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Rural Finland 2009: Citizens
The survey studied public opinion and experiences of the countryside in Finland and beliefs about the significance, development and future of rural areas. The barometer was developed for the Landmarks Programme carried out by the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra) to provide the programme with the latest information on the relationship of Finns to the countryside. First, the...
Rural Finland 2009: Rural Development Specialists
The survey studied expert opinion on the significance, development and future of rural areas in Finland. The barometer was developed for the Landsmarks Programme carried out by the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra). First, views were probed on what kind of neighbourhoods the respondents saw as fulfilling people's hopes of a good life (living in a city, living in a rural area...
Rural Finland 2009: Business Executives
The survey studied opinions on economic life and business opportunities in rural areas in Finland. The respondents were top-level managers of Finnish enterprises. The barometer was developed for the Landsmarks Programme carried out by the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra). First, the respondents were asked to what extent a number of factors increased business opportunities in...
Social Services Provision in a Rural Area, 1976
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to examine the social welfare needs of persons living in a rural area and the effectiveness of services in relation to the particular enviroment.Main Topics:Variables
The survey examined needs in relation to the whole range of social services provision, including social...
Rural and Urban Solo Living: Social Integration, Quality of Life and Future Orientations, 2007-2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a qualitative data collection.
Solo-living is a rapidly growing trend among adults in age groups typically associated with being partnered and parenting. From the perspective of theorists of social change, this is either evidence of social disintegration or, contradicting this concern, the...
Energy Production on Farms through Anaerobic Digestion, 2007-2010
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a quantitative data collection. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
This project, carried out jointly by the University of Reading and Southampton, successfully combined agricultural economics, rural sociology, civil engineering, energy accounting and...
Peasant Land Market in Southern England, 1260-1350
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aims of this research project were:
1) To collect information relating to the peasant land market on the estates of the bishopric of Winchester in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
2) To determine the number and variety of transactions in land on these estates and their fluctuations over...
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...
Rural Services in Avon, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to survey facilities and services in villages in Avon and to compare the findings with the 1947-1951 study by H.E. Bract.Main Topics:Variables
Postal services, transport services, garages, shops, mobile shops, professional services, public facilities (churches, hotels,...
Village Services in Avon, 1983-1984
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to obtain an up-to-date picture of village services for comparison with the 1980 study.Main Topics:Variables
Number and type of: post offices, shops, mobile shops and delivery services, professional services, garages, public facilities, recreational facilities, educational...
Personal Mobility and Contact in East Anglia
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To study the social and economic characteristics of commuter villages around Norwich. This was originally designed as an exercise in data collection and analysis for second year geography students.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
If resident for less than 5 years: reasons for coming to live...
Household Accounts of the Le Strange Family, 1606-1626
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The database was created for a project which ran from 2003-2007 titled ‘The housewife in early modern rural England: gender, markets and consumption’, funded by the ESRC and AHRC as part of the ‘Cultures of Consumption’ research programme. The project was centred on a detailed study of the household...
Education systems, aspiration and learning in remote rural settings 2016-2019
Qualitative interviews and survey undertaken as part of a wider ethnographic project focused on the relationships between aspirations and education. In each country, a researcher spent nine months conducting research in two remote rural communities. Respondents were selected purposively and included school children, school dropouts, parents, teachers and community leaders...
Sustainable Uplands: Learning to Manage Future Change, 2006-2009
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.
The aim of this project was to combine knowledge from local stakeholders, policy-makers and social and natural scientists to anticipate, monitor and sustainably manage rural change in UK uplands....
Life Styles and Patterns of Mobility in Hertfordshire Commuter Villages, 1964-1965
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. This small data set includes research material collected from two related projects: 'The Brickendon Lane Estate Mobility Survey, 1965' and the 'Survey of the Wife in the Family, 1964-65'. These were both carried out as part of the activities of the University of Cambridge Extra-Mural Studies Department....
Deferential Worker: Farm Workers in the Class Structure, 1972
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate the problem of deference by examining the social situation of an archetypal group of `deferential' workers - farm workers.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
A. Farm Workers
Most preferred job and reason, satisfaction with present job, aspects liked/disliked, whether respondent...
Rural Finland 2009: Municipal Decision-Makers
The survey of local government decision-makers covered opinions on the significance, development and future of the rural areas in Finland. The barometer was developed for the Landsmarks Programme carried out by the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra). The respondents were asked which descriptions, relating to the type of municipality, characterised the municipality they worked...
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...
Costa Rican Peasants, 1972-1973
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To measure several social-psychological, behavioural, and socio-economic attributes of smallholders and landless labourers in Costa Rica. The survey focused on those peasants engaged in agrarian capitalist production and hence avoided interviews with peasants whose primary means of production was...
Tenancy as a Strategy Among Rural Poor People in India, 2006-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This module of research under the heading "income opportunities, inequality and the poor" of Global Poverty Research Group (www.gprg.org) examines earnings opportunities for poor people in Indian contexts using secondary data, primary survey data and qualitative data. The research includes three main...
Sustainable Uplands: Management for Multiple Benefits, 2004-2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This is a mixed methods study. The study is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
The project developed a learning process designed to help people better anticipate, monitor and respond to rural change in UK uplands. It identified data sources, gaps and methods that could be used to...
Science in the Field: Understanding the Changing Role of Expertise in the Rural Economy, 2008-2011
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative data collection is part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme.
‘Science in the Field’ was a project exploring the working practices and expertise of three different groups of field-level advisors (farm animal vets, applied ecologists and land agents/surveyors). The research...
Village Life in Hampshire, 1965
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this survey was to provide information relevant to planning for rural Hampshire, including residents' attitudes to environment, housing experience, mobility, economic and family experience and history, and spare time activities, plus information on visitors to villages. A second study,...
Village Life in Avon, 1980
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aims of this survey were: to obtain an up-to-date picture of village life; assess attitudes of village respondents; assess dependence on local services; assess opportunities for self-help.Main Topics:Variables
Household characteristics, length of residence, likelihood of moving; employment and travel...
Three Hertfordshire Villages Survey, 1961
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.
This was the first social study of the influx of middle class managerial and professional commuters to Hertfordshire villages; and the impact that this selective migration of newcomers had on formerly rural communities. One of the three villages studied still maintained the character of a predominantly...