Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature
Sustainable local development is central to debates on socioeconomic and environmental change. Although the meaning of sustainable local development is disputed, the concept is frequently applied to island cases. Studies have recently been made of many local development initiatives in different cont...
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Island Studies Journal
2017-05-01
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| author | Sofia Karampela Charoula Papazoglou Thanasis Kizos Ioannis Spilanis |
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| description | Sustainable local development is central to debates on socioeconomic and environmental change. Although the meaning of sustainable local development is disputed, the concept is frequently applied to island cases. Studies have recently been made of many local development initiatives in different contexts, with various methods and results. These experiences can provide valuable input on planning, managing, and evaluating sustainable local development on islands. This paper provides a literature review of positive and negative examples of sustainable local development for the Aegean Islands, Greece. Out of an initial 1,562 papers, 80 papers made the final selection based on theme, empirical approach, and recency. The results demonstrate a wide thematic variety in research topics, with tourism, agriculture, and energy being the most frequent themes, while integrated frameworks are largely absent. The literature includes a wide range of methods, from quantitative approaches with indicators and indexes to qualitative assessments, which blurs overall assessments in many instances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64d622dab70241a183abbc5cdda1c8db2023-06-23T03:14:25ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932017-05-01121Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the LiteratureSofia KarampelaCharoula PapazoglouThanasis KizosIoannis SpilanisSustainable local development is central to debates on socioeconomic and environmental change. Although the meaning of sustainable local development is disputed, the concept is frequently applied to island cases. Studies have recently been made of many local development initiatives in different contexts, with various methods and results. These experiences can provide valuable input on planning, managing, and evaluating sustainable local development on islands. This paper provides a literature review of positive and negative examples of sustainable local development for the Aegean Islands, Greece. Out of an initial 1,562 papers, 80 papers made the final selection based on theme, empirical approach, and recency. The results demonstrate a wide thematic variety in research topics, with tourism, agriculture, and energy being the most frequent themes, while integrated frameworks are largely absent. The literature includes a wide range of methods, from quantitative approaches with indicators and indexes to qualitative assessments, which blurs overall assessments in many instances.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.6 |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Karampela Charoula Papazoglou Thanasis Kizos Ioannis Spilanis Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Island Studies Journal |
| title | Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature |
| title_full | Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature |
| title_short | Sustainable Local Development on Aegean Islands: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature |
| title_sort | sustainable local development on aegean islands a meta analysis of the literature |
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