Responses to Geographical Marginality and Marginalization: From Social Innovation to Regional Development 9783030513412

Table of contents :
Preface
Contents
Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 New Localism, New Regionalism and Place Based Development
1.3 Chapter Overview
1.4 Concluding Thoughts
References
Part ISocial Innovation as a Tool for Demarginalization
2 Social Innovation and Geographical Marginality
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Social Innovation
2.3 Social Innovation and Demarginalization
2.3.1 Can Social Innovation Tackle Marginalization
2.3.2 Social Innovation and Marginalized Rural Areas
2.4 Conclusion
References
3 Community Action Against Marginalization: The Case of a Rural Social Enterprise in the Village of Saint-Camille, Quebec
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methodology
3.3 Social Enterprise: An Operational Perspective
3.4 The Socio-territorial Context: Saint-Camille
3.5 La Clé des Champs
3.5.1 Starting the Cooperative
3.5.2 The Beginning of the Crisis
3.5.3 Dissolution and Turning Point
3.6 Discussion: Is Transitioning to a Private Enterprise Model a Step Backward?
3.7 Conclusion
References
Part IIRegions, Regional Potentials, Regional Development and Geographical Marginality
4 Rich Country—‘Poor’ Regions: Fighting Regional Disparities in Switzerland
4.1 Introduction: Inequality and Geographical Difference
4.2 Inequality and Diversity in Switzerland
4.2.1 The Natural Setting
4.2.2 The Political System
4.2.3 Fiscal Regime
4.3 Regional Disparities in Switzerland
4.3.1 Income
4.3.2 Gross Domestic Income (GDI)
4.3.3 The Dynamics of Businesses and Jobs
4.3.4 Unemployment
4.4 Regional Policy in Switzerland: Evolution and Instruments
4.4.1 Background
4.4.2 Evolution
4.4.3 The Fiscal Equalization Scheme
4.5 Regional Policy in a Globalized Environment
4.6 Conclusion
References
5 Economically Lagging Regions and Regional Development—Some Narrative Stories from Podkarpackie, Poland
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Marginalization Factors
5.2.1 Geographical Location and Transport Accessibility
5.2.2 Economic Situation
5.2.3 The Demographic Situation
5.3 Development Potential
5.3.1 Regional Administration, and the Development of Human Capital and R&D
5.3.2 Special Economic Zones and Foreign Investors
5.3.3 European Funds and Transport Accessibility Improvement
5.3.4 Tourism Development
5.4 Conclusions
References
6 Nature Parks: Valorising Regional Potential—The Gruyère Pays-d’Enhaut Regional Nature Park (Fribourg/Vaud, Switzerland)
6.1 Nature Conservation: A Mosaic Stone in Improving Human-Nature Relations
6.2 The Role of Parks in the Conservation of Nature and Regional Culture and Traditions
6.3 Swiss Park Policy
6.3.1 Background
6.3.2 The Creation of Parks
6.3.3 Parks in Switzerland
6.4 The Gruyère-Pays d’Enhaut Regional Nature Park
6.4.1 Presentation
6.4.2 Park Organization and Activities
6.4.3 The Economic Side
6.5 Conclusion: Marginality, Nature Parks and (Swiss) Society
References
7 Responding to Marginalization: A Case Study of Small Towns in Western Australia
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Small Towns
7.3 Small Town Geographies in Australia
7.3.1 Western Australia
7.4 Introducing the Western Australian Case Studies
7.4.1 The Six Case Study Towns
7.5 Analysing the Outcomes
7.5.1 Development Approaches, Motivations and Leadership
7.5.2 Grievances and Goodwill
7.5.3 Funding Sources
7.6 Conclusion
References
Part IIIPolicies, Actions and Other Responses to Marginality
8 Desolated Villages as Examples of Spatial, Economic and Social Marginalization in the Polish-Czech Borderland and Their Current Transformations
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Causes and Stages of Depopulation in SW Poland’s Borderland
8.3 Size and Spatial Diversity of Depopulation in the Study Areas
8.4 Spatial and Landscape-Related Consequences of Depopulation
8.5 Current Trends and Threats in Depopulating Areas
8.6 Recommendations for Further Development of the Borderlands
8.7 Conclusion
References
9 A Disrupting Merge Perspective on Gender: The Case of Ibiza
9.1 Introduction: Gender Freedom at the Merge
9.2 Freedom in the Merge
9.3 Gender Rules?
9.4 From a de-Gendered Merge
9.5 A Critical Perspective on Gender: Mixed Crowds
9.6 Ibiza’s Nightlife Tolerance
9.7 To an Over-Gendered Scene
9.8 A Re-gendered Place Due to LGBT
9.9 An Over-Gendered Satiric: The Village
9.10 Ibiza into Post-modernity
9.11 Conclusion: Ibiza’s Gender Way
References
10 The Impact of Motorway Building on the Accessibility of Marginal Areas in the West Region of Romania
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Measuring Accessibility
10.2.1 Definitions
10.2.2 Measurement of Accessibility
10.3 Study Area and Methodology
10.4 Results and Discussions
10.4.1 The Impact of the Motorway on the Distance-Based Connectivity Index (RD)
10.4.2 The Impact of the Motorway on the Time-Based Connectivity Index (RT)
10.4.3 The Impact of the Motorway on Journey Times to and from Bucharest
10.4.4 The Impact of the Motorway on Journey Times to Timișoara and Other Main Cities
10.4.5 The Impact of the Motorway on Attraction Areas and Journey Times to and from Secondary (R2) Ranked Cities
10.4.6 The Impact of the Motorway on Journey Times to and from Timișoara-Arad Agglomeration
10.5 Conclusions
References

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