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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleChanges in Rural Areas and Regional DevelopmentHelen Theodoropoulou, Panagiotis KaldisThe present study examines how regional development has been affected by social, economic and environmental changes in three regions located in central Greece. These regions were affected significantly by social and economic changes, because of substantial new infrastructure development that took place related to a ski resort and agritourism establishments. Sample data were collected on the characteristics of residents and … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,821 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsNative Understanding of Participation and Empowerment in Community DevelopmentN. Lyndon, R. Moorthy, A. C. Er, S. SelvaduraiProblem statement: The need for local community is often neglected at macro policy level and it is crucial to engage the native world view. The native view will provide adequate information of the needs and aspirations of the community. The aim of this study is to examine the native understanding of participation and empowerment in community development from the world … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 24 Oct 2011 · 7,575 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsSocio-Demographic Factors Affecting Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology UsageMusa Abu Hassan, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril, Jeffrey Lawrence D’SilvaProblem statement: Rural development through ICT has been the focus of the Malaysian government. ICT is an important tool nowadays and in order to be a developed community, the community especially those in the rural areas must use it wisely. Besides the numerous benefits offered by the ICT, it would be helpful to know whether the rural community especially their … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 6 · 13 Jun 2011 · 8,578 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsDeterminants of Attitude towards Information and Communication Technology Usage among Rural Administrators in using Structural Equation ModelingJeffrey Lawrence D'Silva, Bahaman Abu Samah, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Village Development and Security Committee members play a vital role in enhancing the village development programs in Malaysia and ICT is deemed as an important mechanism to further boost rural development. But do the rural community in Malaysia especially their leaders have a positive attitude towards it? Hence, this study is designed to identify the constructs that significantly … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 17 May 2011 · 7,504 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordse-Choupal: Hope or Hype?Neeraj Dangi, Harjit SinghProblem statement: This case looked at the cost benefit factor of e-Choupal model in rural India from socio-economic perspective since it is being projected as one of the models of rural empowerment. Questions were raised whether its growth both horizontally and vertically might be detrimental to sustainability of traditional agrarian economy. It also examined the role of ICT and government … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,333 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsICT based Sustainable Rural Business Opportunities in Developing Countries: A Wireless-Networked RCP-RAP ApproachMd. Abdur Rahman, Mohammad Upal Mahfuz, Kazi M. Ahmed, R. M.A.P. RajathevaInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) is gaining much research attention in present times especially for its ability towards poverty alleviation. In this study the prospect of rural business opportunities in developing countries more specifically in the target country, Bangladesh, has been investigated from the viewpoint of wirelessly networked Rural Communication Point (RCP) approach. It is proposed that if only one … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 8 · 31 Aug 2005 · 7,080 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsReceiving the Agriculture Information through Mass Media and Interpersonal Sources among the Rural CommunityMd. Salleh Hassan, Sulaiman Md. Yassin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril et al.Problem statement: Developing agriculture by disseminating the right information to the right groups has proven to be an effective strategy. In Malaysia, there are a number of sources; either mass media or personal sources that disseminate the agriculture information. The rural community, a group which are highly related to agriculture certainly have a pivotal need for agriculture information. Besides the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 1 Oct 2011 · 8,459 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsQuality of Life of the Rural Community: A Comparison between Three CitiesSulaiman M. Yassin, Hayrol A.M. Shaffril, Bahaman A. Samah et al.Problem statement: Pahang and Muar Rivers are two major rivers in Malaysia. In the past, these two rivers did play an important role in flourishing the economic activities of the local community and upgrading their quality of life. Does the community along these two rivers have a good quality of life? Answers for this question will bring us to the … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 4 · 10 Aug 2011 · 8,364 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsPeople Participation, an Undeniable Necessity for Conserving Forest Areas of Arasbaran Region in IranSara Zare, Hossein Shabanali Fami, Manouchehr NamiranianThe issue of participation has recently become an interesting point for many national, regional and international institutions. Participation and collaboration of Iranians in the field of natural resources conservation has an old history. During a long period of time, vast areas of natural resources have been protected by the dwellers and indigenous users; we are witnessing deep land use changes … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,530 accessesView PDFCite