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Resource Conservation: Key Elements in Sustainable Rural Development

Resource Conservation: Key Elements in Sustainable Rural Development

Cristian Iojă, Mihai Răzvan Niţă, Ileana Georgeta Stupariu
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781466645509|ISBN10: 1466645504|EISBN13: 9781466645516
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4550-9.ch008
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Iojă, Cristian, et al. "Resource Conservation: Key Elements in Sustainable Rural Development." E-Innovation for Sustainable Development of Rural Resources During Global Economic Crisis, edited by Zacharoula Andreopoulou, et al., IGI Global, 2014, pp. 80-97. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4550-9.ch008

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Iojă, C., Niţă, M. R., & Stupariu, I. G. (2014). Resource Conservation: Key Elements in Sustainable Rural Development. In Z. Andreopoulou, V. Samathrakis, S. Louca, & M. Vlachopoulou (Eds.), E-Innovation for Sustainable Development of Rural Resources During Global Economic Crisis (pp. 80-97). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4550-9.ch008

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Iojă, Cristian, Mihai Răzvan Niţă, and Ileana Georgeta Stupariu. "Resource Conservation: Key Elements in Sustainable Rural Development." In E-Innovation for Sustainable Development of Rural Resources During Global Economic Crisis, edited by Zacharoula Andreopoulou, et al., 80-97. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4550-9.ch008

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Abstract

Rural areas represent key spaces at European level from the perspective of the society’s sustainability. They represent spaces for the re-equilibration of strongly human modified societies and need to be prioritised by future political programs. Rural areas have an essential role in maintaining the integrity of natural and semi-natural ecosystems, in the preservation of key natural resources, the conservation of genetic resources, supplying a reserve of healthy areas, maintaining traditions and habits, assuring the demographical equilibrium or the alimentary security of Europe. The detailed knowledge of the processes and phenomenon specific to rural areas represent a priority of European and national sustainable development strategies. For this purpose, databases such as Corine Land Cover, EUNIS, EEA, IRENA, Eurostat, and IUCN become essential tools for the spatial implementation of this concept. They present an important background for the numerous instruments of sustaining the durability of European rural environments, such as the Natura 2000 network, Landscape European Convention, Common Agricultural Policy, different financing instruments (Interreg, Leader, Life Nature), and the green economy concept.

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