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Tokenism in Territorial Development: Enabling Factors and Mitigation Measures 土地发展的象征性:促成因素及缓解措施

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0019

Naomi Di Santo, Antonio Lopolito, Roberta Sisto

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Hungarian Farmers and the Adoption of Precision Farming 匈牙利农民和精密农业的采用

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0020

Ibolya Czibere, Imre Kovách, Noémi Loncsák

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Development of Business Activities in Peripheral Parts of Rural Areas, Western Bohemia 西波西米亚农村周边地区商业活动的发展

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0022

Veronika Vorobljevová, Marie Novotná

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Olive Grove Landscapes in Andalusia: In Search of Synergies Between Agrarian Cultural Heritage and Rural Development 安达卢西亚的橄榄园景观:寻找农业文化遗产与农村发展之间的协同作用

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0023

José Domingo Sánchez Martínez

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Small, Smart and Sustainable: Networking to Develop the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Value-Chain in Portugal 小型，智能和可持续:在葡萄牙发展药用和芳香植物价值链的网络

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0024

Cristina Sousa, Maria de Fátima Ferreiro

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Rural Residence: Dreams for the Future and Foreseen Obstacles by Young Adults From the Netherlands 乡村住宅:荷兰年轻人对未来的梦想和可预见的障碍

European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0021

Maarten C. J. Koreman

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Comments on the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report on the Leader Programme 对欧洲审计法院关于领导人方案的特别报告的评论

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European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0018

István Finta

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What Can Hungarian Counties do for the Countryside? 匈牙利各县能为农村做些什么?

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European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0016

I. Kovács

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Examining Seasonality in Tourism with Special Reference to the Recent Effects of Covid-19 – The Case of the Sopron-Fertő Tourism Destination (Hungary) 从新冠肺炎疫情的近期影响考察旅游的季节性——以匈牙利索普龙-费特涅旅游地为例

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European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0013

Attila Barcza, J. Csapó, M. Hinek, G. Marton, Levente Alpek

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Rural and Alpine Gentrification Impact on Lifestyle Mobilities During Covid-19: The Yayla Experience at the Taurus Mountains in Turkey 新冠肺炎期间农村和高山绅士化对生活方式流动性的影响：土耳其金牛座山脉的Yayla经验

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European Countryside Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI: 10.2478/euco-2023-0014

M. Öncü, M. Somuncu, İsmet Güney, M. Perlik

{"title":"Rural and Alpine Gentrification Impact on Lifestyle Mobilities During Covid-19: The Yayla Experience at the Taurus Mountains in Turkey","authors":"M. Öncü, M. Somuncu, İsmet Güney, M. Perlik","doi":"10.2478/euco-2023-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2023-0014","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract COVID-19 has had significant impacts on social and economic sectors worldwide. International travel and tourism are restricted as preventive measures to combat the disease. However, it is clearly visible that the mobility from urban to rural areas continues within the borders of the countries during the pandemic. Mobility to the countryside is named as lifestyle mobility. It varies significantly in motivations, frequency, push and pull factors, and duration of stay. It is also considered an essential agent of change that causes gentrification in rural vicinities regarding economic structure, real estate market, and sociocultural life. The recent spread of COVID-19 has also been deemed a vital push for urban-rural mobility. The present study is aimed to explore the gentrification of lifestyle mobilities in the Yaylas of the Taurus Mountains during the pandemic. A mixed-method approach using questionnaire and interview techniques was applied. Results revealed that the duration and frequency of seasonal mobility towards second homes in Turkey have changed with the spread of COVID-19. Moreover, it is found that the selected mountain areas confront the impacts of urbanization, increase in housing prices, and commercial occupation of land. The research concludes that such changes are augmented due to the increased mobility of urbanites belonging to the new middle class of Mersin and Adana metropolitan cities to rural areas to escape COVID-19. Due to the increase in lifestyle mobility, gentrification takes place in rural and mountainous areas, and accordingly, rural residents tend to move to the city.","PeriodicalId":45589,"journal":{"name":"European Countryside","volume":"15 1","pages":"259 - 280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48990733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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