Universities and Wineries: Supporting Sustainable Development in Disadvantaged Rural Areas
| Autor: | Cristina Santini, Concetta Ferrara, Sabrina Tomasi, Alessio Cavicchi, Federica Baldoni, Chiara Aleffi, Gigliola Paviotti |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Sustainable development
Economic growth sustainable development 05 social sciences Exploratory research disadvantaged areas Plant Science lcsh:S1-972 Disadvantaged Work (electrical) Facilitator Disadvantaged areas Small wineries 0502 economics and business small wineries Field research 050211 marketing Settore AGR/01 - Economia ed Estimo Rurale Business Rural area lcsh:Agriculture (General) Agronomy and Crop Science Knowledge transfer 050203 business & management Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture, Vol 10, Iss 378, p 378 (2020) Agriculture Volume 10 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 2077-0472 |
| Popis: | This exploratory study focuses on the role of the university in supporting sustainable development in rural areas, focusing on small wine producers, particularly those located in remote and disadvantaged areas. Disadvantaged areas have distinctive features. Firstly, they are fragile areas from a sociodemographic point of view because of population ageing. Secondly, they are unstable from an environmental (physical, eco-systemic) point of view, as a consequence of insufficient maintenance of their seminatural capital. University&ndash business cooperation with companies located in those areas thus needs to be designed by considering the specific characteristic of the place. Therefore, this exploratory study sought to understand how the university can work with small wineries and support them and their rural area to face inequalities and low growth, and foster social innovation. We present a case study based on field research in Italy. The results&mdash based on the analysis of 26 semistructured interviews with small wine producers&mdash are discussed by exploring the potential form of cooperation between rural stakeholders and universities, beyond the concept of knowledge transfer. Conclusions highlight the need for the university to act as a facilitator of dialogue at a territorial level, as a first step toward to formulation of shared sustainable goals. |
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