{"id":4782,"date":"2021-10-02T11:21:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T09:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rnyobservatory.eu\/web\/?page_id=4782"},"modified":"2021-10-02T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T09:27:49","slug":"special-issue-lessons-on-building-more-sustainable-rural-societies-youth-and-mobility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rnyobservatory.eu\/web\/special-issue-lessons-on-building-more-sustainable-rural-societies-youth-and-mobility\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Issue &#8220;Lessons on Building More Sustainable Rural Societies: Youth and Mobility&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/sustainability\/special_issues\/rural_youth_mobility\">Special Issue &#8220;Lessons on Building More Sustainable Rural Societies: Youth and Mobility&#8221;<\/a><\/h1>\n<div class=\" small-12 columns\">\n<p>A special issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/sustainability\"><i>Sustainability<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/sustainability\/sections\/urban_and_rural_development\">Sustainable Urban and Rural Development<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharingLinks\">\n<h4 class=\"social-media-links\">Special Issue Editors<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"no-margin\">\n<div class=\"generic-item editor-div \" data-filter=\"slaven gasparovic transportation; mobility; accessibility; transportation disadvantage; social exclusion; travel behaviour; geography\">\n<div class=\"editor-div__content \">\n<div id=\"um-admin-form-shortcode\" class=\"postbox \">\n<div class=\"inside\">\n<div class=\"um-admin-metabox\">\n\n<script type=\"text\/template\" id=\"tmpl-um-member-list-db4a4\">\n\t<div class=\"um-members um-members-list\">\n\n\t\t<# if ( data.length > 0 ) { #>\n\t\t\t<# _.each( data, function( user, key, list ) { #>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"um-member-{{{user.card_anchor}}}-db4a4\" class=\"um-member um-role-{{{user.role}}} {{{user.account_status}}} \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"um-member-status {{{user.account_status}}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t{{{user.account_status_name}}}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-card-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-photo radius-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"{{{user.profile_url}}}\" title=\"<# if ( user.display_name ) { #>{{{user.display_name}}}<# } #>\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{{{user.avatar}}}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-card \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-card-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<# if ( user.display_name_html ) { #>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"um-member-name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"{{{user.profile_url}}}\" title=\"<# if ( user.display_name ) { #>{{{user.display_name}}}<# } #>\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{{{user.display_name_html}}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<# } #>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{{{user.hook_just_after_name}}}\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{{{user.hook_after_user_name}}}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<# var $show_block = false; 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Mobility enables social, cultural, political, and economic activities to take place. Mobility is the recurring aspect where transportation has its most significant societal impacts (Rodrigue, 2020). However, mobility in rural areas and their impacts to social inclusion and rural development is a phenomenon that have been poorly studied until today. One example is the study of international migration (either economic or forced) to rural areas (European Commission, 2019). Mobility could be more constrained for some social groups, but also for some geographical areas. Challenges on mobility and youth have widely been explored in urban areas but much less explored with regard to rurality and its consequences for rural development and sustainability. In recent years, discussions on three intersectional topics, such as rurality, youth, and mobility, are at the forefront of the debate about sustainable rural development and the 2030 agenda adopted by the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>In this Special Issue, we encourage researchers to submit articles connected to one or various topics of the abovementioned intersectionality. We expect to receive theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions on (but not only) topics related to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How youth outgoing migration affects aging and sustainability in rural areas;<\/li>\n<li>Rural youth not in education nor in employment;<\/li>\n<li>How youth internal migration contributes to rural sustainability;<\/li>\n<li>What type of policies or practices help youth to stay in rural areas;<\/li>\n<li>How youth migrants and asylum seekers are settled and what challenges they face;<\/li>\n<li>Exploring the key issues affecting mobility of youth in rural areas;<\/li>\n<li>Links between mobility and lack of employment, education, and training in rural areas;<\/li>\n<li>Strategies for improving rural mobility of youth;<\/li>\n<li>Transportation and commuting strategies and challenges for rural areas that are relevant for youth inclusion and sustainability;<\/li>\n<li>How constrained transportation options could lead to transportation disadvantage and social exclusion of youth in rural areas;<\/li>\n<li>Limited accessibility in rural areas and its impact on youth everyday lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The scope of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for researchers to share their research work on the field of youth mobility and rurality, including aspects of migrations, transportation, commuting, rural development, social exclusion, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>European Commission (2019).\u00a0<em>Migration in EU rural areas<\/em>. Luxembourg: JRC Science Hub,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/bitstream\/JRC116919\">https:\/\/publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/repository\/bitstream\/JRC116919<\/a>\u00a001\/10\/2020<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigue, J.-P., 2020: The geography of transport systems,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/transportgeography.org\/\">https:\/\/transportgeography.org\/<\/a>, 29\/09\/2020<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Slaven Gasparovic<br \/>\nDr. \u00d2scar Prieto-Flores<br \/>\n<em>Guest Editors<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Keywords<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>youth, mobility, outgoing and incoming migration, transportation in rural areas, accessibility, commuting, rural areas, rurality, rural development, NEET, sustainability, social exclusion, social inclusion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4>Published Papers (10 papers)<br \/>\n<a id=\"js-si-papers-download-access-captcha\" class=\"accessCaptcha\" style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/sustainability\/special_issues\/rural_youth_mobility#\" data-target=\"\/journal\/sustainability\/special_issues\/rural_youth_mobility\/download\">Download All Papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"download_si\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/18\/10370\"><strong>Editorial: Lessons on Building More Sustainable Rural Societies: Youth and Mobility<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1325998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Slaven Gasparovic, <\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1325999\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">\u00d2scar Prieto-Flores)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(18), 10370;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su131810370\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su131810370<\/a> &#8211; 17 Sep 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<form id=\"exportArticles\" action=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/export\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"ui-tabs-panel article-listing\">\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-full inline\">Mobility is a fundamental and important characteristic of human activity: it fulfils the basic need of going from one location to the other in order to partake in employment, kinship, and education [&#8230;]<\/div>\n<div class=\"abstract-full inline\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/16\/9432\"><strong>Learning to Leave and to Return: Mobility, Place, and Sense of Belonging amongst Young People Growing up in Border and Rural Regions of Mainland Portugal<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1733602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Sofia Marques da Silva<\/span><\/a>, <a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/WDh0R1ZVRm8wRUF3MDUxcXRvektuTDExdDJkV0ZiL2hZdW5rWkRYTXhPaz0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Ana Milheiro Silva,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1779277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Pablo Cort\u00e9s-Gonz\u00e1lez<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1759593\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, <span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">R\u016bta Brazien\u0117)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(16), 9432;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13169432\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13169432<\/a> &#8211; 23 Aug 2021<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">This article examines how mobility is incorporated into the lives of young people growing up in rural border regions of continental Portugal. It also explores how municipalities are dealing with the contemporary imperative of mobility and its consequences. Young people from these regions<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"label right label__btn\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/15\/8608\"><strong>A Conceptual Framework for the Evaluation of Social Agriculture: An Application to a Project Aimed at the Employability of Young People NEET<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1416744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Antonio Baselice,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/222810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Maurizio Prosperi<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/517402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, <span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Antonio Lopolito)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(15), 8608;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158608\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158608<\/a> &#8211; 02 Aug 2021<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture can be a possible provider of social services of relevant importance for the whole society. In order to generate a valuable social service, a multi-actor approach is often applied, based on an active collaboration among public institutions, non-profit organizations, and private firms,<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/15\/8517\"><strong>How to Foster Rural Sustainability through Farming Workforce Rejuvenation? Looking into Involuntary Newcomers\u2019 Spatial (Im)mobilities<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1548292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Francisco Sim\u00f5es,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1729117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Ilkay Unay-Gailhard<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1565553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">, <span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Alen Muj\u010dinovi\u0107,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1729044\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Bernardo Fernandes)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(15), 8517;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158517\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158517<\/a> &#8211; 30 Jul 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">This conceptual paper aims to expand the notion of \u201cfarming newcomers\u201d in Europe by also including those that we label \u201cinvoluntary newcomers\u201d, who correspond to the workforce coming unwillingly to farming for reasons associated with spatial (im)mobilities. We fully develop our aim in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-icons\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/15\/8410\">Is It Possible to Tackle Youth Needs with Agricultural and Rural Development Policies?<\/a><\/strong> <em>(<a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1565553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Alen Muj\u010dinovi\u0107,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/ZStyTWxmT1BHN3JPMzdGSkFRQXRSaEQwS2tyR3doVlZYZmttVDlwWlJKVT0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Aleksandra Nikoli\u0107<\/span><\/a>, <a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1741684\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Emelj Tuna,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1742129\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Ivana Janeska Stamenkovska,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/UmJWcHd4UW5MS052MVpXVmRDSm4vcFJZbnovdGdMenVvNTdIQTVENjRicz0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Vesela Radovi\u0107,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1720720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Paul Flynn,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1625789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Veronica McCauley)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(15), 8410;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158410\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13158410<\/a> &#8211; 28 Jul 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">Rural youth are influenced by a wide range of uncertainties regarding their personal and professional development. Rural youth and in particular rural NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training) are especially vulnerable and face higher risks of labour market, social and economic exclusion.<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><strong><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/13\/7494\">There Is No Place like Home! How Willing Are Young Adults to Move to Find a Job?<\/a><\/strong><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1657833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> (<span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Julia Weiss,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1658100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Livio Ferrante,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1659551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Mariano Soler-Porta)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(13), 7494;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13137494\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13137494<\/a> &#8211; 05 Jul 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">The European Union (EU) has undergone significant economic crises in recent years. Therein, young people were amongst the hardest hit groups, with youth unemployment rising as high as 50% in some member states. Particularly high rates of youth unemployment were often observed in<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"belongsTo\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/11\/5875\"><strong>The Ideal Type of Innovative School That Promotes Sustainability: The Case of Rural Communities in Catalonia<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1527275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Jordi Feu Gelis,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/TzhKTEV2YTY0VTlOQUJmM1FpcUxWcXZzQncvVWcvOTFkUEx1K2p4dW5rTT0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Albert Torrent Font)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(11), 5875;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13115875\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13115875<\/a> &#8211; 24 May 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">In Spain, the evolution of rural areas has followed very different paths depending on the area. While some areas have experienced a continuous demographic decline, others, like Catalonia, have followed the opposite trend thanks to internal and, to a lesser extent external, immigration.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article-icons\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/9\/5135\"><strong>Time to Get Emotional: Determinants of University Students\u2019 Intention to Return to Rural Areas<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1548292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Francisco Sim\u00f5es,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/elo5NU5HSkJSTFJRRTlyeko4ZERxQlZwUG5ucTBwMWJQaGE0R2FheG9iRWlIRnU1OFh2QTNodjg4ZGdPY2JqRQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Antonella Rocca,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/RWliS0JYWk1zSEJ4WDRSTUJkM2FsN3JyYlBISytEbnJnL2RHSFQ0K3Fobz0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Rui Rocha,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1614561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Carlos Mateus,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1561635\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Elena Marta,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/378222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Jale Tosun)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(9), 5135;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13095135\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13095135<\/a> &#8211; 04 May 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">The social sustainability of rural areas is affected by the phenomenon of \u201cbrain drain\u201d due to younger generations\u2019 outward migration. Our study examines how structural and subjective factors determine the returning intentions of university students over time, before completion of their studies.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"label right label__btn\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/9\/5132\"><strong>Inclusive Settlement of Young Asylum Seekers in a Rural Region: The Role of Informal Support and Mentoring<\/strong><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1446996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> (<span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Xavier Alarc\u00f3n,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/author\/OENNZUpSS1FWdTEvYTdIYytCbWdYZGVVK3VXdmNScEpvTEVaK1ROYmE5VT0=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Xavier Casademont,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1421405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Vladislava Lendzhova,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1827721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Emre Erdo\u011fan)<\/span><\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(9), 5132;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13095132\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13095132<\/a> &#8211; 04 May 2021<\/p>\n<p>In the last ten years, the settlement and integration of refugee families and asylum seekers have represented some of the main challenges faced by European territories. People in need of international protection can face challenges in being settled and integrated into rural areas<\/p>\n<div class=\"belongsTo\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"Other\" class=\"generic-item type-section\"><a class=\"title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/13\/16\/9120\"><strong>Youth Participation in Agriculture: A Scoping Review<\/strong> <em>(<\/em><\/a><em><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1696949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Wendy Geza,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1574864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Mjabuliseni Ngidi,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/900302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Temitope Ojo,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1272649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Adetoso Adebiyi Adetoro,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/1659038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Rob Slotow,\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sciprofiles-link__link\" href=\"https:\/\/sciprofiles.com\/profile\/115381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"sciprofiles-link__name\">Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi)<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"generic-item article-item\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><em>Sustainability<\/em>\u00a0<b>2021<\/b>,\u00a0<em>13<\/em>(16), 9120;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13169120\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/su13169120<\/a> &#8211; 14 Aug 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"abstract-div\">\n<div class=\"abstract-cropped inline\">Providing economic opportunities for youth in agriculture is essential to securing the future of agriculture in Africa, addressing poverty, unemployment, and inequality. 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