Spatio-temporal assessment of energy consumption and socio-economic drivers in rural areas in Poland

Szewrański, Szymon; Kachniarz, Marian; Sylla, Marta; Świąder, Małgorzata; Tokarczyk-Dorociak, Katarzyna

doi:10.22616/erdev2019.18.n093

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“…The subject of renewable energy sources was barely present in the studied material. The relatively low interest in matters related to climate change and the development of renewable energy sources had already been observed for rural LAGs in Poland (Furmankiewicz, Hewitt et al, 2020) and in other countries, like in Spain (Camacho et al, 2020;Servillo & De Bruijn, 2018), however, regarding the latter issue, rural areas in Poland have yet to make use of their significant potential (Szewranski et al, 2019). This would require deliberate support due to the "energy poverty" observed within Polish local communities (Piwowar, 2020).…”

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Are Rural Stakeholder Needs Compliant with the Targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy? Text Mining Analysis of Local Action Group Strategies from Two Polish Regions

Furmankiewicz¹,

Janc²,

Kaczmarek³

et al. 2021

Hradec Economic Days

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The 1990s saw a considerable facilitation of the concept of area-based cooperation between stakeholders from the public, economic and social sectors in the European Union (EU) with regard to local resource management. EU support programmes have given rise to community-based partnerships referred to as Local Action Groups (LAGs), in which the stakeholders involved formulate local development strategies, the implementation of which is subsequently made possible through the external financial support of EU funds. This paper illustrates an attempt to assess the extent to which local strategies are consistent with the EU's Europe 2020 strategy, using the example of 27 LAGs from two Polish provinces. Text mining and content analysis are two methods employed herein. The analysis served to establish that the dominant issues for rural areas, that are correspondent to the Europe 2020 strategy, revolve around increasing employment, educating local communities and combating poverty through the use of social inclusion methods, with much less attention dedicated to the issues of greenhouse gas emission reduction and renewable energy development. The strategies in question emphasise innovation with regard to planned activities, insofar as it is perceived at the local level, which usually bears no relation to methodical research and development (R&D) work.

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Are Rural Stakeholder Needs Compliant with the Targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy? Text Mining Analysis of Local Action Group Strategies from Two Polish Regions

Furmankiewicz¹,

Janc²,

Kaczmarek³

et al. 2021

Hradec Economic Days

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Analysis of the Potential Management of the Low-Carbon Energy Transformation by 2050

Jałowiec¹,

Wojtaszek²,

Miciuła

2022

Energies

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Establishing conditions that meet climate requirements should be one of the most important goals of the whole world in order to protect against the negative effects of climate change. Without cooperation and considerable commitment from everyone, it is possible that these negative effects will worsen. The implementation of the Energy Policy from now until 2050 should facilitate the transformation of the coal-based power system toward a more sustainable and diversified mix of energy sources. Financial investments in the countries analyzed in this paper create real opportunities and changes for the transition toward renewable energy sources (RES), but there is criticism concerning the insufficient speed of change and the costs of the transformation for society. The dominant emphasis on the optimum selection of energy sources creates conflicts, especially in democratic decision-making. Resource management is both incremental and participatory, and while decisions are strongly based on science, the decision-making process is rarely rational or comprehensive. It is difficult to estimate environmental costs, especially because there is no method for comparing the many criteria between the different energy sources since there are differences in the energy efficiency results obtained in different areas. Public opinion is of great importance and it has a huge influence on the development of the development strategies and policies that are undertaken. Therefore, as part of our analysis, we conducted research using a questionnaire to obtain opinions on fundamental issues regarding the climate and energy strategies that have been adopted in the EU. This was important for achieving the main goal of this article, which is a multidimensional analysis of activities aimed at adapting the national economy to the EU strategies that are responsible for reaching the energy and climate goals by 2050. The low-emission energy transformation is aimed at introducing significant changes for the entire economy while at the same time ensuring the implementation of the so-called European triad of goals (energy security, energy competitiveness and climate protection), which often contradict each other in practice.

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Spatio-temporal assessment of energy consumption and socio-economic drivers in rural areas in Poland

Cited by 2 publications

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Are Rural Stakeholder Needs Compliant with the Targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy? Text Mining Analysis of Local Action Group Strategies from Two Polish Regions

Are Rural Stakeholder Needs Compliant with the Targets of the Europe 2020 Strategy? Text Mining Analysis of Local Action Group Strategies from Two Polish Regions

Analysis of the Potential Management of the Low-Carbon Energy Transformation by 2050

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