The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives
Summary. Rural grassroots social innovations across Europe and the Mediterranean region deliver measurable environmental benefits. Analyzing 238 initiatives, the researchers found that 68% directly address sustainable development goals, with the strongest impacts in natural resource management, sustainable food production, and land access. The study demonstrates that SDG classification effectively categorizes and communicates the environmental value of community-led rural innovations.
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Govigli, V. M., Rois-Díaz, M., Herder, M. D., Bryce, R., Tuomasjukka, D., & Górriz‐Mifsud, E.. (2022). The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2019
Govigli, Valentino Marini, et al. “The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives.” Environmental Policy and Governance, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2019.
Govigli, Valentino Marini, M. Rois-Díaz, Michael den Herder, Rosalind Bryce, Diana Tuomasjukka, and Elena Górriz‐Mifsud. 2022. “The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives.” Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2019.
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title = {The green side of social innovation: Using sustainable development goals to classify environmental impacts of rural grassroots initiatives},
author = {Valentino Marini Govigli and M. Rois-Díaz and Michael den Herder and Rosalind Bryce and Diana Tuomasjukka and Elena Górriz‐Mifsud},
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- 10.1002/eet.2019
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- climate-and-environment, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems
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- 2026-04-28