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Land Characteristics Database, 1983
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To provide contextual data for investigating the distribution of plant and animal species, and to establish classifications of land in Britain for the purpose of further land use studiesMain Topics:Variables
Settlements; communications; population; reference and extent of National Park and AONB; presence...
Day Visitors to Anglesey, July - September, 1964
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.No information recordedMain Topics:No information recorded
Strathspey Survey, 1967/1968
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.No information recordedMain Topics:No information recorded
Sustainability of Hill Farming, 2007-2008
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.
The project used the Peak District National Park as a case study to examine the impact of hill farming practices on upland biodiversity (using birds as an indicator group); how hill farms were...
Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in the UK : Economic and Non-Economic Determinants, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examines the factors which determine the adoption of sustainable agricultural technology. It goes beyond narrow economic considerations to include non-economic factors such as agroclimatic conditions, attitudes/awareness of environmental issues, and the institutional setting. Field work was...
Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Brazil: Economic and Non-Economic Determinants, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examines the factors which determine the adoption of sustainable agricultural technology. It goes beyond narrow economic considerations to include non-economic factors such as agroclimatic conditions, attitudes/awareness of environmental issues, and the institutional setting. Field work was...
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...
Day and Short Stay Residential Centres and Their Users, 1979-1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to collect information on the number and type of centres from which groups undertook outdoor education and recreation, and to determine the nature of the group's activity and the pattern of their visits.Main Topics:Variables
Centres: The central variables included the ownership...
Scottish Tourism and Recreation Survey, 1973; Holidays
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey is to discover recreational and tourist activity of Scottish residentsMain Topics: Variables
The Scottish Tourism and Recreation Survey, 1973 consists of three groups of files: the Home Interview files, the Holidays files and the Cordon Survey files.
The Home Interview Survey files...
Scottish Tourism and Recreation Survey, 1973; Cordon Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey is to discover recreational and tourist activity of Scottish residentsMain Topics: Variables
The Scottish Tourism and Recreation Survey, 1973 consists of three groups of files: the Home Interview files, the Holidays files and the Cordon Survey files.
The Home Interview Survey files...
Environmentally Friendly Farming and the Market: Extending Experience from England to France, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this study were to determine the following:
Are geography, attitudes and traditional practices still influences on environmentally friendly farming?
What role do agri-environment policies have in influencing environmentally friendly farming?
What role do food marketing arrangements have in...
Angling in the Rural Environment, 2007-2009
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 analysed the complex network of natural and socio-economic relationships around angling in the river environment, including institutions of governance and land use practices at a...
Tropical forests in poverty alleviation household data
Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) is an international research project and network. Launched in 2004, PEN is the largest and most comprehensive global analysis of tropical forests and poverty. Its database contains survey data on 8000+ households in 40+ study sites in 25 developing countries. At the core of PEN is comparative, detailed socio-economic data that was...
Back to Nature? The cultural, social and emotional implications of natural burial 2007- 2010
The aim of this research project was to investigate the cultural, social and emotional implications of how we treat people after their death and specifically the development of natural burial. Four key areas of inquiry were pursued: 1)Natural burial as creative resistance to modernist disposal and memorization, eg, does natural burial provide an opportunity for individual...
A Stress Recovery Experiment Using 360-degree Videos of an Urban Woodland, 2021
This data was collected as part of an online experiment.
A sample of participants (n = 372) was mildly stressed and then recovered by watching a 360-degree video from a woodland, randomly assigned from 4 different conditions. Each condition showed the same woodland setting, but at different levels of biodiversity.
The data includes Affective States scores (Positive Affect...
Cognitive map of Slovenia
The survey includes 1291 inhabitants of Slovenia (standardised representative sample, strengthened by provinces). Questionnaire consisted of 54, mostly standardised questions that dealt with image of Slovenia attachment to hometown, formation of provinces, planning, traffic, etc. As a form of recollection, cognitive map of Slovenia expresses the level that particular sites...
Lake District Stakeholders' Perceptions of Personal, Organisational and Environmental Change, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
This small-scale research project is part of a RELU Capacity Building Project (CBP) aimed at setting the foundations for interdisciplinary and socially inclusive research at Lancaster University...
All Parks Visitor Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was:
1. To estimate the number of visitor days to the 10 National Parks in England and Wales, the Broads and the New Forest (the term `Parks' refers to all 12 areas).
2. To provide information about the characteristics of visits to the Parks and the types of visitor coming to...
Demonstration Farms Survey, 1980-1981
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The objectives of the demonstration farm project included the demonstration of the integration of conservation and agriculture to those involved in the industry. The monitoring exercise was designed to assess the impact of the demonstrations, and to a lesser extent to examine their influence within the...
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;...
North Yorkshire Structure Plan Survey, 1977
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To survey a representative sample of residents of the county in order to involve the public in the structure planning process. An earlier phase of public participation was undertaken in the summer and autumn of 1975 when the public was informed about the aims and scope of structure planning, and...
Land for Informal Recreation in London's Green Belt, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey of visitor use of 16 public open spaces was designed to examine: -
(1) Characteristics of visitors;
(2) Trip characteristics and site catchment areas;
(3) Motivations and preferences of visitors.
Adoption of Sustainable Agricultural Technologies in Spain : Economic and Non-Economic Determinants, 1995
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study examines the factors which determine the adoption of sustainable agricultural technology. It goes beyond narrow economic considerations to include non-economic factors such as agroclimatic conditions, attitudes/awareness of environmental issues, and the institutional setting. Field work was...
Woodlands in the Peak District, 1982-1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To examine the effectiveness of planning interventions on the condition of woodland and encouraging owners to plant and manage woodlands in the Peak District National Park.Main Topics:Variables
Woodland ownership, condition of woodland; attitudes to planting, felling and interventions, national park...
National Rights of Way Condition Survey, 1988
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The National Rights of Way Condition Survey, 1988 was undertaken in order to assess the task of legally defining the network of public rights of way, maintaining and publicising them. The data comprise surveys of public paths, including bridleways and byways, in England and Wales.Main Topics:Variables:...
Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies, 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish and Welsh Referendum Studies were conducted immediately after the 1997 referendums on devolution. The objectives were to:
understand the sources of support for constitutional change in Scotland and Wales and the influences on voting behaviour in the referendums;
to explore the expectations...
Staying Visitors in Whitby, July 1964
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.No information recordedMain Topics:No information recorded
Staying Visitors in Anglesey, July - September, 1964
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.No information recordedMain Topics:No information recorded
Lake District : People, Roads and Countryside, 1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first of an anticipated series of projects on the effects of new roads and road improvements on rural environments. The road scheme chosen for the project was the redevelopment of the A66 through the northern part of the Lake District. Visitors and residents in the area were asked to assess the likely...
Anticipating prosperity: A study of community expectations and the petroleum industry in Timor-Leste 2015-2017
This includes ethnographic data from participant observation carried out in Timor-Leste between 2015 and 2017, shown as draft ethnographic narratives, fieldnotes developed in ethnographic form, and undeveloped fieldnotes. The fieldnotes cover general information on the oil and gas infrastructure project and research carried out in the capital city Dili, as well as...