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Rural Research Summaries from the North Atlantic Forum

Submitted by dfoolen on September 24th, 2024 2:57 PM

Researchers, policymakers and practitioners recently gathered in Letterfrack, Ireland for the 2024 North Atlantic Forum [1]. The Forum focused on sustainable livelihoods and sought to engage new ideas in rural development, policy practice, and the social economy. 

To facilitate knowledge mobilization a series of rural research summaries were created by graduate students on innovative approaches to sustainable livelihoods. The summaries provide a snapshot of research presented at the North Atlantic Forum and provide links to online resources. Topics covered in the summaries include economic development, food security, heritage conservation, housing, policy proofing and lenses, and solar power. Take a read of the summaries below:

  •  A Case Study of Community-Led versus State-Led Solar Projects in NunatuKavut [2] summarized by Christine Miller (University of Prince Edward Island)
  • From Colonial Challenges to Community Solutions: Transforming Food Insecurity in Ktaqmkuk [3] summarized by Avery Velez (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University)
  • Heritage Tourism and Local Livelihoods in Inishbofin, Ireland [4] summarized by Eliza MacLauchlan (University of Prince Edward Island)
  • Navigating Economic Development Challenges in an Island Context [5] summarized by Damilola Oyewale (University of Guelph) 
  • Rural Ireland Plagued by Housing Affordability [6] summarized by Lucas Berek (University of Guelph)
  • SABRI: Reinvesting in the Region to Expand the Economic Base [7] summarized by Natasha Pennell (Grenfell Campus, Memorial University)
  • Searching for Entrepreneurialism in Rural Newfoundland [8] summarized by Lucas Berek (University of Guelph)


The rural research summaries from the 2024 North Atlantic Forum were by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the  [9]Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance [9], a collaboration between the Government of Ontario and the University of Guelph. 

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[1] http://northatlanticforum.org/about-conference/ [2] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryCommunitySolar2024.pdf [3] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryFoodInsecurity2024.pdf [4] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryHeritageTourism2024.pdf [5] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryMagdalenIslands2024.pdf [6] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryAffordableHousing2024.pdf [7] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummarySABRI2024.pdf [8] http://ruraldev.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NAFSummaryEntrepreneurialism2024.pdf [9] http://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance