Local Village Research Articles

Performing exemplarity: the “two faces” of a village cadre in North China

This article investigates the practice of exemplarity in rural China through Secretary Xu’s oral narratives to provincial leaders and local villagers in a northern model village. It applies a performative narrative analysis to reveal how Xu constructs his persona, utilizing narrative structures, chronotopes, and the interplay of events to forge exemplary images suited to each audience. In presentations to leaders, Xu highlights rural development achievements, while to villagers, he emphasizes common prosperity and community service. This strategic narrative manipulation not only showcases Xu’s skill in aligning with both state and local values but also fosters cultural intimacy and community cohesion despite narrative discrepancies. The case study expands the discourse on narrative techniques and representational strategies within rural revitalization and social governance, offering a nuanced perspective on the intersection of narrative, identity, and governance.

PENINGKATAN KESEJAHTERAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI DAN PENDIDIKAN DI DESA LEUWIMALANG

KKS or Social Work Lecture is an activity aimed at serving the community with the goal of developing needy villages. This community service activity includes educational and entrepreneurial development. The activity is carried out by students of FAI UHAMKA as the organizers, and the community as the recipients. The activity is implemented by building cooperation with local village officials and the Student Council (OSIS). Located in Leuwimalang Village, Cisarua, Bogor. This KKS program focuses on the development of Islamic religious education, Arabic language, and Sharia economics..

Dampak Keberadaan PT Eisindo terhadap Perekonomian Masyarakat Pesisir Di Desa Waijarang, Kecamatan Nubatukan, Kabupaten Lembata

The study aims to determine the impact of the existence of PT Eisindo on the economy of coastel communities in Waijarang Village, Nubatukan District, Lembata Regency. Data collection methods used are interview, questionnaires, observation, and documentation. The analytical tool used a qualitative descriptive analysisto determine the impact of the existence of PT Eisindo on the economy of coastal communities in Waijarang Village, Nubatukan District, Lembata Regency. Theresults indicate that PT Eisindo is a fish processing factory built by the local government and village government whose management is carried out by the village community. PT. Eisindo has contributed greatly to the economy of the Waijarang Village community through three indicators, namely, income, employment and business opportunities. This can be seen from the positive impact felt by the people of Waijarang Village with the existence of PT. Eisindo, such as the provision of job vacancies, increasing income, and the community being able to open businesses that can increase the income of the people in Waijarang Village.

Temples as centres of communal networks: a case study of South Lantau

In the countryside, where intensive rural development and rising property values have been observed since the late 1970s, the preservation and meaning of traditional dwellings have emerged as crucial considerations in shaping Hong Kong’s countryside conservation policy. The focus of this paper is on the conservation of temples, as we are drawn to these structures not only for their architectural merit but also for their role as public buildings within the countryside. Consequently, their cultural significance is heavily influenced by the stakeholders they are associated with, distinguishing them from other types of dwellings.This paper examines the coastal landscape of South Lantau, which includes several villages with distinct traditions that have undergone significant transformations since the 1960s. Located at the southwest edge of Hong Kong, Lantau Island had a rural lifestyle that was relatively undisturbed before WWII because of the difficulty in accessing the island. However, in response to the large people influx from China's mainland after 1949, the Hong Kong government introduced the Lantau Development Plan in 1953, mainly to open up new sources of freshwater resources for Hong Kong Island. The construction of South Lantau Road in 1955 and Shek Pik Reservoir in 1957 gradually led to the decline of agricultural activities in South Lantau and the population exodus of local villagers, resulting in a rupture to regional traditions.In multilineage communities such as the villages on South Lantau, worship of a common deity provides a vital source of social bonding, particularly for an area long beset by typhoons, piracy and banditry. Local people pray for safety and prosperity through collective rituals and celebratory activities. Therefore, temples are not only religious establishments but also embody the sense of social solidarity among villagers on South Lantau. Through the case study of three rural villages on South Lantau, this paper examines how temples play an important role in the continuity of the communal network amid repercussions from the postwar disruption of traditional rural life. Significantly, this pilot study also draws attention to the functions of temples in their historical context. It emphasises the importance of recognising and re-evaluating these buildings for cultural enhancement as part of community engagement. This study provides valuable insights for future conservation efforts for religious buildings in the countryside.

STUDY ON THE STRATEGY OF CREATING PRODUCT DESIGN BY NON-LEGACY TO PROMOTE RURAL DEVELOPMENT-A CASE STUDY OF ZHUHAI VILLAGE IN CHINA

Under the background of China's rural revitalization strategy, the inheritance and publicity of intangible culture has become an inevitable trend. Most of Zhuhai's intangible culture comes from local villages. It is one of the ways to protect, inherit, develop and publicize the excellent traditional culture in rural areas to develop products and create brands of rural intangible cultural heritage. It is also one of the ways to transform cultural resources into economic capital and stimulate the endogenous development momentum in rural areas. Excellent rural non-legacy products can not only effectively interpret the traditional cultural heritage contained in rural non-legacy culture, but also have the practical value of goods and the aesthetic value of art, forming a new multi-integration format of "non-legacy+beautiful countryside". To promote rural development, we need to ask several questions: how to meet the rising aesthetic needs of the public and at the same time have Zhuhai's intangible characteristics? How can Zhuhai's non-legacy creative design innovate to make it follow the pace of the times? How to operate and promote rural revitalization? This paper takes qualitative research as the main research method and ethnography as the research method. This paper discusses in detail the thinking of Zhuhai non-legacy cultural and creative product design to effectively promote rural development from the aspects of non-legacy culture, visual elements, functional value of cultural and creative products and operational strategies.

Pengaruh Perputaran Kredit dan Perubahan Tingkat Suku Bunga pada Return on Asset Lembaga Perkreditan Desa Denpasar

Lembaga Perkreditan Desa (LPD) serves as a credit lending institution to local villagers in accordance with Bali Province Regional Regulation Number 3 of 2007. As the continuous LPD profitability declines since 2018, the institution strives to boost its profitability in 2021 to improve its credit turnover and change the interest rates. this study aims to determine the effect of credit turnover and interest rate changes on the return on assets of LPD Denpasar, and employs the risk theory of profit as the research theoretical basis involving the saturated samples of 35 LPDs in Denpasar. The results of the panel data analysis utilizing Eviews 12 exhibit that this study conform to the risk theory of profit, revealing the positive correlation of credit turnover on ROA, and interest rates changes which have a negative effect on ROA.

Design of rural tourism management cloud platform based on intelligent audio processing and sensor navigation positioning

People's living standards are constantly improving, and many people are eager to travel, especially to rural areas, which has become a tourism trend, which has also driven the local economy. Each place is actively utilizing the advantages of its own region to establish a unique tourism economic industry chain and seek the interests of local villagers. Based on this, this article takes the specific development of contemporary rural tourism industry as the basic research object, and develops a specialized rural tourism management cloud service system platform. The system mainly relies on intelligent audio processing and related navigation and positioning functions. By finely processing the collected intelligent audio signals, utilizing specialized data conversion tools to improve the accuracy of the collected signals, and using a linear aliasing model to handle subsequent problems. We also propose a carrier based system coordinate for navigation and positioning algorithms, which can estimate the optimal information value among them. In addition, this article also conducted a specific analysis of the performance of two models, namely the single step model and the Seq2Seq model. The tourism management cloud service system platform for rural areas based on intelligent audio related processing and precise navigation positioning proposed in this article can effectively promote the development of local rural tourism and improve the quality of life of villagers.

Empowering left-behind places in Southwest China: participation in coffee value chains as place-based development

Abstract Geographical scholarship has advocated the importance of endogenous and place-sensitive development to levelling up left-behind places, by means of reactivating untapped potentials and recuperating a sense of belonging. Drawing on the approaches of global value chain (GVC), and to a lesser extent, global production network (GPN), this paper rethinks how GVC/GPN participation articulates with endogenous assets and enhances local actors’ capacities to achieve economic and social upgrading. We present a case study of the coffee economy in Lujiang Township, Yunnan Province, China. We find that local villagers are able to tap into opportunities of learning and upgrading, but these processes are mediated by institutions and moral economies. Ultimately, economic empowerment translates into the revival of a sense of belonging.

Distributed photovoltaic adoption in rural Shandong, China: status, challenges, and influential factors

Distributed photovoltaic systems (distributed PV) enable rural households to replace traditional energy sources, reduce their household carbon footprint, and generate additional income. Due to the multiple benefits, China increasingly prioritizes developing distributed PV in its rural areas. However, the overall status, primary challenges of distributed PV in rural China, and how regional social and economic factors contribute to adoption choices of distributed PV remain largely uninvestigated. Here, we aim to provide insights into the above issues and offer a basis for policy recommendations that can facilitate the adoption of distributed PV, drawing from Shandong Province’s experience. This study is based on a survey conducted in 2023, encompassing a total of 169 households across 36 villages in Shandong Province. Our results show that 43% of the households have embraced distributed PV with various system standards employed. We also find that rural households in Shandong Province encounter challenges engaging in distributed PV systems, such as inadequate policy support, significant heterogeneity of policy promotion among villages, a predominant emphasis on construction rather than management, and an extended payback period. We suggest that future attention should be paid to households that have not experienced extreme weather events and those that have not yet engaged in related low-carbon environmental activities. Local village officials should take the lead in spearheading policy promotion activities to enhance villagers’ awareness and enthusiasm. Besides, efforts should be directed towards guaranteeing the availability of high-quality distributed PV systems with consistent standards.

A Chronological Model for Inca Provincial Expansion: The Case of the Copiapo Valley

Abstract This article examines a new dataset of radiocarbon dates that provides insights into the progressive installation of Inca infrastructure in the Copiapo Valley, situated at the southern edge of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. It shows that the Inca imperial expansion in this region was not a linear process and was likely shaped by local negotiations and conflicts. The findings describe three main stages of Inca expansion. The first is the construction of the North–South Inca Road and the establishment of high-altitude mountain shrines. The next stage consisted of a physical intervention in a local village located in the upper valley, including the construction of administrative buildings and public spaces. The last stage involved indirect intervention in local villages, characterized by the presence of isolated administrative buildings that were potentially used for diplomacy and negotiation. I argue that the Inca imperial expansion, characterized by evolving strategies across regions and time periods, not only demonstrates the state's capacity for learning but also suggests the pivotal role of local actors in positions of power who wielded agency to shape these developments.

Brief Analysis of Determining the Direction of Village Industry Development by Adapting to Local Conditions and Raising Livestock if Appropriate

During the period of poverty alleviation, industrial poverty alleviation plays an important role. Industry is the foundation of development. Only when the industry is prosperous can the income of the villagers grow steadily. We must adhere to the policy of taking measures according to local conditions and villages, plant what is suitable for planting, raise what is suitable for raising, and plant forests where it is suitable for forestry, so as to promote the increase of farmers' income through industrial development. We must strengthen the grassroots party branches in rural areas and enhance the ability of towns and villages to serve farmers and agriculture. The author takes Zhihaimai Village as an example to conduct an in-depth analysis of the internal and external conditions of the village. To develop an industry, we must first analyze the factors that affect industrial development, and then cultivate leaders who are suitable for developing industries, and finally how to resist the risks encountered in industrial development. The author is problem-oriented and uses SWOT analysis to propose four strategies, namely SO strategy, WO strategy, ST strategy and WT strategy. Finally, it is determined to take aquaculture as the direction of industrial development in Zhihaimai Village, and gradually create an integrated business model of production, processing, operation, sales and logistics. The industrial development concept of realizing consumption poverty alleviation, driving enterprise development and promoting farmers' income increase is realized.

Association between people’s attitudes towards human-elephant conflict and their locational, demographic, and socio-economic characteristics in Buxa Tiger Reserve and its adjoining area, India

“Human-elephant conflict (HEC)”, the alarming issue, in present day context has attracted the attention of environmentalists and policy makers. The rising conflict between human beings and wild elephants is common in Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) and its adjoining area in West Bengal State, India, making the area volatile. People’s attitudes towards elephant conservation activity are very crucial to get rid of HEC, because people’s proximity with wild elephants’ habitat can trigger the occurrence of HEC. The aim of this study is to conduct an in-depth investigation about the association of people’s attitudes towards HEC with their locational, demographic, and socio-economic characteristics in BTR and its adjoining area by using Pearson’s bivariate chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis. BTR is one of the constituent parts of Eastern Doors Elephant Reserve (EDER). We interviewed 500 respondents to understand their perceptions to HEC and investigated their locational, demographic, and socio-economic characteristics including location of village, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, caste, poverty level, education level, primary occupation, secondary occupation, household type, and source of firewood. The results indicate that respondents who are living in enclave forest villages (EFVs), peripheral forest villages (PFVs), corridor village (CVs), or forest and corridor villages (FCVs), mainly males, at the age of 18–48 years old, engaged with agriculture occupation, and living in kancha and mixed houses, have more likelihood to witness HEC. Besides, respondents who are illiterate or at primary education level are more likely to regard elephant as a main problematic animal around their villages and refuse to participate in elephant conservation activity. For the sake of a sustainable environment for both human beings and wildlife, people’s attitudes towards elephants must be friendly in a more prudent way, so that the two communities can live in harmony.

Water quality assessment and evaluation of human health risks in the Pusur River, Klaten Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.

This research examines the condition of the water characteristics of the Pusur River to provide data regarding water quality status and risks to human health. In determining the water quality use the NSF-WQI, or National Sanitation Foundation-Water Quality Index based on the main water quality parameters, including temperature, fecal coliform, turbidity, pH, DO, COD, and nitrate. The WQI at the Sudimoro Village location is 37.50, Cokro is 43.54, Wangen is 39.51, Delanggu is 35.45, Juwiring is 38.05, and Taji Village is 34.92. From these six locations, the WQI values are all included in the bad criteria (scores of 26-50). The low WQI values at the six locations were influenced by the low values of the DO, nitrate, temperature, and fecal coliform sub-indices. This low value is related to anthropogenic activities in the region. Furthermore, the data were subjected to applications of the Chronic Daily Index (CDI) Hazard Quotient (HQ), and Hazard Index (HI) to reveal possible non-carcinogenic health risks from nitrate and cadmium contaminants. The hazard quotient through exposure to ingestion from each sampling point includes low risk, namely the value range of 0.1 < HI < 1 for adults and children. Water from rivers must be adequately treated before being used for domestic purposes.

Empowering local economic potential post COVID-19 pandemic

Karanganyar Regency still has 25 villages in five sub-districts that are categorized as extremely poor. This condition has an impact on the high unemployment rate (5.70%) and the percentage of the population who are no longer in school (72.21%), coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic which has an increasing impact on people's low incomes. This service activity aims to develop productive economic empowerment for households to mitigate poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Jatisari District, Karanganyar Regency. Methods for implementing activities include a preliminary study of problems, brainstorming with partners, training, and post-activity assistance with the Dasa Wisma women's group and local MSMEs. The training includes knowledge about village potential maps, entrepreneurial motivation, training on creating products with local wisdom potential, and assistance in packaging superior village products. This activity had a positive impact in increasing community awareness by 90% of the need to improve their economic conditions and 64% of participants after participating in the activity had business ideas to try opportunities for developing local village potential products. This activity can significantly improve the economy of the target community by empowering the household economy based on local village potential.

Reflecting on the Plantationocene: the political economy of sugarcane plantations in Guangxi, China

ABSTRACT This paper reflects on the concept of the Plantationocene through an analysis of sugarcane plantations in Guangxi province, China. It argues that although these plantations are owned and operated by local villagers, they are de facto controlled by corporations, and subject to state intervention through a ‘zoning scheme’. They are constructed and operated according to the same logic as other plantations all over the world, namely, the logic of extraction based on cheap land and labor. By demonstrating that plantations are not necessarily large-scale and do not always entail the alienation of land and labor, this paper hopes to empirically broaden the concept of the Plantationocene and to highlight the extractive nature of and the power relations around plantations.

Community livelihood assets of forest village management in Nanga Lauk Village, Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract. Roslinda E, Sabathino P, Pratama YA, Supriadi, Eva J. 2024. Community livelihood assets of forest village management in Nanga Lauk Village, Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 25: 664-672. Village forest is a community-based forest management scheme in the social forestry program. At the same time, the management of village forest is local village communities that fulfill their daily needs by utilizing existing natural resources. Nanga Lauk Village Forest Management has successfully carried out activities on the social forestry program. This study aims to explain the livelihood system of the Nanga Lauk Village community to meet the family's living needs in managing the village forest. The study was conducted using a survey method in Nanga Lauk Village, Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, and the community was used as informants. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews guided by a list of questions, documentation, and a review of supporting literature. Data analysis was carried out descriptively, qualitatively and by Pentagon asset analysis. The assets owned by the people of the Nanga Lauk Village are resources of human, natural, financial, social, and physical. Natural and physical resources are the main assets used by society to meet life's needs, followed by social, human, and financial. So, the strategy that can be implemented is a consolidation based on socio-economic status. Meanwhile, based on activities to increase income, the community can apply livelihood strategies in agricultural sectors because of abundant natural resources. Skill training is needed for the community because a low level of human assets will shape the mindset of farmers regarding their inability to do other work on the side which should be able to improve their standard of living.

Rancang Kontruksi Saluran Udara Tegangan Menengah (SUTM) 20 KV Di Desa Tanjung Kasri Kecamatan Jangkat Kabupaten Merangin Provinsi Jambi

Construction design and electricity distribution planning cannot be separated from how the electricity distribution system is built. Moreover, electricity is an important factor in creating a just and prosperous society in all fields. This research analyzes the design of the 20 KV Medium Voltage Air Line (SUTM) in the Tanjung Kaasri Village location, Angkan District, Merangin Regency, Jambi Province, whether it is in accordance with the standards used by PLN (SPLN). The research method used is the method of observation and measurement in the field. The results of the research concluded that when calculating the mechanical force of the pole, a 12 meter, 200 daN iron pole and a 9 meter, 100 daN iron pole were chosen as the schor pole. Then the use of TM poles includes: TM-1 Number of 45 rods, TM-3 Number of 80 rods, TM-4 And the cable used is AAAC-S 150 mm with a total number of cables of 22,240 The calculation results and the realization in the field are almost close, the difference is only under 1%. By always carrying out evaluations on each project, this data can be used as input for project owners and implementers, so that the quality and reliability of the system can be met.

Pendampingan Edukasi Pembukuan Transaksi Keuangan Sederhana pada Kelompok Tani Jaya Bersama Desa Tanjung Dalam Curup Selatan

Farmer groups are one of the economic drivers in rural areas which are managed by local village communities. Tanjung Dalam Village has the main commodity, namely coffee. The aim of this Community Service is to help with the problems being faced by farmer groups in Tanjung Dalam Village. The main problem faced by service partners is a lack of knowledge regarding financial management in small businesses. This is evidenced by the lack of financial administration activities carried out by the Tani Jaya Bersama Group, such as archiving transaction evidence, recording transactions and financial bookkeeping. The method applied in this activity is through an educational approach. The result of this service activity is that service partners have been able to understand the basics of recording financial transactions and carrying out simple financial bookkeeping. which can support the progress of their business in the future. The evaluation results of service activities found that 80% of participants had understood and implemented simple financial recording and bookkeeping.

When another one bites the dust: Environmental impact of global copper demand on local communities in the Atacama mining hotspot as registered by tree rings

Assessing the impact of mining activity on the availability of environmental pollutants is crucial for informing health policies in anticipation of future production scenarios of critical minerals essential for the transition to a net-zero carbon society. However, temporal and spatial monitoring is often sparse, and measurements may not extend far enough back in time. In this study, we utilize variations of chemical elements contained in tree-rings collected in local villages from an area heavily affected by copper mining in the Atacama Desert since the early 20th century to evaluate the temporal distribution of pollutants and their relationship with local drivers. By combining time-varying data on local drivers, such as copper production and the dry tailings deposit area, we show how the surge in copper production during the 1990s, fueled by trade liberalization and increased international demand, led to a significant increment in the availability of metal(loid)s related to mining activities on indigenous lands. Our findings suggest that the environmental legislation in Chile may be underestimating the environmental impact of tailing dams in neighboring populations, affecting the well-being of Indigenous Peoples from the Atacama mining hotspot region. We argue that future changes in production rates driven by international demand could have negative repercussions on the environment and local communities. Therefore, mining emissions and the management of tailing dams should be carefully considered to anticipate their potential negative effects on human and ecosystem health.

Aktivitas Ekonomi Masyarakat Nelayan di Desa Lamuru, Kecamatan Tellu Siattinge, Kabupaten Bone

Economic activities carried out by fishing communities give color to the typical economic activities of coastal communities. These conditions arise from the interactions carried out by the community with their environment, thus forming daily economic activities. The method in this research uses qualitative descriptive analysis which aims to describe problems related to the focus of the research scope. The data obtained will be analyzed using the triangulation method by obtaining information through observation, surveys and structured interviews with several respondents. Lamuru Village is one of the villages located in the coastal area and directly borders Bone Bay. The location of the village in a coastal area means that the people in this area generally work as fishermen and some of the residents work as cultivators and other professions. The fishing work carried out by the community uses traditional, semi-modern and modern tools. Some of the people carry out fish farming, trade and some also have side jobs as farmers. From the activities they carry out, they get enough results to fulfill their family life.