the backwardness of the countryside is most important issues of developing countries. the result of this study, based on descriptive - analysis studies, shows that revive traditional arts and crafts with much charm with planning and organizing on development stimulus projects, can direct influence on the villager’s empowerment. of course, the existence of such attractions, itself, without provi...

introduction in this paper the authors study the relationship between rural good governance approach and sustainability of 50 rural regions at mazandaran province. according to the documentary studies, for good governance it is necessary to achieve sustainable humane development in a realm of an area so that the process of correct and logical relationship between governors and citizenships lead...

Renewable energy based off-grid rural electrification programs are one of the most effective ways to increase access to energy in remote areas of developing countries. While a large number of such programs have been implemented, the rate of success, to ensure a long-term sustainable program, is low. Many of these programs have failed to appropriately address the social and cultural issues of ta...

This White Paper sets out the need for financial inclusion of the rural community for India’s development and the important role that the ICT can play in this endeavor. We suggest an integrated framework for the use of the ICT for delivery of rural services in a cost-effective, financially viable and sustainable manner. We identify the major issues in rural finance and indicate the possible way...

This paper presents a critique of rural education in South Africa. It starts by introducing the reader to the understanding of rurality. It then gives an expos of rural education in relation to sustainability, social justice, development and the need for creation of sustainable rural learning ecologies. It concedes that difference is an inherent, inevitable and indispensable feature of social e...

Sustainable development (SD) requires companies to take into account both the social and environmental consequences within their activities. This paper presents research about green supply chain management and highlight the differences between green supply chain and traditional supply chain management. Then, the paper analyses the sources of the risk in green supply chain according to the SD. S...