer traffic in liquor stores by leveraging recent changes in state‐level alcohol distribution laws in a difference‐in‐difference quasi‐experimental design.
Nathan Palardy, Marco Costanigro, Joshua Berning, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rural Space and Social Enterprise

Rural Review: Ontario Rural Planning, Development, and Policy, 2017
Geography and the spatial have been pushed to the periphery in terms of how we think about and imagine change; we are more likely to rely on history and time as the great theatres of change. However, there has been a slow “turning” toward a re-recognition of the spatial, and this unleashing of spatial thinking and the 'spatial turn' is quite profound ...
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Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal, Cristina Sanz‐Cuadrado, Kiane Alves e Silva, Luis Narvarte   +3 more
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Social enterprise development in Ireland: making a case for actor-network-theory [PDF]

Journal of Business and Socio-Economic Development
Purpose – The development of social enterprises in Ireland holds much promise with regards to the potential to create innovation and growth within local economies.
Úna Quinn, Paul McCusker, Padraig Gallagher   +2 more
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