Smart Villages Policies: Past, Present and Future

Stojanova, Simona; Lentini, Gianluca; Niederer, Peter; Egger, T; Cvar, Nina; Kos, Andrej; Duh, Emilija Stojmenova

doi:10.3390/su13041663

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“…The relationship between the dimension of the department in an institution and the administrative capacity has been demonstrated for one part of U.S. cities, where it was proven that the implementation of the open data platform varied depending on the resources of the department [9]. In the rural environment, where the overall administration capacity is similar to a department of a local urban administration, the reduction in digital gaps between the urban and the rural environment is all the more necessary [49].…”

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The Role of UAS–GIS in Digital Era Governance. A Systematic Literature Review

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UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) technologies, also known as UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), drones, or Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) and GIS (Geographic Information System) are recognised for the value of the results that can be achieved by their combined use. However, their use and the results achieved are rarely framed within the context of Digital Era Governance (DEG), an undertaking that would significantly reduce the capabilities of knowledge transfer from the academic and/or private environment to the public domain. The purpose of this study was to highlight, by a bibliometric analysis, the areas of proposed use of this team of tools and the extent to which these can enter the sphere of interest of public administrations, especially local ones. From a methodological point of view, based on the 439 articles filtered from the Web of Science database where UAS/UAV and GIS technologies were used, several bibliometric analyses have emerged. VOSviewer and R (Bibliometrix tool) were used to conduct the bibliometric analyses. Most scientific publications that used UAV technology as a working tool have predominant applicability in photogrammetry, while GIS applications are found in publications dedicated to image processing, landslides, and cultural and archaeological heritage. We point out that from the point of view of international cooperation, at the level of institutions or countries, certain international organisations from the USA, China, and the central and northern European states have a high interest in this topic, and a low cooperation between academia and public administration is exhibited. The conclusion is represented by the apparent lack of framing of the results of UAS–GIS technologies usage into wider and more topical contexts, such as digital era governance, and also a reduced applicability of the research results.

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“…This statement is valid also for institutions, the result being the increase in their innovation capacity [5] because the digital infrastructure alone is not sufficient. Equally important are the digital skills that enable the use of digitalisation advantages [49].…”

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The Role of UAS–GIS in Digital Era Governance. A Systematic Literature Review

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“…The research on this unexplored territory is under development and is a matter of concern in both European research (Komorowski and Stanny 2020;Adamowicz 2021;Zavratnik et al 2018Zavratnik et al , 2020Adesipo et al 2020;Stojanova et al 2021) and the international literature (Murty and Shankar 2020;Zhang and Zhang 2020;Klenova et al 2021;Kim 2021). It is still at an embryonic stage, so there is yet no official definition of smart villages and researchers propose the consideration of special features including demography, location, human geography, social, and physical resources (Heap and Hirmer 2020).…”

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Territorial and Human Geography Challenges: How Can Smart Villages Support Rural Development and Population Inclusion?

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Rural areas are significantly affected by spatial vulnerability, the digital gap, depopulation, and population ageing. Marginalized populations are seeking collective well-being, social inclusion, and local development in smart villages, an increasingly important area of interest for scholars and practitioners as well as rural areas and communities. This article attempts to highlight the dominant trends in smart villages planning and depict the characteristics of Greek rural areas and populations alongside the implemented localized smart actions. To achieve this aim, the research utilized the existing literature through bibliometric analysis by extracting data from the Web of Science database. Building upon the bibliometrics, the research focused on identifying localized implemented interventions in the Greek rural areas. The results suggest that innovation, knowledge, growth, and management appear to impact rural smart planning, while the limited interventions of smart villages in Greece focus on social innovation and local development. The study argues that in Greece, a single holistic smart villages model cannot be proposed, due to the country’s geographical and demographical variability. The proposed trends, though, can be implemented locally to encourage rural development and population inclusion; therefore it is recommended to increase local stakeholders’ awareness and active engagement.

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“…Przykłady z Polski" jest uzupełnieniem badań już prowadzonych w Polsce m. in. przez Oskara Wolskiego (2018), Marcina Wójcika (2018, Magdalenę Zwolińską-Ligaj, Danutę Guzal-Dec i Mieczysława Adamowicza (2018), Ryszarda Kamińskiego i Leszka Leśniaka (2019), Andrzeja Hałasiewicza (2020), Łukasza Komorowskiego i Monikę Stanny (2020), Mieczysława Adamowicza (2021), a także badań w Unii Europejskiej prowadzonych przez Veronikę Zavratnik i in. (2018), Simonę Stojanovą i in.…”

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