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Cultivating Sustainable Health in the Rural Mississippi: A Need Study for Green Economic Developmental Initiatives through the SNAP-Ed program

Babu George, Martha Ravola

New Countryside · 1-21 · 10.55121/nc.v3i2.176

This study explores the potential role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) in fostering a green economy in rural Mississippi, specifically in Adams, Claiborne, and Jefferson counties. Using a mixed-methods approach, we conducted a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the nutritional and phy

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Social Geographical Materialities in Rural Spaces. Material Changes or/and Social Changes? Key Questions for a New Countryside in the Global North

Angel Paniagua

New Countryside · 43-51 · 10.55121/nc.v2i2.60

In this contribution, ways of analysis are established that allow the incorporation of material change processes in the context of global rural restructuring. The traditional binary relation can evolve towards hybrid models based on the permanent becoming and the post-structural or the post-modern visions. The evolution from the

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E-Participation, Rural Regime, and Network Governance: A Case of Balien River Conservation

Cheng Peng, Liu Shuhuan, Peng Cheng, Shuhuan Liu

New Countryside · 12-17 · 10.55121/nc.v2i1.72

The regime theory has been widely applied to analyze the governing capacity for urban community development. However, it has seldom been translated to the countryside, even though rural communities often reveal some potential for self-governance and a capacity to act. With the emergence of information technology, social network

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New Rural Housing Construction

Zhexuan Hong, Zhexuan Hong

New Countryside · 1-6 · 10.55121/nc.v2i1.69

Based on the background of the change in the urban–rural relationship in Guangdong Province, this paper constructs an analysis framework of urban and rural coordination development. Using the data of 19 administrative units above prefecture level in Guangdong Province, this paper studies the space–time evolution of urban and rur

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The Wine Route in Argentina: History, Culture and Sustainable Contributions to the Economy and the Environment

Noemí Gómez, Patricia Vazquez

New Countryside · 1-17 · 10.55121/nc.v5i1.786

The Mendoza Wine Route can be conceived as a Latin American benchmark for the articulation of history, oenology, and culture, which embodies SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) in several of its goals. From a historical and heritage perspective, the network of irrigation ditches and public trees protects and manages an u

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Plans for Villages in the Margin of the Lagoon with an Accentuation on Tourism Advancement (Case Study: Village Rogbeh, Shadegan, Iran)

Seyed Mohammad Mousavi Shalheh, Elham Rostami, Seyed Majid Mousavi, Somayeh Shirin Jani

New Countryside · 1-19 · 10.55121/nc.v4i2.289

This research examines the potential for sustainable tourism development in Rogbeh Village, a socio-economically marginalized settlement situated along the ecologically fragile Shadegan Lagoon in southwestern Iran. Confronting intersecting challenges of environmental degradation (e.g., pollution, habitat loss) and socio-economic

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Natural Resources Management, Sustainability, Production and Consumption in the Agricultural Sector in the Cilento National Park (Italy)

Antonio Bertini, Tiziana Vitolo

New Countryside · 89-108 · 10.55121/nc.v5i1.589

To contribute to the overall environmental and socio-economic rebalancing of Italy, the paper proposes to identify policies, strategies, and tools useful to local communities that intend to pursue the valorisation of Campania’s inland protected areas. Starting from an in depth analysis of the territories using the territorial me

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Harnessing Traditional Knowledge for Circular Livestock, Environmental Resilience and Its Perspectives from Odisha, India

Abhijeet Das, Satchidananda Mishra

New Countryside · 18-41 · 10.55121/nc.v5i1.783

The article explores the role of traditional knowledge systems (TKS) in creating circular livestock economies and fostering environmental stewardship. The study focuses on Pathe Pathshala, a mobile, community-led education initiative led by grassroots veterinarian Dr. Balaram Sahu, and shows how locally embedded practices in ani

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Policy Pathways to Food Security: Agricultural Transformation in Emerging Economies

Raed Atef

New Countryside · 116-129 · 10.55121/nc.v4i2.588

Agriculture remains a cornerstone of economic development, food security, and national resilience, especially in emerging economies where it contributes significantly to GDP, employment, and rural livelihoods. Beyond its economic role, agriculture strengthens food systems, reduces import dependency, and buffers against climate a

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