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Atlas of Agriculture in England and Wales, c.1840
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to produce a computer atlas of agriculture in England and Wales circa 1840. The tithe surveys were made following the Tithe Commutation Act of 1836 which ended tithe payments to the Church. It was the largest survey of land use, ownership and occupation since the Domesday...
New Forest Survey, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to investigate the socio-economics of commoning in the New Forest.Main Topics:Variables
Tenure, relationship to previous holder of common rights, size of herd, use of common rights, acreage, age, family structure, age began commoning, area where brought up, educational...
Dairy Intervention in Rural India, 2009-2012
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study aimed to elicit subjective expectations of investment returns and future costs from the rural poor in India, in order to model individual investment behaviour. The bulk of the literature on the issue focuses exclusively on actual outcomes and makes strong assumptions, such as rational...
Badger-Bovine Tuberculosis Controversy: Expertise and Experience in Animal Disease Research, 2008-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research is a case study on the UK public controversy over transmission of bovine TN (bTB) between domestic cattle and wild badgers; and whether badgers should be culled to manage the disease. This work involved integrated analysis of media, cultural sources and interview data to understand how and...
Eating Biodiversity: An Investigation of the Links between Quality Food Production and Biodiversity Protection, 2005-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed method data collection. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
This project investigated the links between quality food production and biodiversity protection by asking the question: can production systems that use and maintain biodiverse natural grasslands,...
Sustainable and Holistic Food Chains for Recycling Livestock Waste to Land, 2005-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed method dataset. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
The project aimed to determine if current livestock and manure management practices, attitudes to microbial pollution and decision making represented a risk of pathogen transfers to watercourses from...
Rural Change in Europe : Research Programme on Farm Structures and Pluriactivity - Merged Data, 1987 and 1991; Baseline and Final Data
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study sought to reflect the diversity of rural contexts and farm structure across Western Europe. It consists of two surveys - the baseline survey and the final survey.
The baseline survey, conducted in 1987, covered basic conditions, work and income patterns of farm households in different...
Governance of Livestock Disease, 2007-2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed-methods data collection. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
The Governance of Livestock Disease (GoLD) project ran from November 2007 to November 2010. The overall aim of the project was to develop an interdisciplinary framework to elucidate the...
Mitigating the Environmental Impact of Cattle and Sheep: Animal Genetics and Farmers' Readiness for Uptake, 2010-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. Global warming is often thought as being caused by energy production but the second largest contributor is animal production, with methane produced by cows and sheep a key component. One obvious solution is to reduce meat and milk consumption but this is unlikely to...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 3, 2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Household Survey for Evaluation of Bolivia Livelihoods Resilience Project, 2015
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Household Survey for Evaluation of Bolivia Livelihoods Resilience Project, 2015 data were collected by Oxfam for an Effectiveness Review of the 'Supporting communities in Bolivia to adapt to changing weather patterns and improve their livelihoods' project in the 2014/15 financial year. It should be...
UK Dairy Farmer Survey on Production Practices and Attitudes Towards Grass-based and Indoor Systems, 2018-2019
The results of a survey about UK dairy farmers' production practices and views of grass-based and indoor systems. The survey was disseminated between August 2018 and February 2019 online through social media (twitter and facebook), farming and local press and agricultural organisations and in the form of a paper survey posted to 909 Scottish farmers. Postal addresses for...
Listening to the Zoo Project Dataset, 2017-2021
This dataset comprises data gathered during a number of different work packages in the Listening to the Zoo project.The context of the research
Every year 700 million people visit zoological gardens worldwide, with more than 30 million of these visits taking place in the UK. Apart from the significant economic role they play as tourist attractions, many zoos also aim to...
Qualitative Data Exploring On-Farm Johne's Disease Management, 2022-2023
From Morrison et al. (2024):
"Johne’s disease is chronic, affecting the gastrointestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants and is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium avium ssp. Paratuberculosis. Many countries have introduced schemes and programmes to try and control the spread of Johne’s disease, including the UK. Despite efforts to control it, however, Johne’s disease...
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Jordan Baseline, 2018-2019
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in...
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong-Sylhet Cross Section, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in...
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh Chittagong and Sylhet Baseline, 2020
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in...
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Ethiopia Round 2, 2019-2020
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 1, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Health and Social Consequences of the Foot and Mouth Disease Epidemic in North Cumbria, 2001-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) epidemic had a profound effect on the economic, social and political life of rural Britain. Unlike the other official FMD inquiries which focused on economic and agricultural policy issues, this research was designed to produce evidence about the human health and...
Agricultural Census Parish Summaries, 1877 and 1931
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Data for this study were generated as part of a research project that aimed to reconstruct the Agricultural Geography of South East England in 1877, 1931 and 1965. However, only data from 1877 and 1931 were processed and made available.Main Topics:Details of Acreages of all crops and grass and numbers of...
World Ethnographic Atlas, 1967-1971
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide a register of information on 863 cultures or cultural types.Main Topics:Variables
Regional identification, estimated relative dependence on each of 5 major types of subsistence economy, prevailing mode of obtaining a wife, prevailing form of domestic or familial organisation, profile of marital...
Upland Landscapes Study, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was undertaken to assess the extent of landscape change in the upland areas of England and Wales and to discover the causes of such change.Main Topics:Variables
Landscapes: land cover, man-made artefacts, field boundaries; farmers' behaviour and attitudes; economic viability of farm holdings;...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 5, 2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Young Lives: Rounds 1 and 2, 2002-2006: Ethiopia: Teaching Dataset
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives: Rounds 1 and 2, 2002-2006: Ethiopia: Teaching Dataset contains information obtained from all 1,999 participants at Round 1 (one-year-old) and all 1,912 participants at Round 2 (five-years-old) in Ethiopia.
In total there are 1,942 variables on the dataset taken from the child level data...
Labour and Machinery on Large Arable Farms, 1978-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between land, labour and machinery on large arable farms with a view to modelling these relationships. These computer models were used to examine the effects of changing the levels and performance of these resources. The study also aimed to...
Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 2, 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Young Lives survey is an innovative long-term project investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty in four developing countries. The study is being conducted in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam and has tracked the lives of 12,000 children over a 20-year period, through 5 (in-person) survey...
Genetics, Genomics and Genetic Modification in Livestock Agriculture: Emerging Knowledge-Practices in Making and Managing Farm Livestock, 2007-2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. This research aimed to examine how beef cattle and sheep breeding practices are changing as genetic and genomic techniques become more prevalent in the livestock sector. It examined: the relationships between genetic and 'traditional' breeding techniques, changes in...
Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence: Bangladesh-Dhaka Baseline, 2017-2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) is a ten-year (2015-2025) research programme, funded by UK Aid from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that seeks to combine longitudinal data collection and a mixed-methods approach to understand the lives of adolescents in...