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What is Rural territory

Chapter 6
Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies
An area outside larger and medium-sized cities and surrounding population concentrations, generally characterized by small towns and unpopulated regions.
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Clustering as an Innovative Approach to Revealing the Recreational and Touristic Potential of Rural Territories
Anna G. Ivolga (Stavropol State Agrarian University, Russia), Natalia V. Lazareva (North-Caucasus Federal University, Russia), Elena V. Dashkova (Chechen State University, Russia), and Oksana Viktorovna Takhumova (Kuban State Agrarian University Named after I. T. Trubilina, Russia)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9837-4.ch006
Abstract
This chapter develops an innovative approach to revealing recreational and touristic potential of rural territories based on grouping, classification of types, and clustering. The study is completed on the case of southern parts of Russia as the most suitable areas in the country for the development of rural tourism. The authors elaborate an approach to classification of rural territories on four parameters in purpose to discover their social, economic, demographic, and recreational potential for the development of rural tourism. Application of the approach in the case of rural territories of Stavropol region allowed establishing the individual complexes of innovative measures aimed at the diversification of employment of rural population and promotion of tourism and recreation sectors.
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New Approaches to Agricultural Production Management in the Arctic: Organic Farming and Food Security
An area outside larger and medium-sized cities and surrounding population concentrations, generally characterized by small towns and unpopulated regions. Rural circumpolar territories are inhabited predominantly by indigenous people.
Published in Chapter: New Approaches to Agricultural Production Management in the Arctic: Organic Farming and Food Security; From: Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic
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Digital Divide and Rural Communities: Practical Solutions and Policies
An area outside larger and medium-sized cities and surrounding population concentrations, generally characterized by farms, ranches, small towns, and unpopulated regions
Published in Chapter: Digital Divide and Rural Communities: Practical Solutions and Policies; From: Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society
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