Development of a tool to assess the rural sustainability of communities in the French region of Occitania
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https://doi.org/10.20435/multi.v28i68.3933Keywords:
Rural Sustainability Index, Rural Sustainable Development, Rural Sustainability in Occitanie, Territorial and Rural Balance Pole, Development of Sustainability IndexAbstract
This article presents an analysis of rural sustainability in the Poles of Territorial and Rural Equilibrium (PETR) in Occitania, France, using the Rural Sustainability Index (RSI) as a statistical inference tool. It was constructed based on the dimensions of sustainable development: Social, Economic, Environmental, and Institutional. The methodology used in this research is quali-quantitative, bibliographical, and documental, based on secondary data provided by the French government. The results revealed that by the year 2022, half of the productive communities had a positive performance and half had to optimize efforts towards sustainability, with the best overall performances occurring in the Environmental, Social, and Institutional dimensions, with the Economic dimension showing the greatest potential for improvement. The RSI presents itself as a relevant tool to support the formulation of public policies for rural development, as it allows for reliable comparability between locations, regardless of their economic or population size.
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