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Perz, Stephen G.; Shenkin, Alexander; Barnes, Grenville; Cabrera, Liliana; Carvalho, Lucas A.; Castillo, Jorge – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Infrastructure is a worldwide policy priority for national development via regional integration into the global economy. However, economic, ecological and social research draws contrasting conclusions about the consequences of infrastructure. We present a synthetic approach to the study of infrastructure, focusing on a multidimensional treatment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Indicators, Resilience (Psychology), Interdisciplinary Approach
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Muilu, Toivo – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
The aim of this paper is to discuss the needs and demands which rural research faces at the interface between research and development. The case study area is northern Finland, which constitutes the most remote and sparsely populated areas of the European Union. This paper is based on the tradition of rural research since the 1980s in connection…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Academic Standards, Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities