Territorial Approach Research Articles

Особенности становления российской государственности на Дальнем Востоке: идеологический, территориальный и политический аспекты

This article examines the peculiarities of the formation of Russian statehood in the Far East in several direc-tions. First, it is important to study the ideological features of the development of the Russian state to the east and identify the main causes of this phenomenon. Secondly, it was expedient to outline the key territorial ap-proaches to the expansion of Russia and identify the main stages of settlement of the Far Eastern region. Third-ly, the author concludes that a significant role was played by the formation of political centralization of power in remote regions of the country. In addition, the factors determining the uniqueness of the development of state-hood in the Far East and its connection with national processes are analyzed. Thus, the work deepens the knowledge about the characteristic features of the development of new territories, taking into account ideologi-cal and political factors.

Innovative nursing employment initiatives to strengthen and sustain the health workforce in Canada.

Health systems worldwide are at a critical juncture due to an increasing demand for health services and a diminishing pool of health human resources. While COVID-19 exacerbated nursing deficits, the need to strengthen and sustain the health workforce in Canada was evident decades prior and supported by numerous studies that warned of significant shortages. Post pandemic, building health system capacity has become paramount. This article examines innovative nursing employment initiatives in Canada. It provides a snapshot of federal, provincial and territorial approaches, with a particular focus on Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) due to burgeoning interest in and competition for their skills and services. However, recognizing that health human resource planning is a persistent challenge, further initiatives are suggested. These include complementary policy development to improve retention and policy frameworks that support proactive long-term strategies to address the cyclical shortage of nurses.

TERRITORIAL APPROACHES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF RURAL AREA

Territorial approaches are of crucial importance for the sustainable development and management of rural areas. The trend towards consolidating all stakeholders into a comprehensive understanding to enhance the territory's sustainability, and the idea of finding optimal solutions in the pursuit of opportunities for balanced territorial development, is a task with diverse answers depending on the resource potential and activity of local communities. The rural territories in Bulgaria have untapped potential, both in the use and protection of the available resources and their social economic development, as well as in the generation of additional income. Their sustainable development would contribute to achieving a balance between economic, social and environmental growth, as well as significantly improve the quality of life of the local population. The aim of the present study is to identify the integrated territorial approach for sustainable management and development of rural territories in the Republic of Bulgaria. Main groups of activities for achieving balanced territorial development are identified as factors for sustainable development of rural areas. The opinion is defended that an important condition for the integrated approach is for all participants in the process to be interested and successfully combine specific measures suitable for the integration and development of the territory. The implementation of appropriate tools and correct approaches for sustainable rural territory development requires careful analysis and selection of effective measures, depending on the specific characteristics of the location and the initiative of the local community. Although agricultural activity occupies a significant portion of the business in most of these areas, it is imperative to have an adequate policy for the development of additional activities that ensure economic prosperity and a higher standard of living for the local population and their employment. Therefore, in order to achieve three-dimensional sustainability (economic, ecological, social), it is more than necessary to have better interaction and coordination among all participants in the process and a holistic approach to the development and management of each specific territory, in accordance with its specific needs, opportunities, and optimal solutions. Each community can contribute to achieving the goals of sustainable development by 2030, and not only in a narrow scope, but also by contributing to the global challenges that modern society as a whole is facing. The choice of a model for increasing sustainability in the specific territory should be aimed at optimal utilization of regional resources, diversification in the functional use of the territory, optimal diversification of production and economic activities, environmentally friendly business practices and above all at effective interaction between institutions, local administration, business and local communities. Keywords: territorial approaches, rural areas, sustainable development and management JEL code – О13, О18, R13

Development of trends in the energy intensity of regional economies

Aim. To develop recommendations of strategic nature for regional authorities to make decisions aimed at reducing energy intensity and electricity intensity of regional economies, taking into account the identified trends of changes in the process of analyzing the calculated data and applying the typological grouping of the country’s regions.Objectives. To analyze normative legal acts, reporting documents of federal and regional authorities, as well as publications devoted to the research topic; to consider the possibilities of applying to the analysis of energy intensity of regional economies along with the sectoral territorial approach; to present the methodology of analysis of energy intensity of regional economies based on the decomposition of energy intensity and subsequent typological grouping of regions on several grounds; to characterize the obtained results and to determine strategic solutions for the reduction of energy intensity and electricity intensity of regional economies.Methods. Along with general scientific methods of research, such as analysis, generalization, analogy, description, the methods of statistical data processing, including index, methods of average values, dynamic series, balance, aggregation, statistical and typological groupings, summary were applied.Results. Along with the sectoral approach to analyzing the energy intensity of the Russian economy, used primarily by the federal authorities, the territorial approach was considered. The latter makes it possible not only to identify trends and latent factors affecting the energy intensity of the gross regional product (GRP), but also to manage it within the framework of the regional authorities’ targeted policy to reduce energy intensity. By means of the proposed methodology, a typological grouping of regions was carried out, which makes it possible to identify the subjects of the Russian Federation (RF) with the highest values according to the growth rates of electricity intensity and energy intensity, in respect of which it is necessary to use a differentiated approach and incidental measures that take into account the influence of latent factors and the sectoral structure of the regional economy.Conclusions. From the methodological point of view, the article may be of interest to the scientific community focused on finding solutions in the context of improving the energy efficiency of regional economies, and from the practical point of view to regional authorities, whose competence includes the issues of reducing the energy intensity of economies. The study contains elements of novelty, manifested in the methodology of analyzing regional electricity and energy intensity, application of territorial and sectoral approach to improve regional energy efficiency. The article contributes to the evaluation support of management decisions at the regional level in the framework of the state task to reduce energy intensity of the Russian economy.

Environmental challenges and innovative responses of local agri-food systems: a theoretical approach

PurposeThis paper aims to analyse how local agri-food systems (LAFS), compared to other production models, can offer innovative responses to the important environmental challenges facing food production under the twin transition. These responses are more conducive to community inclusion and local development.Design/methodology/approachThe paper combines territorial development, clusters and industrial districts literature with studies on agri-food industry environmental problems and twin transition technologies to develop an agri-food systems typology. This typology is based on a territorial approach to environmental challenges of food production and serves to illustrate the ways in which LAFS can provide innovative responses to these challenges.FindingsThe study allows to visualise the differences between LAFS and other agri-food production models, showing how the operationalisation and implementation of digitisation occur at territorial level and how rural communities are involved in the process. The theoretical proposal emphasises not assuming that technology is inherently beneficial but ensuring that its implementation is inclusive and generates social value for the communities.Originality/valueThe paper aims to enrich future research by adopting a territorial perspective to study the twin transition challenges associated with food production systems.

Collaborative Action, Policy Support and Rural Sustainability Transitions in Advanced Western Economies: The Case of Scotland

Rural areas face profound challenges in transitioning towards sustainability. Intensive agriculture is deeply implicated in high greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity decline and water pollution. As a more socio-economically heterogenous rural Europe emerges with a greater non-farming component, changes such as in-migration and tourism in some areas can also be seen to compromise sustainability, as can an ageing and declining population in others. The dominant means of European rural policy support has been direct income payments to farmers, with modest but increasing expectations of environmental cross-compliance over time. Since the early 1990s, new policy means have been introduced, many based around collaborative actions to enhance sustainability. These include the European Union (EU) Leader scheme, environmental cooperatives, catchment management projects and support for community renewable energy. These changes mark a shift from sectoral support to a more territorial and place-based policy, often built around collaborative partnership models. Scotland has developed a wide and distinctive range of communitarian policies to support sustainable rural development which connect to this territorial approach. This paper reviews the contribution of communitarian and collaborative policies to sustainability transitions, drawing primarily on Scottish policy but referencing these policies against policies in other developed economies.

Fabricating Irrigators: Contested Hydrosocial Territories and Subject-Making in Spain’s Tagus–Segura Interbasin Transfer Arena

This article explores how irrigation farmer (regante) subjectivities are constructed in direct conjunction with the production of modernist–capitalist hydrosocial territories across the Tagus and Segura river basins in central and south-east Spain. We explore the complexities and contradictions of how, at various scales of governance, authorities establish and seek to realize ideal regante subjects across time and space. We mobilize a hydrosocial territory approach, combined with feminist political ecology and hegemony literature, to explore how such ideal subjects are built through Spanish and regional legislation and policies from 1866 to 2023. Through interviews with regantes in six irrigation communities, we identify different ideal and actual regante subjects in territories interconnected by the Tagus–Segura Aqueduct. We analyze how policy shifts lead to multiple and contradictory roles and responsibilities for regante subjects, which are linked to plot modernization, agricultural professionalization, and farmer rejuvenation. These sharpen divisions between smallholders and emerging large capitalist actors. Counterhegemonic territorial proposals resist these pressures by embodying alternative values and imaginaries. We conclude that through such counterhegemonic struggles, subject construction is enriched, identifying real-life existing and future alternatives for more just hydrosocial territories.

The EU Trust Fund for Colombia: Valuable lessons for hybrid peacebuilding

AbstractMotivationThe European Union (EU) Trust Fund has supported the implementation of the 2016 Peace Agreement in Colombia. It represents innovative funding that goes beyond the classic parameters of the so‐called “liberal peace”—that is, imposing a standard formula of guaranteeing security and public order, promoting electoral processes through a party system, and fostering economic openness and free markets.PurposeWe analyse the planning, financing, and operational mechanisms of the Trust Fund to identify those elements that encourage or constrain co‐operation for peacebuilding; elements able to integrate and complement the agendas, actors, and dynamics at international, national, and local levels.Methods and approachThe article is based on the ongoing support of the Trust Fund for over four years, including an extensive documentary review, participation in numerous events and meetings, and making more than ten field visits to the Fund's intervention areas. More than 50 interviews were conducted with ex‐combatants, local leaders, and representatives of the EU, public institutions, and civil society organizations (CSOs).FindingsThe Trust Fund has tried to build peace at local and territorial levels. It has proved an assertive and pluralistic instrument, innovating in inter‐institutional co‐ordination, political dialogue, and articulation at the local level. This has not only been visible strategically, but also technically by developing innovations with a high potential for adaptation or scaling up; for example, public access to project progress indicators, the widespread use of third‐party funding to distribute resources to the weakest or most isolated CSOs, and inclusion of the territorial approach in project design and intervention logic.The Fund has been limited, however, by a context in which peacebuilding initiatives have tended to come from central government and donors, rather than from local actors. The government (of President Duque) was reluctant to implement the entirety of its commitments to peace: the EU Delegation was equally reluctant to challenge the government over this.Policy implicationsThe experience of the EU Trust Fund in Colombia can provide valuable ideas to support peace processes elsewhere, to enrich the EU's position and approach to managing and resolving armed conflicts. New instruments, such as the “Team Europe Initiatives” or the “Neighbourhood, Development and International Co‐operation instrument – Global Europe,” focused on multi‐stakeholder co‐ordination and international partnerships, can benefit significantly from lessons learned in Colombia.

Efeitos da gestão territorial no Índice de Desenvolvimento Rural da Agricultura Familiar nos Territórios da Cidadania do estado da Bahia

Abstract After the interruption of the Territories of Citizenship (TC) Program by the Brazilian federal government, Bahia was one of the few Brazilian states that maintained the territorial approach, the “Territories of Identity”. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of territorial management for the TC-Bahia (treatment group) in comparison to TC-Brazil (control group). A Rural Development Index for Family Agriculture (RDI-FA) was developed for two time periods to calculate its evolution for each group. The results showed that the RDI-FA had a significantly higher evolution for TC-Bahia in relation to TC-Brazil (p-value < 0.01). In ten years, TC-Bahia index increased by 0.07 while the rest of TC-Brazil grew by 0.04. We concluded that institutionalization and improvements of Bahian territorial approach has benefited family farmers, especially in the institutional dimension of territorial heritage.

Методика дослідження та пропозиції використання елементів нематеріальної культурної спадщини України для цілей туризму

Elements of intangible cultural heritage have relatively recently entered the structure of the potential of tourist resources. The complex nature and essence of the very elements of the intangible cultural heritage require the development of special methods for their research, based on the options for the possible use of these elements. In the study of intangible cultural heritage, the socio-geographical approach plays an important role. It is noted that it is more expedient to build the study of intangible cultural heritage on the basis of a component approach (which involves the consideration of intangible cultural heritage, on the one hand, as an integral part of cultural heritage in general, and on the other hand, as a component of the historical and cultural resources of a certain territory, a destination of a tourism region), as well as on the bases of a territorial approach. An algorithm for the socio-geographical study of intangible cultural heritage is proposed, which distinguishes three successive interrelated stages: preparatory; analytical and generalizing; recommendatory, each of these is divided into substages and carefully described. The place of objects of intangible cultural heritage in the historical and cultural potential of the territory is described. Among the many specialized types of tourism, the most expedient is the development of such types as: cultural and educational, rural, industrial, gastronomic, ethnographic, event (festival), religious, artistic, which contribute not only to the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage, but also to the development of local economic potential and intercultural understanding. The proposed methodology for studying the elements of intangible cultural heritage is one of the options for conducting research on this topic, that in each case will need to be supplemented and refined, however, at the present stage, it can serve as a solid basis for starting and activating such research. The provided list of thematic types of tourism can also be elaborated on the basis of the use of objects of intangible cultural heritage, does not claim to be exclusively complete and can be expanded and supplemented, opening up prospects for further research in this direction.

Food prices and income poverty in Mexico: regional estimates

Objective: this study estimates a system of demand for food products in Mexico, incorporating territorial and income dimensions. The differentiated impact of shocks on prices on economic well-being and the poverty rate is evaluated, considering variations among households and across five major regions. Methodology: using Deaton’s (1988) unit values model and the 2018 National Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH), we calculate price and income elasticities, examining the impact of price variations on income and poverty. Results: our results reveal significant regional differences, emphasizing the need to consider socioeconomic and regional variations and to adopt a territorial approach in such analyses for effective policy formulation. Limitations: there are limitations to this study that may affect a complete understanding of poverty dynamics. We have focused our attention solely on food products, excluding a specific group of products, in this case, fisher y products. We also assume that households are only consumers of goods, thus omitting the productive and self-consumption dimension. Originality: lies in the direct link between poverty estimates and territorial disaggregation, integrating consumption patterns and specific elasticities for each region. Conclusions: our study highlights the importance of considering socioeconomic and regional differences when analyzing the demand for food products and its impact on poverty. Despite the limitations, our findings underscore the need for a territorial approach in this type of analysis to formulate tailored and effective poverty reduction policies in different regions of the country.

Transformation of Multi-Level Governance based on Global Strategies of the EU and National Resilience of Ukraine under Conditions of Hybrid Threats

The article examines various aspects of the transformation of multi-level management based on the application of EU global strategies and the definition of the institutional foundations of the formation of the national system of stability of Ukraine in the conditions of hybrid threats. It is emphasized that the focus on the implementation of the common policy and global strategies of the EU regarding the functioning of the new European model of multi-level management, strategic security and stability should be determined by the coherence of the key subjects of strategic decision-making, aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of such policies and strategies in the conditions of global influences and hybrid threats. It is proved that the transformation of multi-level management in relation to the European security strategy also changes the perception of the relevant threats towards their acquisition of a hybrid character in the conditions of long-term instability in the social, economic, political and energy spheres. This indicates, first of all, the increasing complexity of the geopolitical environment in the permanent process of the security transformation of the EU, which is taking place in the conditions of the spread of regional and local conflicts and their territorial approach directly to the borders of the EU and is characterized by a crisis in the system of international relations, which is associated with changes in the dominance of the liberal model of public policy in the direction of a more pragmatic, i.e. real policy, which is based mainly on the real conditions and possibilities of power relations, both in relation to the domestic and foreign policy of the vast majority of the countries of united Europe. It was determined that the Ukrainian context of the formation of a national system of stability should be based on a clear understanding of threats to the national security of Ukraine, which according to the Law of Ukraine "On National Security" should be considered: phenomena, trends and factors that make it impossible or difficult or may make it impossible or difficult to realize national interests and preservation of Ukraine's national values, and under stability - the ability of society and the state to quickly adapt to changes in the security environment and maintain sustainable functioning, in particular by minimizing external and internal vulnerabilities. It is proposed to consider the national system of stability as one that should ensure the ability of society and the state, as the highest form of its institutionalization: to identify external and internal threats, to direct activities in the field of national security to the timely identification of other vulnerabilities, to assess real and potential threats to national security , take actions to prevent negative impacts, as well as ensure effective response and quick recovery from the consequences of emergency situations and crisis events, including and hybrid threats. It is noted that the further development of the concept of multi-level management in the context of ensuring the comprehensive security of the state should be focused primarily on the use of effective mechanisms of influence, through the use of international-legal, political-diplomatic, organizational-economic, socio-humanitarian and others, including safety means, as well as the implementation of appropriate measures.

Territorial Development: Reflection of Rural Cooperativism in the Southeast of the State of Tocantins

Objective: Research and identify territorial development policies in the southeast of the State of Tocantins and identify the potential of cooperatives belonging to the territory of the southeast of the State of Tocantins, aiming at social economic progress, development, and regional sustainability. Theoretical benchmark: Regional development ends up becoming a topic that provokes many debates, as social evolution, dissatisfaction, and non-conformity in the new society cause them to group together to train skills and abilities, with local, municipal, and federal governments as partners. and states for the development process. Method: The deductive method was adopted, based on theoretical and bibliographical study applied to existing research databases. Results and conclusion: It was observed that cooperativism promotes education, democratizes access to credit, and seeks to develop the community in which it operates. This demonstrates that cooperativism has the necessary tools for a broad social inclusion project in southeast Tocantins. Implications of the research: The research offers new scientific contributions to the theme of cooperativism, offering theoretical bases for interventions and public policies that impact this economic activity in a Brazilian state with strong economic and social growth trends. Originality/value: Discussions regarding social transformations in recent decades, related to the globalization of the economy, technology, and its accessibility, have directly reflected in social life and consequently in work relations, thus the increase in regions relegated to oblivion, thus requiring, understanding the meaning of the territorial approach to rural development.

Shaping territorial solutions to the Cyprus conflict: the role of international organizations

ABSTRACT This article offers a comprehensive assessment of territorial solutions for ethnic conflicts, with a specific focus on Cyprus. Despite its prominence, scholarly study has not adequately explored the complexities of territoriality as exhibited in the Cyprus conflict. To address such a gap, this study tackles the territorial dimension of the Cyprus problem from a unique perspective: the potential effects of international organizations acting as agents of socialization on the two community leadership. Despite the acceptance of bizonal, bicommunal federal state, which have become permanent UN parameters as a basis for the settlement, the Greek Cypriot side insisted on ‘loose bizonality’ suggesting ethnically mixed regions, whereas the Turkish Cypriot side demanded a ‘monolithic bizonality’ amounted to ethnic segregation. There are indications, however, that the UN, the EU, and the international judiciary support‘ pluralistic bizonality’, as an alternative to ‘lose’ or ‘monolithic’ bizonality encouraging revisions in territorial approaches of the two sides.

Contribuções metodológicas ao estudo de cinturões verdes de oasis em Mendoza, Argentina

The study and understanding of the underlying dynamics of agrarian spaces is fundamental for any policy that seeks to optimize territory planning. This research analizes the dynamics of periurban agrarian spaces in irrigation oasis contexts and attempts to provide a theorical-methodological framework to study the rural-urban interface from sociological perspective. The case analyzed – the agrarian expantion in a rural distrit of Mendoza’s green belt- is an instrumental case for this work’s purpose. As contributions of this work, it is the perspective on the situated agrifood systems, the triad structure-agency-territory and the territorial approach of rural development. The results of the investigation help to claim the active character of the rural in the current supremacy of the cities growth.

Conceptual Framework for Assessing the Impact of Implementing an Integrated Territorial Approach for Regional Development

Abstract The Cohesion policy of the European Union is the basis of the principle concept of functioning in the Community. In this regard, achieving its main goals is of particular importance. In the context of overcoming the main weaknesses before achieving cohesion goals in the Community, the new paradigm of regional development based on integrated and strategic development initiatives and clearly defined competitiveness factors is becoming increasingly popular. The new approach is oriented towards compensatory actions in narrowly defined and nationally significant areas to discover and use the potential of the regions to achieve the “critical mass” necessary for further development. It is for this reason that the new approach for integrated regional development was already adopted in the previous planning period 2014-2020 in the majority of member states. This article aims to define the conceptual framework for assessing the impact of integrated territorial investments. The methods used are content analysis of documents and GAP analysis, following standard inductive and deductive logical connections. As a result, some key challenges to implementing the integrated territorial approach in Bulgaria have been outlined. The structure of the publication contains a literature review on the topic, a methodological justification of the tools used, and a presentation of the main results and discussion questions.

Enhancing territorial development based on biocultural identity. A capacity building approach

The adoption of new territorial approaches based on biocultural identity is increasingly valued for the activation and enhancement of processes of inclusive and sustainable rural development. These processes are often hindered by the presence of conflicts, rather than collective action and collaboration among stakeholders, at different institutional levels. This negatively affects the preservation and sustainable valorization of local biocultural heritage towards a synergic integration and balanced satisfaction of the interests at stake.Consequently, capacity building is increasingly taken into consideration by both researchers and policy makers to respond to an emerging need of territorial dynamization, requiring the mobilization of local actors, as well as enhanced decision-making and action-taking powers.Our paper aims to provide a systemic comprehension and enhancement of territorial development paths based on biocultural identity and to foster their enhancement through the adoption of a capacity building approach. A novel holistic conceptual model is designed and operationalized supporting the analysis of the key processes of biocultural heritage valorization for rural territorial development.A participatory action-research (PAR) approach was developed in eight territories, in both Europe and Latin America, illustrative of biocultural heritage valorization dynamics. The latter represented case studies and worked as laboratories for the model application. The paper presents the case of the Garfagnana territory, an inner mountain area of the Tuscany Region (Italy), which stands out for its capacity to comprehensively illustrate the applicability of the conceptual model and its expected results as a typical case study.The findings prove the model to be supportive in the identification of the virtuous aspects, criticalities, and needs for improvement that characterize processes of biocultural heritage valorization for rural territorial development, the detection of related dynamization needs, and a shared demand for capacity building, which made it possible to highlight and describe a new interdisciplinary profile of territorial enhancer (TE).The results support the adaption of education and training to align with territorial specificities and the valorization of the local diversity of resources and knowledge. As an outcome, we expect to foster processes of both educational transformation and social innovation through empowerment, thus generating concrete change in rural territories and communities, aiming at a long-lasting impact on social wellbeing, sustainability, and cohesion.

Appropriation of Nature, Production of Space and Multiple Uses of Land in the Central South of Bahia

Objective: This research analyzes the strategies for appropriating nature and the production of space resulting from this appropriation through the multiple uses of land, landscapes and territory in the Center South of Bahia, with emphasis on Chapada Diamantina. Theoretical framework: This study was conducted based on theoretical reflections on the relationship between society and nature. About the appropriation and production of space, associating itself with theories about space and territory, place and environmental issues. Method: It is based on the use of data collection with direct observation in the field, associated with thematic mapping, use of satellite images and theoretical discussion. The data was obtained on the route between Vitória da Conquista and Mucugê in Chapada Diamantina as well as by collecting information from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) and Inema. Results and conclusion: The results demonstrate intense exploratory activity with a high impact on nature and local and regional society, especially for populations in the semi-arid region of central southern Bahia. Implications of the research: The environmental and territorial approach of the research questions the development model implemented in the region, pointing out intra-regional inequalities, and the environmental problems arising from the massive land and water in the area with high environmental fragility (Rocha et al, 2023). Originality/value: This research has social, economic, scientific and environmental value with the data analyzed and the originality of the discussions presented. (Rocha et al, 2023).

Paving the way out of destitution: Does resilience capacity matter? Panel data evidence from rural Ethiopia

This paper examines the effect of shocks on destitution, vulnerability to destitution, and its dynamics and how resilience mediates the relationship between shocks and destitution based on three waves of the Ethiopian Socioeconomic Survey and applying econometric models. Alkire and Foster's intensity approach and the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis approach were employed to compute the destitution and resilience indices. The findings show that destitution and households vulnerable to becoming destitute have increased over time due to concurrent and recurrent exposure to shocks. The result also reveals that the distribution of the destitute exhibits a distinct spatial heterogeneity among regions more vulnerable, tending to have many destitute. We also find a genuine state dependence on destitution. Therefore, a destitute in the preceding year is more likely to be destitute in the subsequent years. The econometric results confirm that enhancing the rural non-farm economy and investing in irrigation, market, and road infrastructure have a role in reducing destitution. However, shocks, land fragmentation, loans, female headship, and dependency ratio put households at the most significant risk of destitution. Results also show that commercialization and literacy reduce destitution. Building resilience capacity also emerged as the vital mediator in escaping destitution in the presence of shocks. The spatial disparity highlights the need for strategies designed using a territorial approach. Critical for policy uptake, the findings suggest putting in place coherent preemptive and redemptive policies to have a far-reaching impact on reducing destitution and vulnerability.

LOCAL WISDOM UNVEILED: EXPLORING PARTICIPATORY TERRITORIAL APPROACHES IN MUNICIPAL CULTURE AGENDAS AND IDENTITY NARRATIVES

This research delves into the dynamics of participatory territorial approaches, shedding light on their role in shaping municipal culture agendas and identity narratives. Employing a qualitative inquiry, the study explores the collaborative processes that engage local communities in co-creating and expressing their cultural identity. Through in-depth analysis of participatory initiatives, the research uncovers the nuanced interplay between community-driven efforts, municipal policies, and the construction of local knowledge. The findings contribute to the understanding of how participatory approaches influence cultural sustainability, fostering a deeper connection between communities and their evolving identities.