Toward a New Sustainable Development Model for Smart Villages

Pérez-delHoyo, Raquel; Mora, Higinio

doi:10.1108/978-1-78769-845-120191005

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“…We would like to suggest considering an analogy between the smart-village concept and the concept of sustainable development. The analogy has also been recognised by other researchers (more: [50,55,56]). Both these approaches seek a compromise between environmental, economic and social goals, consisting in a game of limitations in utilising all forms of capital.…”

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“…The great majority of such publications are overviews, due to the fact that work still continues on determining what smart villages are (or will be), what they should be like in the future, and what instruments would be used for their implementation in the EU's future financial framework [48]. The concept is often criticised for its lack of scientific foundations, although some authors have sought to place it within some kind of theoretical framework [49][50][51][52][53]. B. Slee remarks that "the evolution of support for community level development generally and what are termed smart villages has happened almost without reference to theory" [51] (p. 645).…”

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Smart Villages: Where Can They Happen?

Komorowski

Stanny

2020

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The European Union is actively promoting the idea of “smart villages”. The increased uptake of new technology and in particular, the use of the internet, is seen as a vital part of strategies to combat rural decline. It is evident that those areas most poorly connected to the internet are those confronted by the greatest decline. The analysis in this paper is based on Poland, which at the time of EU accession had many deeply disadvantaged rural areas. Using fine-grained socio-economic data, an association can be found between weak internet access and rural decline in Poland. The preliminary conclusions about the utility of the smart village concept as a revitalisation tool for rural Poland point to theoretical and methodological dilemmas. Barriers to the concept’s implementation are also observed, although there is a chance they may be overcome with the continued spread of information and communication technologies in rural areas.

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Smart Villages: Where Can They Happen?

Komorowski

Stanny

2020

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“…However, some authors underlined that the opportunities deriving from these technologies can only be leveraged if rural communities have adequate levels of human capital (Mishbah et al , 2018; Santhiyakumari et al , 2016). Consistently education and knowledge-transfer recurred as key enablers of SVs (Adesipo et al , 2020; Davidenko et al , 2020 Pérez-delHoyo and Mora, 2019).…”

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What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

Gerli

Marco

Whalley

2022

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Purpose Smart villages (SVs) have lately attracted considerable attention, but what does the term mean? This literature review aims to explore its ambiguous nature and to identify main theoretical and practical aspects to be further explored in the conceptualisation and implementation of these initiatives. Design/methodology/approach The analysis draws upon a review of 79 references from the grey and academic literature on SVs, identified through a systematic search of academic databases and snowball sampling. Findings This review highlights how the definition and characterisation of SVs is currently shaped by disciplinary backgrounds and geographical contexts. SVs are often viewed as the rural version of smart cities or an innovative model for rural development, but there has been little engagement in the literature with other debates around rurality and sustainable development. It is only through engaging with these other debates that a better understanding of the term will emerge. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to conduct a systematic review on SVs. In addition to identifying the main trends in the conceptualisations and design of these initiatives, this paper contributes to the academic debate on smart rural development and provides useful recommendations to both policy makers and practitioners.

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“…In its analysis of rural contexts, the literature has used “smart village” (Komorowski & Stanny, 2021; Pérez‐del‐Hoyo & Mora, 2019; Szanyi‐Gyenes, 2019), “smart rural areas” (Naldi et al., 2015; Poggi et al., 2017), “smart countryside” (Lindblom et al., 2021) and “smart territory” (Navío‐Marco et al., 2020) as terms of reference.…”

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“…What kind of economic, social and environmental policies does our society need to offer a good QoL for people while ensuring the sustainability of our planet? All these raise a number of challenges and opportunities from a triple bottom‐line perspective: social, economic and environmental (Carvalho et al., 2018, 2019; Li et al., 2019; Macke et al, 2019; Pérez‐del‐Hoyo & Mora, 2019; Wolski & Wojcik, 2019).…”

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(Re)thinking smart in rural contexts: A multi‐country study

Cambra‐Fierro

Perez

2022

Growth and Change

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Interest in the concept of smart cities and the process of smartization has increased in recent years, as reflected in the number of studies published in academic journals. Research has offered multiple perspectives to understand the risks and challenges posed by the growing population in urban areas, highlighting plans and actions that need to be undertaken. In contrast to smart cities, smartization in rural areas has received only scarce attention, despite the beneficial effect that the transformation of rural areas could have for society. Smart villages face different issues such as depopulation and the need to attract young people if they are to survive. Consequently, we need to rethink the impact of technology and the overall idea of becoming “smart” in this context. Therefore, this paper aims to define “smart” in the context of rural areas. In terms of methodology, the research takes the Smart Rural 21 project as case study. The results consider related aspects of sustainability, governance, the role of technology and the need to use a strategic approach that ensures quality of life in rural areas.

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Toward a New Sustainable Development Model for Smart Villages

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Smart Villages: Where Can They Happen?

Smart Villages: Where Can They Happen?

What makes a smart village smart? A review of the literature

(Re)thinking smart in rural contexts: A multi‐country study

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