Public decisions concerning large projects with detrimental environmental or heritage impacts involve value conflicts which stem from the diverse interests and variety of ways of evaluating the costs and benefits of such projects. They are also framed by institutionalized procedures and practices which favour certain concerns to the detriment of others. This paper aims to contribute towards a better understanding of how these procedures and practices, namely decision support tools such as the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), tend to shape public decision-making processes in particular ways. It draws on a study of the public
AbstractSocial innovation entered the academic discourse several decades ago and has since been seen as a way of tackling existing problems in various contexts. Although an extensive body of research has been conducted into the role of social innovation in urban context, there is still a gap when it comes to studying the role of social innovation in the development of rural areas. In this paper, an attempt is made to look at the role of Local Action Groups (LAGs) and Local Development Associations (LDAs) as promoters of social innovation in rural areas in Austria and Portugal, aiming to understand the role of such organisations and the challenges faced by the latter in promoting social innovation.
O artigo tem como propósito a apresentação da instituição propriedade da terra tendo como referência o caso português. A consideração das instituições é fundamental no processo de desenvolvimento rural uma vez que as mesmas delimitam a esfera de acção dos actores económicos relativamente à forma de apropriação e uso da terra. O âmbito disciplinar da análise é o da Economia nas suas propostas fundadoras e Institucionalistas, incluindo a interface com o Direito. A referência crítica às normas jurídicas que regulamentam a propriedade da terra tem presente o contexto de crescente reconhecimento do papel da actividade agrícola na gestão sustentável do território. Entre outros temas, a análise crítica das principais fontes de regulamentação do direito de propriedade permite salientar o do abandono da terra, cuja consideração é fundamental no âmbito dos processos de desenvolvimento rural.
The paper presents the results of a research on governance and innovation dynamics involved in a Portuguese rural territory-Coruche, the so-called capital of cork. By presenting research on innovation dynamics using a particular raw material and a particular rural territory (Coruche), the research fulfils two objectives: (i) contribute to the extant literature, by addressing an empirical context that has been neglected by most innovation scholars, that is, rural territories and traditional sectors, namely agro-forest industry; and (ii) highlight different novelties and territorial dynamics related with cork production and transformation and governance aspects of this particular system of innovation. The use of a network analysis allows the characterization of this system, the different types of actors (multi-actor), their interactions framed by institutions, and operating at different territorial scales (multi-scale). The governance of corkbased activities in this territory includes important transformation companies, forest producers, professional and development associations, and public administration entities with competences in regulation and the development of the territory, including the management of European Funds.The local presence of a multinational enterprise introduces interesting issues related with its attachment to the territory including the creation of employment and the collaboration with local entities in activities and events related with cork production and transformation.---
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