LEADER and leadership - Democratic aspects of rural development planning in the municipality of Karlshamn
(2011) SGEM02 20111Department of Human Geography
- Abstract
- The rural regions have, and are facing, challenges on how to keep population, services and businesses. As of this, rural development focus has shifted towards the place-specific qualities by integrating local actors. This thesis focuses on analyzing the LEADER-methods approach to rural development in the municipality of Karlshamn, by interviewing local population to achieve an understanding of the place-specific attractivity features of the rural areas in Karlshamns municipality.
The purpose is to analyze a local rural development project, called ‗Ett steg längre‘ by uniting a theoretical framework with empirical findings and to be providing constructive critique regarding this rural development process.
The conducted interviews give... (More) - The rural regions have, and are facing, challenges on how to keep population, services and businesses. As of this, rural development focus has shifted towards the place-specific qualities by integrating local actors. This thesis focuses on analyzing the LEADER-methods approach to rural development in the municipality of Karlshamn, by interviewing local population to achieve an understanding of the place-specific attractivity features of the rural areas in Karlshamns municipality.
The purpose is to analyze a local rural development project, called ‗Ett steg längre‘ by uniting a theoretical framework with empirical findings and to be providing constructive critique regarding this rural development process.
The conducted interviews give some clarity in regard to place-specific attractivity features as well as democratic aspects to consider in this process. The development approach most desired is a preservationist one; the nature-related qualities are seen with utmost importance for the local attractivity. The LEADER-method is also found to be a functioning democratic approach in rural development planning, if following its core principles, and could be enhanced through functioning internet-connectivity with the local actors.
The thesis will allow for both a deeper theoretical understanding of the LEADER-method‘s approach to rural development but also empirically, through the interviews regarding the rural areas in Karlshamns municipality. (Less)
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- author
- Klasander, Jakob LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SGEM02 20111
- year
- 2011
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Rural development, LEADER, Democracy, Planning, Karlshamn
- language
- English
- id
- 1979043
- date added to LUP
- 2011-08-14 20:43:35
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abstract = {{The rural regions have, and are facing, challenges on how to keep population, services and businesses. As of this, rural development focus has shifted towards the place-specific qualities by integrating local actors. This thesis focuses on analyzing the LEADER-methods approach to rural development in the municipality of Karlshamn, by interviewing local population to achieve an understanding of the place-specific attractivity features of the rural areas in Karlshamns municipality.
The purpose is to analyze a local rural development project, called ‗Ett steg längre‘ by uniting a theoretical framework with empirical findings and to be providing constructive critique regarding this rural development process.
The conducted interviews give some clarity in regard to place-specific attractivity features as well as democratic aspects to consider in this process. The development approach most desired is a preservationist one; the nature-related qualities are seen with utmost importance for the local attractivity. The LEADER-method is also found to be a functioning democratic approach in rural development planning, if following its core principles, and could be enhanced through functioning internet-connectivity with the local actors.
The thesis will allow for both a deeper theoretical understanding of the LEADER-method‘s approach to rural development but also empirically, through the interviews regarding the rural areas in Karlshamns municipality.}},
author = {{Klasander, Jakob}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{LEADER and leadership - Democratic aspects of rural development planning in the municipality of Karlshamn}},
year = {{2011}},
}