Source CRRF : Canada's Disappearing Small Towns - 5-part series on Yahoo News This is a series of reports prepared by Yahoo News. The topics are: 1/ Small-town troubles 2/ Big-city dreams 3/ The human factor 4/ Small-town survival 5/ The future of small towns. Several New Rural Economy Sites are featured in this series - along with insights from the project (in part 5).
Source: The Monieson Centre, Queen's School of Business.
The 2013 Economic Revitalization conference took place on April 8th, 2013 in Kingston. This year's theme, Building Rural Resilience through Innovation & Entrepreneurship, presented highlights from a series of collaborative projects currently underway between researchers and community partners across eastern Ontario.
The conference welcomed over 120 community leaders, economic developers and academic researchers for a day of rich dialog around building resilient communities through supporting and encouraging entrepreneurship.
Copies of all slide presentations can be found on the conference agenda along with links to The Monieson Centre YouTube channel, where a playlist of all videos has been created.
WWW: www.moniesoncentre.com
Source: Springer.
Shaping Rural Areas in Europe. Perceptions and Outcomes on the Present and the Future sets out to investigate the effect of urban perceptions about the rural and consequent demands on rurality on the present and future configurations of rural territories in Europe in the early twenty-first century.
This volume presents and discusses a broad range of case studies and theoretical and methodological approaches from different academic fields, mainly Anthropology, Sociology and Geography.
Silva, Luís; Figueiredo, Elisabete (Eds.) 2013. Shaping Rural Areas in Europe, Perceptions and Outcomes on the Present and the Future. Springer.
WWW: www.springer.com
Source: OECD.
The OECD 9th Rural Development Policy Conference will be held on 23-25 October, 2013 in Bologna, Italy. The conference will launch the report “Rural-Urban partnerships: an integrated approach to economic development”, which is the result of the RURBAN project in collaboration with the European Commission.
The conference will consist of key note addresses, plenary sessions and pre-conference workshops. There will be ample scope for open discussion of the key themes both during the conference sessions and at less formal events.
More information.
WWW: www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy
Source: The Monieson Centre.
April 8, 2013. Kingston, Ontario. Hosted by The Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business, the 2013 Economic Revitalization Conference - Building Rural Resilience through Entrepreneurship & Innovation, showcases emerging research from communities in Ontario on forward-thinking approaches to rural economic transformation.
Presentations and interactive forums will provide strategies and best practices for how communities can use creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship to build economic resilience.
This one-day conference is a high-impact event connecting academics, policymakers, community leaders, and business people around this pressing rural economic development issue. Outcomes from real-world research collaborations between The Monieson Centre at Queen’s School of Business and over 40 rural Ontario partners will advance the agenda of rural Canada’s future.
This must-attend conference offers:
* Practical applications of new, leading-edge research from rural Ontario on how communities can encourage entrepreneurship, immigration, and business investment.
* A dynamic keynote address on “Building a 21st Century Economy in Small Town Canada” from Dr. Ken Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.
* Reflections from practitioners on developing rural resilience through policy and action.
* Opportunities to network with academic researchers and economic development practitioners.
* Ability to engage in ongoing economic revitalization research projects being done by The Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business.
* Examples of and best-practices in community-based research.
Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through the Monieson Centre's Research Partnerships to Revitalize Rural Economies project.
With support from:
* Leadership Team Partners: Northumberland County Economic Development; Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corporation; Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus; RDÉE Ontario; Rural Ontario Institute; The Monieson Centre.
* Steering Committee Partners: The Ontario Association of CFDCs; Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network; Queen's Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre; City of Kawartha Lakes; Queen's University Office of the Vice-Principal (Research).
Details, agenda and registration are online at: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/2013%20Economic%20Revitalization%20Conference%20.php
WWW: http://www.economicrevitalization.ca
Source: ERS/USDA.
Rural America At A Glance, 2012 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. This year's edition focuses on the U.S. rural economy, including employment trends, poverty, and population trends.
Report and brochure.
WWW: www.ers.usda.gov
Source: Columbia Basin Rural Development. Institute (RDI).
The State of the Basin is an initiative to monitor and report on information relating to well-being in the Columbia Basin Boundary region. With this data, planners and decision-makers can make informed decisions about the future of our region to improve the quality of life for present and future generations.
The State of the Basin was first piloted by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) in 2008. When the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) was created, it brought together CBT and Selkirk College’s research assets and took on the responsibility of providing State of the Basin data moving forward.
Download Report.
WWW: www.cbrdi.ca
Source: Dalhousie University.
"This research examines the redevelopment of rural communities through a lens of continuous cycles of adaptive change - based on Holling’s ecological concept of panarchy."
"By drawing on the characteristics of ecological communities, this panarchy-based theoretical framework uses a novel approach to reflect on a community’s position along its own adaptive change cycle and identifies leverage points where policy intervention may be most advantageous. This research also examines the practical application of this framework via interviews with economic development officials. Overall, the results of this research suggest that the panarchy-based framework offers constructive guidance to policy makers seeking to push or pull rural communities into positions of higher resiliency and to expedite times of economic uncertainty."
Slight, Penelope (2012). Re-conceptualizing the redevelopment of rural communities through the lens of an ecological framework. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Environmental Studies. Dalhousie University.
WWW: http://dalspace.library.dal.ca
Source: UBCPress.
Northern British Columbia is a place of rich cultures, diverse communities, and a strong sense of identity. The future of this vast, resource-rich region and the people who call it home could be either driven by a narrow economic agenda or guided by innovative, place-based solutions that seek to build viable communities and resilient local and regional economies.
Investing in Place is about creating the foundations for renewing northern British Columbia’s rural and small-town economies. Markey, Halseth, and Manson argue that renewal is not about nostalgic reliance on the policies and economic strategies of the past -- rather, it is about building a pragmatic and innovative vision for development, one that acknowledges both the opportunities and the challenges posed by resource development and global and technological change.
More information.
Read Table of contents and Introduction.
WWW: www.ubcpress.ca
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.
What is the GDP of rural Alberta? What is the largest sector of the rural economy? Who is the largest employer? Does GDP growth in a sector mean more jobs in that sector? How did growth in rural Alberta compare to urban Alberta? How many urban jobs does rural Alberta contribute to? Are there regional differences? What is the industrial structure of my rural community?
The Rural Development Division, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, set out to answer these and other questions when they contracted The Conference Board of Canada to determine the economic contribution of rural Alberta to the rest of Alberta and Canada.
Results include rural GDP, employment by place of work, and “economic footprint” comparing 2001 and 2006 Census data. The results are broken down comparing urban and rural (using the “Rural and Small Town” definition), Economic Region, Census Division, Metropolitan Influence Zone (MIZ), and by 18 industry sectors. Estimates of community level GDP and industrial structure were also calculated for 317 Census Subdivisions (municipalities), a first for Alberta.
Read the full report.
WWW: http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca
Source: Atlantic Association of CBDCs.
Basil Ryan, Chief Operating Officer of the Atlantic Association of CBDCs provides an overview of the history of the Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) throughout Atlantic Canada. CBDCs have been supporting rural communities for over 35 years.
WWW: www.youtube.com/user/AtlanticCBDCs
Source: European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS).
Florence, 29 July - 1st August, 2013. "The economic crisis has Europe in its hold. This crisis clearly affects its economic basis but goes far beyond that to touch upon the very substance of the European way of life."
"Yet, the crisis also presents us with the chance to rebuild our society, to create something better, more valuable and more sustainable. Resilience is often used to describe this capacity for successful adaptation, i.e. the ability to learn and change, to make use of emerging opportunities. But there are also risks as the crisis increases inequalities and internal tensions, at different levels (such as regions or nations).
The opportunities and risks associated with the crisis are played out in rural as well as urban places. Rural places and rural issues may assume a specific meaning in times of crisis, reflecting resilience as well as vulnerability. This conference aims at increasing our knowledge of the effects of the crisis in the different regions of Europe and beyond, and to add to our understanding of the processes that contribute to vulnerability and resilience of people and places."
Read the full call for papers.
WWW: www.ruralsociology.eu
Source: The Monieson Centre. December 3-4, 2012. Kingston, Ontario. Hosted by The Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business, Connecting the Future: Rural Broadband Technology, Policy and Impact is an international conference addressing leading-edge advancements in broadband development, with relevance to rural communities around the globe. It will advance the broadband research agenda by exploring: * Policy, including financing models for broadband as an infrastructure investment; * Technology, including next generation broadband technology and innovative applications of ICT for rural regions; and * Economics and community, including the economic and social impacts of broadband expansion on rural communities. Details, agenda and registration are online at: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/events/broadband_technology/index.php WWW: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson
Source: Memorial University's Leslie Harris Centre.
Rural towns and communities across Canada are responding to the vagaries of external influences, and their own internal changes, in different and sometimes innovative ways. The public policy question facing central governments – Federal and Provincial – is: how much should they do for these communities versus how much should the communities do for themselves to ensure their ongoing sustainability?
This question is also on the Australian public policy agenda. In attempting to gain some insight into how Canadian communities are responding Prof. John Martin travelled (by bicycle) across Canada this summer visiting many small communities. In this presentation, John will discuss these places and ideas about what makes for a sustainable rural community.
Webinar: The Role of Central Governments in Sustaining Municipalities: Reflections While Cycling Through Canada.
By Prof. John Martin, Director, Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities,La Trobe University’s, Australia.
When: August 24 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm (NDT)
Click here to register (free).
WWW: www.mun.ca/harriscentre
Source: The Monieson Centre.
From the third annual Knowledge Impact in Society Showcase: New Horizons in Rural Economic Development. Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, April 12, 2011.
This day of learning and discussion celebrated the many successes of this research partnership between The Monieson Centre and the communities of rural Eastern Ontario. Included in the program were examples of rural business best practices, discussion of the future of rural entrepreneurialism, and lessons learned in building university-community partnerships. Presentations and videos from the day's proceedings will be made available over the course of the summer.
See all videos.
WWW: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/index.php
Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: Statistics Canada / Statistique Canada.
In 2010, there were roughly 0.6 million self-employed people in rural and small town Canada, representing 21% of total employment. Farming is a significant component of self-employment, both in rural and small town areas and in the countryside within the commuting zone of larger urban centres. Rural and small town Canada is relatively more intensive in self-employment activities.
Among non-farm jobs, self-employment represents 17% of non-farm employment in rural and small town areas, while it represents 14% of non-farm employment in larger urban centres.
Self-employment in construction and in professional, scientific and technical services has been increasing over time in rural and small town areas.Self-employment in farming and wholesale and retail trade businesses has been decreasing.
In rural and small town areas, the share of the self-employed, who are currently aged 55 to 64 and who will likely retire within 10 years, was 24% in 2010. This compares with 17% for salaried employees in rural and small town areas. Both of these shares have increased since 2006 as the overall labour force is aging.
The rural self-employed with the highest share expected to retire in the next 10 years are operators of funeral homes (43%), operators of storage facilities (43%), clay and brick manufacturers (40%), educational and vocational counsellors and testers (39%) and operators of private or boarding schools (36%). In each case, the absolute number of self-employed was not large, fewer than 250 individuals.
The industry sectors with the largest absolute number of impending retirees of rural self-employed operators were farmers (33,300 or 23%), house contractors (4,105 or 19%), operators providing landscaping, cleaning of buildings and pest control services (3,145 or 20%), operators of garages or service stations (2,640 or 22%) and self-employed truckers (2,145 or 20%). In each case, the expected rate of turnover resulting from retirement is less than for all self-employed in rural and small town areas.
Bollman, Ray D. and Alessandro Alasia (2012) “A profile of self-employment in rural and small town Canada: Is there an impending retirement of self-employed business operators?” Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin Vol. 9, No. 1(Ottawa: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 21-006-XIE).
Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
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En 2010, il y avait environ 0,6 million de travailleurs autonomes dans les régions rurales et les petites villes du Canada, ce qui représentait 21 % de l’ensemble des travailleurs.
Les exploitants agricoles représentent un pourcentage important des travailleurs autonomes, tant dans les régions rurales et les petites villes que dans les régions situées dans la zone de navettage des grands centres urbains.
L’activité liée au travail autonome est relativement plus intense dans les régions rurales et les petites villes. Parmi les emplois non agricoles, le travail autonome représente 17 % de l’emploi dans les régions rurales et les petites villes, et 14 % dans les grands centres urbains.
Le travail autonome dans le secteur de la construction et le secteur des services professionnels, scientifiques et techniques a augmenté au fil du temps dans les régions rurales et les petites villes.
Le travail autonome a diminué dans le secteur de l’agriculture et le secteur du commerce de gros et de détail.
Dans les régions rurales et les petites villes, la proportion de travailleurs autonomes qui sont actuellement âgés de 55 à 64 ans et qui prendront vraisemblablement leur retraite d’ici 10 ans était de 24 % en 2010, comparativement à 17 % pour les travailleurs salariés. Ces deux pourcentages ont augmenté depuis 2006 en raison du vieillissement de la population active.
Les travailleurs autonomes des régions rurales qui affichent les taux les plus élevés de départs à la retraite prévus d’ici 10 ans sont les suivants : exploitants de salon funéraire (43 %); exploitants d’entrepôt (43 %); fabricants de produits en argile et de briques (40 %); fournisseurs de services de conseils pédagogiques, d’orientation professionnelle et d’évaluation pédagogique (39 %); exploitants d’écoles privées ou de pensionnats (36 %). Dans chaque cas, le nombre absolu de travailleurs est peu élevé, soit moins de 250.
Dans les régions rurales, les secteurs affichant le plus grand nombre absolu de travailleurs autonomes devant prendre bientôt leur retraite se composent d’exploitants agricoles (33 300 ou 23 %), d’entrepreneurs en construction résidentielle (4 105 ou 19 %), d’exploitants offrant des services d’aménagement paysager, de nettoyage d’immeubles et de lutte antiparasitaire (3 145 ou 20 %), d’exploitants de garage ou de station-service (2 640 ou 22 %) et de camionneurs (2 145 ou 20 %). Dans chaque cas, le taux de roulement prévu en raison de départs à la retraite est inférieur à celui observé pour l’ensemble des travailleurs autonomes dans les régions rurales et les petites villes.
Bollman, Ray D. and Alessandro Alasia (2012) « Profil des travailleurs autonomes dans les régions rurales et les petites villes du Canada : un départ à la retraite important des travailleurs autonomes est-il imminent?» Bulletin d’analyse: Régions rurales et petites villes du Canada vol. 9, no 1(Ottawa: Statistique Canada, No 21-006-XIF au catalogue).
Bulletin d'analyse : régions rurales et petites villes du Canada
WWW: www.statcan.gc.ca
Source: Martin Prosperity Institute.
"In the emerging economy of the 21st century, rural communities and peripheral regions across Ontario face significant challenges in encouraging continued economic growth and regional prosperity. With the ongoing reduction in the relative importance of manufacturing, and the restructuring of the agricultural industry, many rural communities have turned to tourism as a way to promote job creation and respond to declining social and economic conditions."
"The challenges rural communities face have only become further augmented by the ever expanding emphasis on knowledge-based industries and on larger metropolitan centres in the emerging service-driven economy. Indeed, communities and cities across Ontario are increasingly seeking new and innovative ways to bolster and strengthen their economies in the Creative Age. Although some communities have experienced success in using tourism to promote prosperity, they are seldom able to regain the same level of success, economic diversity and self-sustaining momentum they once experienced.
However, opportunities exist for rural communities to regain momentum and stimulate their regional economies by pursuing their own distinct strategies in the emerging Creative Economy."
Read full report.
WWW: www.martinprosperity.org
Source: University of Alberta, Calgary Centre.
Rural communities play an important role in Canadian society. With booming economic conditions in some communities and long-term decline in others, the social, ecological and economic contexts of rural areas are increasingly complex.
While rural communities face diverse and unprecedented challenges, they have not received the prominent and sophisticated research and policy consideration as have major cities in recent years. At the University of Alberta, groups such as the Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities and the Alberta Family Business Institute fill the gap for research and policy in rural areas by fostering constructive dialogue, promoting interdisciplinary and collaborative research, and developing partnerships in rural communities in Alberta and beyond.
Download Presentation.
WWW: www.calgary.ualberta.ca
Source: ERS/USDA.
This report presents a conceptual framework for rural wealth creation, drawing upon the U.S. and international development literature. The framework emphasizes the importance of multiple types of assets (physical, financial, human, intellectual, natural, social, political, and cultural capital) and the economic, institutional, and policy context in which rural wealth strategies are devised.
The report discusses the role of wealth creation in the rural
development process, how wealth can be created in rural communities, and how its accumulation and effects can be measured.
John Pender, Alexander Marré, and Richard Reeder (2012). Rural Wealth Creation Concepts, Strategies, and Measures. Economic Research Report Number 131. ERS/USDA.
WWW: www.ers.usda.gov
Source: The Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business.
April 11, 2012, Radisson Hotel Kingston Harbourfront. Building on the success of the Monieson Centre's 2008-2011 KIS Showcase annual conferences, the 2012 Economic Revitalization Conference is a high-impact event connecting academics, policymakers, community leaders, and business people around pressing rural economic development issues. This year's theme - Sustainable Economies, Sustainable Communities - will foster discussion of community resilience, showcasing innovative approaches to rural economic transformation.
Researchers, policymakers, business leaders and Queen's School of Business students will advance the agenda of the future of rural Canada. Presentations and interactive forums will provide strategies and best practices for how communities can build long-term sustainability through business and economic growth.
This free conference offers:
-Valuable networking opportunities with academics and community leaders engaged in rural development
-Leading-edge research and case studies in business sustainability, with key real-world applications for rural communities
-Opportunities to engage in ongoing economic revitalization research projects with The Monieson Centre at Queen's School of Business
-Access to researchers from Queen's University and partnering academic institutions
-Examples of and best-practices in community-based research
Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through the Monieson Centre's Research Partnerships to Revitalize Rural Economies project.
With support from:
- Leadership Team Partners: Northumberland County Economic Development; Prince Edward/Lennox & Addington Community Futures Development Corporation; Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus; RDÉE Ontario; Rural Ontario Institute; The Monieson Centre
- Steering Committee Partners: The Ontario Association of CFDCs; Eastern Lake Ontario Regional Innovation Network; Queen's Sustainable Bioeconomy Centre; City of Kawartha Lakes
For free registration and a full agenda, visit: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/economic_revitalization/economic_events/economic_revitalization.php
WWW: http://business.queensu.ca/centres/monieson/index.php
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