Crafts as a key factor in local development: Bibliometric analysis
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Fernández Bellver, David; Prados Peña, María Belén; García López, Ana; Molina Moreno, ValentínEditorial
Elsevier
Materia
Crafts Local development Bibliometric analysis Sustainable development
Date
2023-01-16Referencia bibliográfica
D. Fern´andez Bellver et al. Crafts as a key factor in local development: Bibliometric analysis. Heliyon 9 (2023) e13039[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13039]
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RRREMAKER. RRREMAKER MSC-RISE-H2020 project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie, proposal number: 101008060Résumé
The role of crafts on a global level has accrued importance at present, both for developing
countries and for rural development in general. Governments and institutions are increasingly
trying to promote rural development to fight against the flight of the population from rural areas.
Crafts is considered an important tool for local economic development and job creation. The goal
of this study is to use bibliometric analysis to analyze the advances in research in the field of crafts
and their influence on the development of rural communities. It also aims to identify the main
lines of research that are currently being addressed as future trends. This analysis has provided a
global, systematic and visual overview of the 1379 studies related to the role of crafts in the
development of rural areas, published from 1954, year in which the first publication appeared, up
to 2021. Growth trends have been identified in the number of articles published, magazines,
authors, institutions and most productive countries. Results have shown that the most popular
lines of research on this subject are those in which crafts are considered a source of income for
local communities, particularly linked to tourism, job creation and sustainability in the first place;
followed by research on the demographic and economic effects of new craft products and processes
on rural areas; and those that consider crafts as a factor to mitigate poverty in the rural
world. Therefore, the concept of handicrafts as a source of livelihood for poor rural regions is
primarily emphasized.