The role of social networks in the development of rural community-based eco-industry

Abstract

The lack of eco-industrial development in rural areas demonstrates how isolated these people are from outside networks and resources. The ecological industrial management of clove leaf essential oil run by rural communities within the network is further revealed and analyzed in this study using the social network analysis approach. The findings of this study show how networks are crucial to understanding interactions between subgroups, density, and centralization. This study also implies that strengthening internal social networks inside rural communities, particularly subgroup interactions, must go hand in hand with initiatives to broaden external social networks. While preserving the sustainability of rural ecosystems, strengthening the social networks of rural eco-industries will also create new employment opportunities.