Research into peripheral areas in the Czech Republic - changes in the landscape and land use in the model regions
Czech Republic ; European integration ; Land use ; Local development ; Peripheral region ; Region ; Regional development
Développement local ; Développement régional ; Intégration européenne ; Région ; Région périphérique ; Tchèque république ; Utilisation du sol
In research activities in the Czech Republic, the centre of attention has been shifting towards peripheral territories. As a result, there is a project shared by several academic institutions that is focused on the position of the periphery within
the settlement system in the context of European integration. This paper presents several model regions and it focuses on their natural conditions, land-use and prospects for local/regional development. In the analysis, it combines objective data with the results
Developing SMMEs in peripheral spaces : the experience of Free State Province, South Africa
Economic policy ; Enterprise ; Free State ; Industry ; Peripheral region ; Regional economy ; Small firm ; South Africa
Policy and programme interventions for assisting the development of small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMME) are shifting away from state-led delivery of support services to locally based and driven initiatives. Nevertheless, South Africa has
retained a commitment to the paradigm of state-led delivery. This article explores the challenges facing the development facing SMME development in the country's peripheral development spaces using the example of the Free State. - (AJC)
Regional and local responses to restructuring in peripheral rural areas in Finland
Economic restructuring ; Finland ; Landed property;Landed estate ; Local economy ; Peripheral region ; Regional development ; Rural area ; Rural economy ; Welfare state
Surviving in a peripheral periphery case studies from eastern Poland
Economy ; Living standard ; Peripheral region ; Poland ; Society
Poland being a EU's periphery has its own peripheries. These are Eastern regions which, in turn, also have their centres and peripheries. The latter - rural areas far from urban centres, can be called peripheral peripheries. Living ways
socio-economic differentiation implying impoverishment of a considerable part of the local population. Reactions of inhabitants to this situation is a mixture of passive adaptation to the declining living standards and incomes as well as some active
strategies, the most often being education and irregular incomes, economic and social instability and security, growing socio-economic differentiation implying impoverishment of a considerable part of the local population. Reactions of inhabitants
Restructuring a peripheral coastal community : the case of a Galician fishing town
Coastal environment ; Economic restructuring ; Fishery ; Fishing ; Fishing harbour ; Galicia ; Local government ; Peripheral region ; Regional development ; Spain
Collectivité locale ; Développement régional ; Espagne ; Galicia ; Littoral ; Port de pêche ; Pêche ; Pêcherie ; Restructuration économique ; Région périphérique
Capacité de cette communauté à régénérer et préserver les processus de croissance économique locaux. Concept de systèmes de production locaux. Aptitude d'une communauté de ce type à prendre en charge la restructuration industrielle de sa pêche, ses
High technology industry in a peripheral area : the case of Plymouth
Choix du site ; Economie locale ; Emploi ; England ; Entreprise ; Environnement économique ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Industrie de pointe ; Localisation industrielle ; Plymouth ; Royaume-Uni ; Région périphérique ; Technologie
synergies locales. Si les entreprises ont trop peu de fournisseurs locaux, la qualité de la vie et la main-d'oeuvre bon marché sont des atouts non négligeables.
Depopulation ; Empty housing ; Housing ; Living conditions ; Lublin ; Peripheral region ; Poland ; Rural area ; Settlement
and modernization of buildings in peripheral rural areas of the Lublin Province has already begun. Processes of adaptation of housing infrastructure to the requirements of buyers usually are in accordance with local building traditions. – (BJ)
The Lublin Province is classified as a peripheral area, mainly due to the dominant employment in inefficient agriculture. Additional problem is depopulation of the area, which results in changes in settlement network and in an increase in abandoned
residential buildings. The paper shows potential of the local settlement that the villages of the province have. The unoccupied, abandoned houses may contribute to improvement of conditions of life for rural residents. The phenomenon of purchasing
Local state, segregation and transport provision : the Atteridge bus boycott, 1947
Transport provision for Black people segregated to peripheral housing in Pretoria is examined. Boycotts were the reaction to forced removals and local state policies rather than poor transport. - (AJC)
Theoretical and methodological aspects of the identification and delimitation of peripheral areas
Czech Republic ; Marginality ; Methodology ; Peripheral region ; Polarization ; Space
This article focuses on the topic of the polarisation of space. Its objective is to give a basic overview of the theoretical and methodological aspects of research on peripheral areas and to discuss selected aspects. Attention is given
to the concept of polarisation of space as a central theoretical point of departure in studying peripheral areas. In the second section, attention is directed at defining the terms marginality/ peripherality and marginal/peripheral areas. - (EN)
Bestaansbronnen in de Spaanse periferie. Een selectie uit verslagen van twee jaar veldwerk in Andalusië. (Resources in Spanish peripheral regions. A selection of reports from fieldwork in Andalusia)
Six articles sur le développement rural de villages andalous : gestion de l'eau, problèmes de migration, migrations de retour, structures agraires et emploi local. - (AGD)
Boisson ; Centre-périphérie ; Commercialisation ; Economie locale ; Fidji ; Géographie de l'Océanie ; Indice de prix ; Plante cultivée ; Revenu agricole ; Région périphérique ; Spécialisation ; Système de production ; Yaqona
Capitalist restructuring and local economic development : perspective from an ultra-peripheral city-economy
Capitalisme ; Développement local ; Economie urbaine ; Environnement économique ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Politique économique ; Restructuration économique ; Rôle de l'Etat ; Stratégie économique
Capitalism ; Economic environment ; Economic policy ; Economic restructuring ; Economic strategy ; Local development ; New Zealand ; State control ; Urban economy
Etude des réactions économiques à la restructuration capitaliste contemporaine dans le cadre d'une économie urbaine périphérique (ville de Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande). Cette analyse économique locale montre qu'un partenariat expérimental a fini par
Accessibility and location decisions in a peripheral region of Europe: a logit analysis
Accessibility ; Categorical data ; Enterprise ; Europe ; European Union ; Location choice ; Logit model ; Peripheral region ; Regional development ; Transport policy
The article deals with central-peripheral-pattern for the whole alpine area, on a regional and on a local scale. Between the 16th and the 18th century, the alpine transversal countries developed into centres, but once the nation states were
established, the alpine areas turned into european peripheral areas. Since there are, to a large extent, no cities in the Alps, the development of regional central-peripheral-patterns is rather weak. In contrast, the demographic and economic distinctions
Eigenständige Regionalentwicklung als Strategie für periphere ländliche Räume ? Eine Untersuchung aus dem Schweizer Berggebiet.
Development strategy ; Economic development ; Mountain ; Peripheral region ; Rural development ; Switzerland
principales du développement endogène ne se manifestent pas au niveau économique mais au niveau socio-culturel. La politique régionale devrait davantage tenir compte des mérites du développement endogène et soutenir financièrement les initiatives locales.
Sources of structural change in peripheral rural areas : the case of the Western Isles, 1988/89 to 1997
Demand ; Diversification ; Economic structure ; Input-output model ; Island ; Peripheral region ; Rural economy ; Scotland ; United Kingdom ; Western Isles
, les changements relatifs à la production sont décomposés afin d'attribuer la part de la technologie, de l'approvisionnement local et de la demande finale. Les résultats de l'analyse d'entrée-sortie montrent l'importance de la demande d'exportations