The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain)
In recent years, the concept of the circular economy has been gaining relevance and its importance has grown both in academia and in rural municipalities in general. The rural development policy of the European Union, in addition to prioritizing the diversification of the productive activities of mu...
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| author | García Corral, Francisco Javier Martínez Vázquez, Rosa María Milán García, Juan Pablo Valenciano, Jaime de |
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| description | In recent years, the concept of the circular economy has been gaining relevance and its importance has grown both in academia and in rural municipalities in general. The rural development policy of the European Union, in addition to prioritizing the diversification of the productive activities of municipalities, encourages the adoption of the circular economy. The aim of this article is to show and publicize the applications relating to the circular economy that are being carried out in a rural mountain municipality with a small population focused on agriculture, and which are setting an example for others that are suffering the endemic problem of depopulation. A diagnosis is carried out taking into consideration local sustainable development methodologies. In relation to the results, the positive impact of these practices with a rural development approach based on awareness and education regarding the basic 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) is highlighted. Almócita is an example that can be extrapolated to many mountain municipalities at national and international levels. |
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| spelling | oai:repositorio.ual.es:10835-138692023-04-12T19:07:29Z The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) García Corral, Francisco Javier Martínez Vázquez, Rosa María Milán García, Juan Pablo Valenciano, Jaime de Almócita Spain circular economy rural development rural municipality agriculture new technologies In recent years, the concept of the circular economy has been gaining relevance and its importance has grown both in academia and in rural municipalities in general. The rural development policy of the European Union, in addition to prioritizing the diversification of the productive activities of municipalities, encourages the adoption of the circular economy. The aim of this article is to show and publicize the applications relating to the circular economy that are being carried out in a rural mountain municipality with a small population focused on agriculture, and which are setting an example for others that are suffering the endemic problem of depopulation. A diagnosis is carried out taking into consideration local sustainable development methodologies. In relation to the results, the positive impact of these practices with a rural development approach based on awareness and education regarding the basic 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recycle) is highlighted. Almócita is an example that can be extrapolated to many mountain municipalities at national and international levels. 2022-06-29T15:56:20Z 2022-06-29T15:56:20Z 2022-06-28 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2073-4395 http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13869 10.3390/agronomy12071553 en https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/7/1553 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess MDPI |
| spellingShingle | Almócita Spain circular economy rural development rural municipality agriculture new technologies García Corral, Francisco Javier Martínez Vázquez, Rosa María Milán García, Juan Pablo Valenciano, Jaime de The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title | The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title_full | The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title_fullStr | The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title_short | The Circular Economy as an Axis of Agricultural and Rural Development: The Case of the Municipality of Almócita (Almería, Spain) |
| title_sort | circular economy as an axis of agricultural and rural development: the case of the municipality of almócita (almería, spain) |
| topic | Almócita Spain circular economy rural development rural municipality agriculture new technologies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10835/13869 |
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