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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of March 17, 2025.
- ZOLLET SIMONA
- Assistant Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Geography |
| Academic Degrees |
Venice University Joint Masters' Degree in sustainable Development Hiroshima University Masters' Degree in International Development and Cooperation Hiroshima University Doctor of Philosophy |
| Research Fields |
Agricultural sciences; Agricultural science in society and economy; Agricultural science in rural society and development |
| Research Keywords | Rural revitalization; Urban to Rural migration; Lifestyle entrepreneurship; Sustainable lifestyles; Newcomer farmers; Alternative Food Networks; Organic farming; Agroecology |
| Comments | Simona Zollet received her Masters' degree in Environmental Science and Sustainable Development from Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy, and her PhD from Hiroshima University, under the TAOYAKA Leading Graduate School Program. Her doctoral disseration focused on the agroecological transition associated to new entrant farmers as a driver of rural revitalization. She is now Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University and a 2021 USASBE (US Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) Rural Research Fellow. Her published research encompasses several overlapping areas of inquiry. The first pertains to organic farming (eco)systems and clusters in Italy and Japan and their connection to the social, ecological and economic sustainability of marginal rural areas. A connected research topic is that of urban-to-rural lifestyle migrants seeking more sustainable and fulfilling lifestyles through small scale entrepreneurship, with a focus on food- and farming-related businesses. Broadly, she is interested in sustainability transitions in agri-food systems and in rural revitalization through innovative approaches to farming and rural living, informed by notions of degrowth, sufficiency, and the well-being economy. |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Europe Food and Life Style Social & Organizational Network Sociology |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Global Studies : Integrated Global Studies [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program |
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