Sustainable development constitutes a paradigm which is to respond to the risks of our times (environmental, social and economic ones). It is based on the necessity to use resources in a way which will not deprive future generations of them. Such a development seeks to improve the quality of life of the community while maintaining social equality, diversity and the wealth of natural resources. It can be perceived as a broader social change which Jeremy Rifkin called “the third industrial revolution”, and whose symptoms can be seen today. Within the scope of this concept, there is the social entrepreneurship that, through the market activities, focuses on the social mission. Such a mission may concern a number of issues, such as social re-integration, fighting exclusion, or environment protection. Taking into account the importance of human resources, the social capital and economic efficiency of these enterprises and simultaneously focusing on environmental efforts, constitute a practical dimension of the sustainable development in local communities. One of the social cooperatives operating in the Opole voivodship is a good example here.
Depopulation in the Opole Province is a real threat, the effects of which, although spread over time can be seen today. They arise from many complex factors such as negative birth rate, population aging or unfavourable migration balance. The threat of depopulation brings certain results in the sphere of socio-economic policy in the region, which when appropriately targeted (despite their potentially negative nature) can contribute to pro-development solutions. In the situation of the demographic crisis the regional authorities created their original project of the Special Demographic Zone (SDZ), which has no counterpart in the whole country. SDZ combines, in a complementary manner, spheres of different sectoral policies, thus addressing the main challenge facing the Opole Province - preventing depopulation.
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