A key element in sustainable rural development is to improve the welfare of communities to enjoy a decent and fair life, which cannot be achieved without an increase of their incomes. To achieve this, it is necessary that ...

Facing the frequent failure of projects in rural areas with top-down approaches, the has been a promotion of participation of the local people in decisions that affect their territories (bottom-up approach) to promote ...

Young people now represent the highest percentage of the world population. Soon, they will be seniors and they will take decisions for a more orderly and equitable world. For this reason, the participation of young people ...

Technology transfer (TT) in the area of renewable energy (RE) throughout history has been an important tool for rural development (RD). Initially, the TT has been conceptualized as the purchase or donation of machinery ...

Several planning approaches can be used in rural development projects. Especially if they are seen as a process and not as an isolated project (Negrillo, Sastre and Salvo, 2013). In this process the participation of the ...