Rural Renovation in les Landes, South West France : A French Regional Development Experiment

Awareness of Lassa Fever in a Rural Community in South West Nigeria

Background: Lassa fever is an acute, virulent viral haemorrhagic illness with high morbidity and mortality rates. Its awareness remain low in sub urban or rural community. This study was carried out to assess the awareness of Lassa fever of a rural community in the south western part of Nigeria. Methodology: A descriptive cross sectional study of 122 respondents prior to a sensitization semina...

2 2 . 2 Productivity in the South West of England Report to South West Regional Development Agency

A Preventative Approach to Oral Health for Children in a Regional/Rural Community in South-West Victoria, Australia

Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MID) is a practice that attempts to ensure that teeth are kept functional for life [10]. MID includes early diagnosis, risk assessment, early detection of mineral loss, non-surgical treatment and preservation of the tooth structure [11,12]. A study in the Northern Territory with indigenous children utilised a MID approach of applying concentrated topical fluoride...

Impact of Retirees on Rural Development: Some Observations from the South of France

Retirees represent a strategic issue for rural areas as their numbers grow in proportion to the total population. In order to assess their impact on economic development, a hybrid model, a mixture of Keynesian and economic base theories, was constructed. It was applied to three communities of the South of France. The model was adapted to estimate the impact of a particularly heterogeneous popul...

Territorial Approach to Regional Rural Development Territorial Approach to Regional Rural Development

The paper reviews some of the key principles of a territorial approach to rural development and particular aspects of regional rural development. Some features of the EU Leader initiative were analysed as examples of the approach, and the social context and factors which may affect the application of these features in regional rural development were identified. The paper concludes by emphasisin...