ALEKSANDRAS STULGINSKIS UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT Business and Rural Development Management Institute ADMINISTRATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT STUDY PROGRAMME Public Administration Development Skills Practice Topic: Sustainability and Innovation in Rural Development (SIRD) Study Focus: Improvement of Environment and Landscape (Positive and Negative externalities and Physical infrastructure) By Adebayo Kadiri Charles Adebiyi Adewale Adeleye Ameen Olalekan Jelil Ngalula Gisele Mukendi Ojo Oluwasola Johnson Akademija, 2016

Content Introduction Definitions: – Environment – Landscape SWOT ANALYSIS  STRENGTH  WEAKNESS  OPPORTUNITY  THREAT Vision Mission Problem Tree

Introduction This study examines the current and future situations of Sustainability and Innovation in Rural Development in Lithuania, analyzed by means of SWOT analysis technique. Main focus on measures of how to improve the environment and landscape positive externalities, contribution of agriculture, negative factors externalities with input of agriculture and physical infrastructure.

Environment Total surrounding and everything that affects an organism in his life circle Incorporates all physical and biological surrounding and their interactions All living beings exist solely from their environment Environment affects and sometimes dictates the life of being surrounding it.

environmental issues Global Warming Dwindling Forest Energy Resources Depletion Of Ozone Layer Loss Of Global Biodiversity ETC

Paving in Landscape: Industrial roads does not help in keeping the traditional landscape of the region. The paving material could be natural or man-made. man-Made paving are materials are available in a wide variety of textures and colors from the region. Various design patterns in the pathways helps beautify the surrounding and look pleasing to the eye. The passage in Landscape is created to avoid stepping on the grasses and eliminate hazards from mud's and dust to form a smooth surface for ease circulation

SWOT ANALYSIS  STRENGTH  WEAKNESS  OPPORTUNITY  THREAT

STRENGTHS Sustainable communities _ Encouraging Green Practices Land Use _ Sakiai- Has one of the best Arable land in LT and focuses on traditional agriculture. Jonava specialization on Fertilizers because of the comparative advantage. High level of participation in community activities.

Stones landscaping brings in a natural element that evokes solidness and sense of security

STRENGTHS Well Developed social infrastructure Intensive Farming- a small parcel of land is used to produce a lot of food. it means that the rest of the land is spared from being cleared for farming. Good Use of Ecology _

proper choice of plant material results in a Landscape that matures quickly and adapt

WEAKNESS Emigration _ Under utilization of structures and facilities_ Due to declining population and infrastructures are left redundant (few or no one to use them) Waste _ Recovery and recycling is undeveloped Logging _ Destruction of wildlife habitats Pollution- Excess use of fertilization in farming

WEAKNESS Loss of biodiversity _ As a result of deforestation Deforestation _ clearing of green cover and make that land available for residential, industrial or commercial purpose.

OPPORTUNITY Opportunity to target priority areas _ Specialization Jonava, Sakiai Increased Productivity _ As a result of comparative advantage Afforestation _ A law approved by order of the Minister of Environment and Minister of agriculture No 616/471of 2 nd December (Valstybes Zinios (State Gazette) No 1-10, 2003) to increase the forest areas in the country by 34% by Encourage private land owners to take advantage of the opportunities created by EU structural funds to obtain financial assistance for planting new forests.

Create much better condition for protection of landscape protection Management, Use and Planning by way of drafting a special national landscape management plan.

Threats Lack of diversity_ Decline in population Shortages of funds Emigration Lack of personnel_ Lack of man power and continuity in maintaining the landscape of the environment

Vision To preserve Landscape biological diversity, Environmental, cultural heritage values, reduce emigration and restoration of damaged natural resources and sustainable use of landscape and biological diversity by 2020.

Mission To promote Sound attractive, accommodating and Safe Environmental practices that aligns with the unique landscape identity of ethnographical regions with sustainable growth and development.

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