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Book SynopsisWritten by leading academics and practitioners in the field, Smart Villages in the EU and Beyond offers a detailed insight into issues and developments that shape the debate on smart villages, together with concepts, developments and policymaking initiatives including the EU Action for Smart Villages. This book derives from the realization that the implications of the increasing depopulation of rural areas across the EU is a pending disaster. This edited collection establishes a framework for action today, which will lead to sustainable revitalization of rural areas tomorrow. Using country-specific case studies, the chapters examine how integrated and ICT-conscious strategies and policy actions focused on wellbeing, sustainability and solidarity could provide a long-term solution in the revitalization of villages across the EU and elsewhere. Best practices pertinent to precision farming, energy diversification, tourism, entrepreneurship are discussed in detail. As an in-depth exploration of the Smart Village on a multinational scale, this book will serve as an indispensable resource for students, researchers and policy leaders in the fields of politics, strategic management and urban and rural studies.
Trade ReviewThrough 12 essays and case studies, engineering and other specialists from universities, think tanks, advocacy groups, and institutions in Europe, Saudi Arabia, and Korea discuss smart villages in rural areas in the European Union and elsewhere, focusing on the issues of the village as an ecosystem, microcosm, community, and people; the value added by information and communication technology; and the application of effective policymaking. They examine various issues related to the debate on smart villages, including the concept and its evolution in the European Union, its application, and implications at the local level and for rural development; policymaking actions and strategies, including a sustainable development model based on resilience, the role of LEADER (Liaison Entre Actions de Développement de l'Économie Rurale) in smart villages, and precision agriculture; issue and policy areas like energy diversification and self-sustainable smart villages and the role of small and medium-sized enterprises; and case studies of Slovenia, South Korea, and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. -- Annotation ©2019 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Smart Villages: Relevance, Approaches, Policymaking Implications Chapter 2. Integrated Approach to the Sustainable EU Smart Villages Policies;
Gyorgy Mudri and Christiane Kirketerp Chapter 3. Smart Villages Revisited: Conceptual Background and New Challenges on the Local Level;
Oskar Wolski and Marcin Wójcik Chapter 4. Towards a new sustainable development model for Smart Villages;
Raquel Pérez-del Hoyo and Higinio Mora Chapter 5. The role of LEADER in smart villages: An opportunity to reconnect with rural communities;
Enrique Nieto and Pedro Brosei Chapter 6. Precision Agriculture and The Smart Village Concept;
Daniel Azevedo Chapter 7. Energy diversification and self-sustainable smart villages;
James K. R. Watson Chapter 8. The Role of Smart and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Smart Villages Concept;
Szanyi-Gyenes Xenia Chapter 9. Smart Villages in Slovenia: Examples of Good Pilot Practices;
Veronika Zavratnik, Andrej Kos and Emilija Stojmenova Duh Chapter 10. Smart Village Projects in Korea: Rural Tourism, 6th Industrialization, and Smart Farming;
Jonghoon Park and Seongwoo Lee Chapter 11. Smart villages and the GCC Countries: Policies, strategies, and implications;
Tayeb Brahimi and Benaouda Bensaid Chapter 12. Conclusions: Smart Villages: Mapping the Emerging Field and Setting the Course of Action;
Miltiadis D. Lytras, Anna Visvizi and Gyorgy Mudri
