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Citizens contributing in landscape in the Netherlands
No full textWith the continuing loss of landscape elements and open space, landscape management is gaining importance in tandem with the design of acceptable private and voluntary financing arrangements. Here, we analyze the awareness, involvement, socio-demographic characteristics and the contribution of citizens regarding the landscape. The contribution of citizens has been classified into three fields of activities. Data analysis is based on a survey among 1.060 inhabitants in and around three designated peri-urban areas in the Netherlands. The results show that these areas are well known, albeit on a limited scale. Most of the stated willingness of the inhabitants to contribute to the landscape has been related with their socio-demographic characteristics and to a less extent with their involvement with the landscape. To increase the willingness of citizens to contribute to the landscape the communication strategy may be improved
Verzilveren of besparen : arbeids- en vermogenssituatie van vrouwelijke zelfstandigen in de landbouw en verblijfsrecreatie
Get PDFRural areas under urban pressure in Europe
No full textIn this Introduction paper, I will describe the motivation behind this special issue on the role of rural-urban relationships in preserving the rural landscape in Europe. Based on the RURBAN project 'Building new relationships in rural areas under urban pressure', the special issue aims to identify the impact of urban pressure on rural landscapes and to explore the contribution of 'rural goods and services' (RGS) to them. This paper will start with an overview of the concepts of rural-urban relationships and RGS, both from a rural perspective and from the perception of different actors, followed by a conceptual model of demand and supply of RGS. To be able to identify differences and similarities across Europe, rural case study regions near a metropolitan area and a tourist area in Finland, France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Spain will be presented. The Introduction paper closes out with a brief overview of the papers in this issue and the themes explore
Waarom burgers verschillend bijdragen aan landschap
No full textOm meer zicht te krijgen op de bijdrage van burgers aan het landschap heeft het LEI een enquête laten uitvoeren. Burgers zijn bevraagd over hun (bereidheid tot) activiteiten voor het landschap in en rond de eigen gemeente, hun gehechtheid aan het landschap en hun mening over de gevolgen van ruimtelijke veranderingen hierbij en de wijze waarop overheden het landschap bescherme
The income and property of women in the agriculture and tourism sectors
No full textIn the Netherlands, the task of earning an income and amassing property has shifted from the level of the household to that of its individual members. This also applies to agriculture and tourism-based family businesses in rural areas. The consequences of individualisation may be different for women who own a business or who are married to the owner of a business. Legal arrangements to divide and share property play an important role in this process. Relevant decisions are recorded in business and marriage agreements. In this article, the process of individualisation and its consequences for female spouses and business partners are analysed on the basis of the results of a survey among 331 farm women and 180 women in tourism. The results show that in agriculture few women own real estate and earn a taxable income of more than 10,000 euros. Half of the women in tourism own real estate and earn this amount of income. The differences between the women in the two sectors are the result of their labour position and the way they enter into marriage agreements concerning the division of propert
Natuurorganisatie geeft bedrijf groen gezicht
No full textBedrijven liëren zich graag aan natuurorganisaties voor een duurzaam imago. Hema en Europcar doen het bijvoorbeeld met Natuurmonumenten, en Eneco, KLM en Albert Heijn met het Wereld Natuur Fonds. Samenwerking met het bedrijfsleven biedt kansen voor meer natuurorganisaties, volgens onderzoekers van het LEI
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