Transformation Of Rural Areas Research Articles

Bi-level programming optimization method of rural integrated energy system based on coupling coordination degree of energy equipment

Promoting energy transformation in rural areas, building a Rural Integrated Energy System, and developing multi-energy complementary and comprehensive utilization of rural energy in accordance with local conditions are important paths to support global low-carbon transformation and rural revitalization. However, how to consider the coupling synergy of multiple devices and plan the capacity of multiple devices in rural energy systems in an economical, low-carbon, and reliable manner is an urgent issue facing the development of Rural Integrated Energy System. This paper proposes a bi-level programming optimization method of Rural Integrated Energy System based on coupling coordination degree of energy equipment. Firstly, a multi-dimensional rural user energy utilization framework is designed that comprehensively considers agriculture, animal husbandry, industry, and lifestyle. Secondly, the bi-level optimization model of the Rural Integrated Energy System based on the coupling coordination degree of energy equipment is constructed. The upper-level planning model puts forward the equipment coupling coordination degree, and determines the equipment selection scheme for different types of Rural Integrated Energy System planning. The lower-level planning model considers economy, low carbon, and reliability, and uses the improved multi-objective Harris Hawk optimization algorithm to solve the capacity of different energy equipment in the Rural Integrated Energy System. Finally, the effectiveness and scientific nature of the model and method proposed in this paper are verified by the Integrated Energy Systems of a rural area in the north of China. In addition, by comparing the equipment selection scheme with the traditional method, it can be found that the optimization scheme in this paper that considers the coupling coordination of energy equipment reduces the annualized total cost by 29.34 %, reduces the annual carbon emissions by 60.43 %, and increases the reliability by 15.85 %. The collaborative planning of energy economy, low carbon energy and reliable energy has been realized.

Internal and External Factors Influencing Rural Households’ Investment Intentions in Building Photovoltaic Integration Projects

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) contributes to promoting green and low-carbon transformation in rural areas. In order to better guide rural households to invest in BIPV projects and promote the goal of “carbon neutrality” in China’s building sector, this study integrates the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the social cognitive theory (SCT), and the PEST analysis framework. It constructs a theoretical model from the perspective of “External Factors-Internal Psychology-Investment Intention” to investigate rural households’ investment intentions toward BIPV projects and their influencing factors. Basic data were collected from 488 valid questionnaires from rural households in Henan Province, and the theoretical model was empirically tested using structural equation modeling. The results show that the model constructed from both internal and external factors effectively explains rural households’ investment intentions (II) toward BIPV projects (R2 = 0.89), with investment attitude (IA) being the strongest psychological motivation leading to their II. All four external factors—policy, economic, social, and technological—positively influence II with diminishing effects. Additionally, the policy factor has the most significant effect on IA, while the economic factor has a more prominent effect on perceived behavioral control (PBC), and the technological factor has a relatively weaker effect on the two psychological factors. Furthermore, the four external factors indirectly influence investment intentions through the two psychological factors of IA and PBC, with the mediating effect of IA being higher than PBC. Based on the findings, this study proposes effective suggestions to enhance rural households’ investment intentions toward BIPV projects.

Székelyföldi falvak: periferizálódás és kihívások

The study is related to a research project carried out in cooperation between the Institute of Development and the Centre for Regional and Anthropological Research (KAM), which deals with the situation of settlements in Szeklerland that do not have the status of a settlement centre, and the process of peripheralisation of these settlements after 1989. In the research, we have attempted to contextualise the analysis in the literature on the contemporary changes in rural areas. The research relies to a large extent on previous analyses carried out at the Institute (see, not least, the group DOMUS Programmes, each of which focused on an aspect of the functioning of rural areas). After outlining the literature context on the transformation of rural areas, this paper briefly describes the research and results in Szeklerland.

ERG 이론을 바탕으로 한 바이마장족(白马藏族)지역사회 환경 의 고령친화적 개선 방안 연구

The elderly in rural areas are faced with the dilemma of poor community environment, weak social communication ability and insufficient pension knowledge reserve. In addition, due to the serious shortage of social security facilities in rural areas and medical resources, the elderly are struggling, and the suicide rate is far higher than that in urban areas. In order to make the elderly have a comfortable pension environment and face the increasingly serious aging problem with a positive attitude, this paper takes the community environment of the Baima Tibetan elderly in Tielou Township, Gansu Province as the research object of aging transformation. First of all, literature data were used to carry out research on the aging transformation in rural areas. On the basis of sorting out previous research topics, ERG theory was determined as the guide. Secondly, the research methods of on-site investigation, interview and other research methods are adopted to investigate the number of left-behind elderly people in this area, and classify them according to the national standards. At the same time, the image of the current situation of the community environment of the elderly. Finally, combined with the ERG theory, the transformation design of the elderly living environment is implemented, mainly from the three aspects of survival, mutual relationship and growth.

Not all supply chains are created equal: The linkages between soy local trade relations and development outcomes in Brazil

Global agricultural trade is a key driver of socioenvironmental transformations in rural areas, including development dynamics. By creating revenue and wealth opportunities, it influences the economic and social relations in a landscape. However, not all landscapes shaped by a given agricultural sector are the same: one variable is how supply chain actors and their embedded networks (including commodity traders, farmers, and input suppliers) develop, maintain, or shift relationship patterns over time. To explore the connections between development and the nature of such trade relationships, particularly between farmers and commodity traders, we take soy as an emblematic example and compare four different municipalities in Brazil. The contrasting cases are Passo Fundo (RS), an old soy-growing area in Brazil’s South, in a consolidated agricultural region with relatively persistent relationships between farmers and commodity traders; Sorriso (MT), in a more recently occupied agricultural region in the country’s Center-West, with relatively low persistence of supply-chain relations; Balsas (MA), a place with persistent supply-chain relations in the so-called Matopiba agricultural expansion frontier; and Bom Jesus (PI), also a frontier municipality but having less persistent relations. We build on quantitative assessments of supply-chain stickiness in those four municipalities, which is understood as the persistence of those commercial relationships in contrast to volatility. Analyzing qualitative data collected through over 30 field interviews with local actors, we show how soy supply-chain relations significantly differ across places. We distinguish them particularly in terms of lock-in effects on farmers and level of trust. Crucially, our findings identify supplier cooperatives as key mediating institutions in the supply chain, counterbalancing the power of commodity traders over farmers. Such cooperatives are also associated with more equitable development outcomes. Yet, they require high levels of social trust and distribute wealth primarily within the sector, leaving other farmers excluded.

Examining proximity factors in public-private collaboration models for sustainable agri-food system transformation: a comparative study of two rural communities

Collaboration among local actors is considered an important precondition for a sustainable transformation of the regional agri-food system. To date, however, little is known about the social innovation capacity of local farmers when it comes to the establishment of alternative food networks. This is especially true for farmers’ collaborations with local government officials, which are becoming increasingly important in establishing sustainability-oriented markets for local products and services, especially in the agricultural sector that is often rooted in rigid logics, supply chains and institutions. Therefore, this paper aims to explore the concept of proximity as an analytical lens to understand private-public collaboration models that aim at facilitating sustainable transformation in rural areas. Drawing on concepts from innovation geography, this paper considers the influence of geographic, cognitive, institutional, organizational and social determinants of collaboration, enabling an evaluation of the social innovation capacity of local private and public actors. This theoretical approach helps to disassemble and differentiate social innovation processes to determine success strategies. The paper studies two rural communities where mayors aim to establish local food stores with regional products and, therefore, seek collaboration with local farmers. While the empirical aspect of the study is limited, the two cases provide an opportunity to test the theoretical framework. The proximity approach can be significant for regional agri-food system transformation and steering social innovation processes by considering the distinct capacities of actors. Our conclusion is that the examination of the absence and degree of proximity facilitates a better understanding of practical recommendations to promote agri-food system transformation.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INNOVATIONS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF RURAL AREAS IN BULGARIA

Nowadays, the role of the human factor in achieving economic growth, improving the quality of life and increasing the well-being of people in rural areas is significantly increasing. This is due to critical factors for lagging development or "marginalization" of rural areas, which leads to depopulation of migration, as well as loss of economic and social capital as building blocks for economic growth. At the same time, there is an upward trend for the revival and transformation of rural areas in Bulgaria thanks to social capital, expressed through growing trust and partnership, as well as the charge of collective voluntary interaction and civic energy.Social capital refers to the resources and benefits that individuals or groups in a society can access through their social networks, relationships, and interactions. It encompasses trust, cooperation and social norms that facilitate cooperation and coordination between people. In this report, the author examines the role and factors for the development of social capital in rural areas of Bulgaria by making a comparative analysis of good practices related to the revival of small settlements thanks to civic activity and social innovations. As a result of the research, the thesis is confirmed that the formation of social capital in rural areas is a long process and depends on factors and events that contribute to the development and strengthening of social networks, trust and cooperation within communities. These factors can help foster a sense of community, cooperation and shared identity among rural residents in Bulgaria, which is especially important in situations of natural disasters, hazards and challenges.In addition, the report examines the role of social capital in Bulgaria as a tool for restoring trust and local identity in rural areas after a long political and economic transition, as well as the contribution of social innovations to the implementation of community-led local development. The role of local action groups as a new kind of collective form for organizing communities in rural areas and the potential for revival based on local resources and identity is traced.

Spatial–Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Rural Development in Northeast China

An assessment of rural development and its driving factors can effectively reflect the characteristics and transformation of rural areas and provide important information for the formulation and implementation of rural development strategies. Taking Northeast China as study area, a rural development index framework was constructed from three dimensions, i.e., basic rural conditions, the state of agricultural development, and farmers’ living standards, based on which the rural development level of each city in Northeast China for the years 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 was assessed. Then, an exploratory spatial data analysis was used to explore the spatial and temporal variations in the rural development level in Northeast China during the period 2000–2020. The driving factors were also analyzed using a geographically and temporally weighted regression model. The results showed that the rural development level showed an increasing trend overall, with a spatial pattern of “high in the central, low in the east and west” in most periods. The degree of spatial agglomeration of the rural development level also showed a strengthening trend overall. The hots spots of rural development were mainly distributed in the Southern and Northern regions, while the cold spots were mostly concentrated in the central, eastern and western regions. Urbanization processes, elevation, annual precipitation and other natural factors have weakened the level of rural development to a certain extent, while agricultural production upgrading, an increase in the general public budget expenditure per capita and the sound financial situation of the government can promote rural development in Northeast China. The effects of the natural environment and local economic conditions on rural development were different in different regions. To improve rural development in the future, we should scientifically grasp the basic conditions, such as rural resource endowment, location conditions, agricultural technology, policies, investment and other external conditions, and formulate regional rural development strategies according to local conditions and in light of local rural characteristics.

Examination of rural architecture that shapes sustainable tourism in emerging economies through stakeholder perspectives: Sile, Istanbul

ABSTRACT Tourism has been recognized as an essential economic development tool generating revenue and employment for nations’ economies. The study aims to prevent the migration of local communities to another place, the disappearance of cultural traditions over time, the inactivity of historical rural buildings, and the transformation of rural areas into places unsuitable for daily life and rituals of the local people with sustainable rural tourism policies and strategies. For this purpose, a participatory perspective will be presented by considering the differences of Akcakese Village in Sile, as in the case studies, with a holistic database to be created in line with the views of tourists, residents, public officials, and tour organizers. This case study has used a conceptual framework of current trends in sustainable rural tourism, as well as a combination of a SWOT matrix and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach to understanding the primary ways in which a declining rural destination can utilize its architectural heritage to regenerate physically, socially, and economically. In this way, the study will contribute to determining the applications that can be made to revitalize the historical rural areas, which have experienced a similar decline with Akcakese Village over time, focusing on rural tourism.

Evolution of the cadastre renewal understanding in Türkiye: A fit-for-purpose renewal model proposal

Keeping the cadastre up to date is as important as establishing it for securely conducting people-to-land relations. As a concept, cadastral renewal refers to digitising the cadastral plan and correcting errors because of cadastre in the legal land registry information, updating them in a format and structure to create infrastructure for spatial information systems, making them available for use. Before 1987, cadastral work was conducted following various production methods and laws of the period. As a result of rapid urbanisation, the transformation of rural areas into urban areas, and the increase in the value of parcels, the delay in land-related investment projects because cadastral data and technical documents do not meet the expectations of accuracy and completeness, has been discussed for a long time in the country. Cadastral renewal projects carried out in places of urgent need because of technical and legal problems have become state policies with the Land Registry and Cadastre Modernization Project (TKMP), initiated in 2007 using the resources provided by the World Bank. In this project, it was determined that 22.3 million of the existing 58.3 million cadastral parcels in Türkiye should be renewed. As of 2021, approximately 14 million parcels have been renewed by the participation of the private sector while the renewal of the rest has been ongoing. This study examined the adequacy of the existing land registry and cadastre data within the scope of rural cadastral renewal. In this framework, the cadastral technical file, land book, and land registry information in the Land Registry and Cadastre Information System (TAKBIS) were compared within the classification framework, and their differences were determined. In addition, the parcel areas calculated by initial cadastral surveys years ago to establish the cadastre were compared with the legal areas and new areas of the parcels calculated after the renewal. It was found that 90.37% of the parcel areas calculated based on the initial surveys were consistent with those calculated after the renewal, whereas 67.47% were consistent with the legal areas within the tolerance values. According to these results, supported by other findings, cost-effective and rapid cadastre renewal has been proposed.

Transitions towards Sustainable and Resilient Rural Areas in Revitalising India: A Framework for Localising SDGs at Gram Panchayat Level

Twenty-first century rural development (RD) demands a new paradigm of sustainability capable of addressing the difficulties and leveraging on the possibilities, such as climate change, demographic shift, international competitiveness, and rapid technological progress. Amidst these challenges, it is necessary to have a guiding framework from a long-term perspective that aids the integration of current RD policies while allowing space for location and community-specific innovations for implementing sustainable and resilient development strategies. India has witnessed several schemes and programmes for RD with exclusive objectives, varied focus areas, and separate domains, resulting in compartmentalisation in policy frameworks and disjointed implementation. Such initiatives were also often ideated from an urban perspective when it came to peri-urban rural areas or offered a generalist rural perspective (when referring to other rural regions, including those nested in ecological zones, thereby disregarding their local relevance). Accordingly, this study proposes a synchronised SMART village framework to tailor existing RD approaches for sustainable transformations aligned with the sustainable development goals and with a possibility of scaling its applicability in the local context. We initially conducted a bibliometric analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the emerging transformative approaches to RD, such as smart village (SV). Though in its nascent stage, the SV initiatives in India primarily envision information and communication technology enabled transformations in rural areas, often forcing villages to establish the relevance of such interventions. The study recognises key challenges to RD in India by using the problem tree analysis and further defines a SMART village framework that can be catalytic in transforming rural areas towards a sustainable and resilient state.

СІЛЬСЬКИЙ ЗЕЛЕНИЙ ТУРИЗМ ЯК НАПРЯМ РОЗВИТКУ ТЕРИТОРІЙ: ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКИЙ ДОСВІД

Modern approaches to the regulation and development of rural tourism as a factor in the transformation of rural areas are examined in the article. The theoretical provisions of rural tourism and its importance in international and domestic practice have been studied. The main feature of this type of tourism is the importance of aesthetics, environment, and economy of rural areas in ensuring their sustainable development. The purpose of the research, the results of which are presented in this article, is to substantiate the role and specifics of rural green tourism in the sustainable development of local rural communities based on the study of the best practices of European countries and to generalize recommendations for implementing this experience in Ukrainian realities. The following methods were used: theoretical generalization, factor analysis, abstract-logical (theoretical generalizations, formulation of conclusions), the method of statistical and economic groupings. Approaches to the state regulation of rural tourism are considered using the example of leading European countries. The characteristic features of rural tourism as a separate field of tourist activity are determined. It has been proven that rural tourism is an important tool for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, and its development requires simplification of bureaucratic procedures and harmonization of European and domestic legislation. Diversification of the offer of family farms as centers of rural green tourism has significant potential for the sustainable development of local communities, which is confirmed by international experience. In international practice, rural tourism is either regulated at the legislative level as a separate industry or included in the general tourism regulation of the country, but in both cases, it is part of the diversification policy of agriculture and a tool for local communities’ development. In addition, it is necessary to jointly solve the problem of informing consumers about the value of the product within the framework of sustainable tourism. Here too, effective use of information distribution channels, especially Internet capabilities, is of great importance.

Initiatives of the Indonesian Government for Digital Transformation in Rural Areas

Indonesia is undergoing a digital transformation with a strong focus on building digital infrastructure and harnessing digital technologies to drive sustainable economic growth. Digital literacy and information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructures are important to this shift. The Indonesian government also encourages rural development by improving the connectivity and accessibility of rural people to ICT, giving them more power over their development. To achieve a beneficial influence on rural communities, rural peoples must treat the use of ICT in rural regions cautiously and strive to understand its socio-cultural effects. This article aims to study government activities in Indonesia for building ICT infrastructure in rural regions and to acquire a thorough understanding of ICT developments. The research objective is to comprehensively depict ICT development within Indonesia’s rural regions and examine its potential implications for the indigenous population. The Indonesian government should increase competitiveness among its population in the public and private sectors. The government should actively oversee and enhance the digital skills of economic actors in rural areas, offer incentives for innovation, develop communication strategies, and close the digital divide for mountain communities.

PEMBERDAYAAN TIM PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA DALAM PENATAAN PASAR DESA BESANG KANGIN, KELURAHAN SEMARAPURA KAJA

Tourism has a very significant impact on economic development in a region. Tourism plays a role in accelerating the process of economic transformation in rural areas. Villagers who initially worked as farmers gradually learned to develop services to support tourism in a village. The momentum of tradition, culture and environmental exoticism can be packaged as village tourism products that attract visitors from outside the region. Efforts to increase the number of tourist villages to drive the village economy were also carried out in several villages in the Province of Bali. One of the village plans that will be developed as an ecotourism-based village is Besang Kangin Village, which is included in the administrative area of Semarapura Kaja Village. The previous year's PKM activities resulted in a jogging track master plan to attract visitors to Besang Kawan Village. As a supporting facility for tourism villages, the Besang Tourism Village Development Team plans to propose structuring traditional markets as one of the objects and places to market village community handicraft products. The problem faced in realizing this arrangement is the occurrence of floods which cause landslides in the market area, so a market arrangement design is needed that is safe from flooding and has a better appearance as a tourism object plan.

Understanding the socio-cultural resilience of rural areas through the intergenerational relationship in transitional China: Case studies from Guangdong

While rural resilience is considered valuable in global sustainable development and is gaining increasing attention, socio-cultural resilience in rural contexts has attracted limited scholarly attention. Intergenerational relationship as a crucial indicator of socio-cultural resilience and transformation in rural areas, is under-studied. Drawing on a qualitatively based and multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork in two villages in Guangdong, China, this article interrogates how rural residents understand and practice intergenerational relationship, further observing rural resilience from the socio-cultural perspective. The findings revealed the following: 1) changes in intergenerational relations in rural China are neither simple nor linear, but rather highly diversified and contextualized; 2) the status of intergenerational relationships in the villages is highly related to a series of external factors, including demographical features, economic condition and geographical location, etc.; 3) intergenerational relationships and the way rural families operate, interact, and are defined are closely related. Changes in intergenerational relationships not only reveal important shifts in the social and cultural makeup of rural communities, but they also serve as a significant indicator of the resiliency of both rural communities and families. This article, through those results, echoes the rising diversity of contemporary rural family life in China, arguing that intergenerational relationship provides a nuanced, humane perspective to probe social and cultural changes and rural-urban relations in rapidly urbanizing societies. We call for collaborative action to cultivate the positive intergenerational relationships, enhance the rural resilience from socio-cultural perspective, further contribute to the revive of countryside.

How can the agricultural soil support in the climate change mitigation and adaptation?

The rise in temperature over the earth due to the increase in the greenhouse gas concentration in the Earth’s atmosphere is defined as “Global Warming”. The precipitation and temperature regimes do not continue in the usual order and the meteorological disasters experienced cause people to worry about the future. It also reveals more than just its claims on biodiversity, orientation, and food security. Agricultural production is one of the important sectors that will be directly affected by global warming and climate change, in the light of current information. Food production, which enables people to survive, takes place directly through agriculture. In today’s conditions, it is unthinkable to feed large masses without soil. The soil provides all the necessary nutrients to humanity, but only if it is sufficient. Soil health is at the forefront to produce ordinary food. Although what can be done is limited, practical measures should be taken by making projections on climate change. In addition, mitigation and adaptation studies should be carried out for the continuity of agricultural production activities. Due to the slow progress of these mitigation and adaptation strategies, green pursuits for faster action are on the top of the agenda. The pursuit of green has become a powerful weapon in the transformation of rural areas. As an extension of the Paris Agreement, the Green Deal has come to the fore as a strong effort and discourse that the European Union (EU) aims to spread environmental concerns to all policy areas. The agriculture part of this discourse includes “From Farm to Table Strategy” and “Common Agricultural Policy”. In this study, the place and position of the European Green Deal in the harmonization process of the effects of global warming and climate change on agricultural soils are also examined.

Възможности за развитие на фамилния бизнес в селските територии – аспекти, проблеми, тенденции

The transformation of rural areas in the Republic of Bulgaria into areas for sustainable development is feasible with the active mobilization of economic entities of various scales. From the point of view of the specifics of the natural-geographical complex and the sectoral differentiation on this basis in the agricultural sector, the family business has a serious potential. However, its mobilization is directly dependent on factors such as: - Legislative package; - the EU CAP; - Effective management of the sector; - Effective territory management; - Flexibility of the various policies and their complex implementation; - Etc.

Post-Soviet Transformations in Russian Rural Areas: The Role of Institutions

This article examines the role played by institutions in the post-Soviet transformation of rural areas of Russia and the development of agriculture. It is shown that the main goal of transformations—the transition to market relations—has been achieved. The relevance of the article lies in the analysis of the process of incomplete institutional transfer, unique on a global scale: the transition from full state ownership and state regulation to market relations was replaced by the dominance of large forms of business organization with prevailing governmental control. The article aims to study the impact of institutional reforms on the structure and dynamics of market agents in rural areas of Russia from 1990 to 2020. Institutional, statistical and sociological methods were applied. Materials from 59 expert interviews were used. The informants represented the categories “public” and “business” of three different agricultural territories. Statistical data and official reports of agricultural holdings were analyzed. Changes in the structure of land ownership and other production factors were considered. The historical stages of the institutional dynamics of agriculture are shown. It is proved that the emergence of a class of owners in agriculture was the main result of institutional changes in Russia; the formation of many institutions for the support and development of agriculture and rural areas is also significant. The observed obstacles to the growth of the segment of small and medium-sized businesses are due to the incomplete legitimacy of the ongoing processes, the strong volatility of the regulatory framework and insufficient transparency of state support. In Russia, after 1990, the total area of agricultural land decreased and was consolidated by large owners—Agricultural holdings. By 2020, the estimated share of agricultural holdings in revenue was 31% for crop production, 37% for livestock, and 70% for meat. Experts noted the excessive dependence of market actors on state support and the deepening of social inequality.

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

AbstractInterest 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.

PKM DENGAN TIM PENGEMBANGAN DESA WISATA DALAM PERENCANAAN MASTERPLAN INFRASTRUKTUR EKOWISATA DI DESA BESANG KAWAN, KELURAHAN SEMARAPURA KAJA

Tourism plays a role in accelerating the process of economic transformation in rural areas. Village communities who initially worked as farmers were gradually able to learn to develop services to support tourism in a village. The momentum of tradition, culture and environmental exoticism can be packaged as village tourism products attractive to visitors from outside the region. Efforts to increase the number of tourist villages as an effort to move the village economy are also carried out in several villages in Bali Province. One of the village plans that will be developed as an ecotourism-based village is Besang Kawan Village which is included in the administrative area of ​​Semarapura Kaja Village. The problems faced by Partners in this case the village development team in Semarapura Kaja Village are the lack of tourism supporting infrastructure and the not yet maximized potential of Besang Kaja Village as an ecotourism village. Based on the initial survey and discussions conducted with the leaders and community of Besang Kawan Village, it is known that the village has potential in the form of religious tourism objects (Tirta Celempung Temple) and landscapes in the form of rice fields. Based on the documentation of the survey results above, information is obtained that currently, in Besang Kawan Village, there is tourism potential, and the existing infrastructure is still relatively minimal. As an initial step in the development of Besang Kawan Village as a tourist village, a jogging track is proposed that crosses the potentials of Besang Kawan Village. This jogging track will cross residential areas and rice fields. The length of the jogging track is 1878m. The design of this jogging track is paving block pavement which enhances the aesthetics of the track. At a distance of every 300m will be equipped with a rest area so that visitors can rest.