Empowering Rural Communities on Rural Pact Implementation: A Human–Ecological Perspective on Social Innovation and Rural Young Entrepreneurship
Summary. This study examines how rural communities can implement the European Rural Pact through social innovation and youth entrepreneurship. Using human ecology principles, the researchers analyzed interviews to identify six key dimensions for reducing rural-urban disparities. They found that local experimentation, higher education partnerships, national-level monitoring, and youth engagement—particularly among young people and women—drive transformative change in rural areas.
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Parreira, M. J. H., & Pires, I.. (2025). Empowering Rural Communities on Rural Pact Implementation: A Human–Ecological Perspective on Social Innovation and Rural Young Entrepreneurship. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025113002
Parreira, Maria João Horta, and Iva Pires. “Empowering Rural Communities on Rural Pact Implementation: A Human–Ecological Perspective on Social Innovation and Rural Young Entrepreneurship.” 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025113002.
Parreira, Maria João Horta, and Iva Pires. 2025. “Empowering Rural Communities on Rural Pact Implementation: A Human–Ecological Perspective on Social Innovation and Rural Young Entrepreneurship.” https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2025113002.
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