Original scientific paper

Towards a "new" concept of rurality

Ana Barbič

Abstract

The article treats preconditions for an
ecologically oriented rural development, i.
e. one in which human activities will not
disrupt but respect the laws that govern
selfrcnewing natural processes. The basic
components of the new rurality are the
rural environment, the village community
(the community of village inhabitants) and
the peasant family. In its centre stands the
peasant as an ecological factor who is both
the user and the guardian of nature. Local
self—rule—an organization of life in
which peasants share in decision—making
about development programmes in areas
they live in — is not only the optimum
form of organization, but also the best
psycholbgical (motivating) factor of an
ecologically oriented rural development.
Two contrasting examples are given that
show how development plans for rural
Slovenia are being realized.

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Hrčak ID:

119882

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/119882

Publication date:

7.12.1990.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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