Lay discourses of the rural and stated and revealed preferences for rural living. Some evidence of the existence of a rural idyll in the Netherlands

Dam, Frank van; Heins, Saskia; Elbersen, B.S.

doi:10.1016/s0743-0167(02)00035-9

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“…Still, it is possible that in the Dutch population genes will exert an influence only when individuals retire and commuting to work is no longer necessary. Indeed, the largest part of the migration from urban to rural areas in the Netherlands has been found to be contributable to middle-aged and elderly persons, in particular 55-to 64-year-olds (van Dam et al, 2002).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Factors Determine Where the Dutch Live: Results From the Netherlands Twin Register

Willemsen¹,

Posthuma

Boomsma

2005

Twin Res Hum Genet

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The heritability of the degree of residential area urbanization in twins and their siblings in the Dutch population was examined. The postal code was known for 6879 twins and 2724 siblings registered with the Netherlands Twin Register and born between 1940 and 1983. Using data from Statistics Netherlands (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2001), these postal codes could be related to residential area characteristics, including urbanization level. The degree of urbanization was assessed on a 5-point scale: very heavy, heavy, moderate, low and not urbanized. Genetic model-fitting was carried out in three age cohorts: young adults (born 1975 to 1983), adults (born 1965 to 1974) and older adults (born 1940 to1964). Twin and sibling resemblance in urbanization level was expressed in polychoric correlations. These correlations decreased from the youngest cohort (.66 to .86) to the oldest cohort (.20 to .58). In all 3 age cohorts, genetic factors did not contribute to familial resemblance. The influence of common environment decreased in importance from the young cohort (70% to 83%) to the old cohort (46% to 47%) and was lower in women than in men in all but the oldest age cohort. This study did not replicate Australian findings of a genetic contribution in the older cohorts; common environmental factors and, increasingly with age, unique environmental factors determine where the Dutch live. Future studies in European and other populations will reveal whether these results are specific to the Dutch population.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Factors Determine Where the Dutch Live: Results From the Netherlands Twin Register

Willemsen¹,

Posthuma

Boomsma

2005

Twin Res Hum Genet

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“…Most studies about public opinions towards modern farming focus on a single issue, e.g., animal welfare (Kendall et al 2006) or the rural area (Van Dam et al 2002). Recent research has shown that people differ in their evaluation of various issues and aspects of modern-day farming (Boogaard et al 2008), besides some issues are ''complementary, while others are mutually exclusive'' (Hall et al 2004: 213).…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Acceptance of Dairy Farming: The Ambivalence Between the Two Faces of Modernity

Boogaard

Bock

Oosting

et al. 2010

J Agric Environ Ethics

141

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Society's relationship with modern animal farming is an ambivalent one: on the one hand there is rising criticism about modern animal farming; on the other hand people appreciate certain aspects of it, such as increased food safety and low food prices. This ambivalence reflects the two faces of modernity: the negative (exploitation of nature and loss of traditions) and the positive (progress, convenience, and efficiency). This article draws on a national survey carried out in the Netherlands that aimed at gaining a deeper understanding about the acceptance of modern dairy farming in Dutch society. People take two dimensions into account when evaluating different aspects of modern dairy farming: (1) the way living beings are used for production and (2) the way a dairy farm functions as a business. In both these dimensions people appeared to adopt cautious opinions: most people preferred relatively traditional and natural farms and were concerned about the use of nature and treatment of animals in modern production-although this did not imply an outright rejection of modern animal farming. The study also looked for (and sought to explain) differences of opinion between social groups. Besides sociodemographic factors such as age and gender, farming experience and valueorientation (such as socially minded and professional) appeared to be important variables. The values and convictions within modern society can help to explain why some people are greatly concerned about animal welfare while some show less concern. This diversity also helps to explain why general information campaigns are quite ineffective in allaying concerns about modern animal farming.

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“…It is, however, an empirical phenomenon, as confirmed in studies by Van Dam et al (2002) and Heins (2004) for Holland, Lourenço (2009) (2014) for Spain. The methodological proposal for exploring this phenomenon is the same as for all the other terms listed above.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…A priori, these areas have stricter building restrictions, but the threat of urbanization sometimes becomes a reality, as urban planning do not always respect environmental standards, and one way around the law is to reclassify the land (Delgado, 2008(Delgado, , 2012. The new term focuses on the environmental value of these areas which stirs preferences, which, in turn, drive the migratory flow to the areas where they can be satisfied (Van Dam et al, 2002;Heins, 2004). It is a specific form of counterurbanization, according to Prados (2006, p. 90), who narrowed it down to "a broad concept referring to the consequences, in socioeconomic, territorial and landscape terms, of the arrival of newcomers to rural communities".…”

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confidence: 99%

Preferences for Rural Living: Naturbanization Versus Accessibility

Ferrero

Astorkiza²

2016

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This paper aims to determine whether the urban sprawl onto the rustic lands of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve (UBR) is driven by the environmental and landscape qualities of this protected natural area and can be defined as "naturbanization". Aware that residential choice factors are both complex and multidirectional, we have taken, as a comparison scenario, the unprotected rural area which borders with the Reserve (Ex UBR). This enables us to determine whether the housing preferences of new buyers are predominantly driven by the "reserve effect" (naturbanization), or by the appeal of the neighbouring unprotected area which is closer and better communicated to the city (accessibility) and presents less stringent building regulations.Our findings for the UBR reveal a "reserve effect" that would support the naturbanization hypothesis, but the results obtained in both property markets show that the price-boosting impact of the "accessibility/proximity effect" in unprotected rural land is stronger than that of the UBR "reserve/naturbanization effect".Statistical tests conducted on the variables that determine urban sprawl into the non-developable rustic land of protected and unprotected areas serve to establish a definition/characterization of naturbanization that transcends the local/particular and applies to the general, becoming a small theoretical contribution on this issue. We conclude that naturbanization is characterized by factors that influence residential preferences of property buyers (house+rustic land) for protected natural areas. What gives naturbanization a distinctive characteristic is the subjection of such protected areas to specific conservation regulations that restrict choices and decisions of prospective buyers. These facts enrich our understanding of the tradeoffs between nature protection policies and economic development in these areas.

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Lay discourses of the rural and stated and revealed preferences for rural living. Some evidence of the existence of a rural idyll in the Netherlands

Cited by 172 publications

References 34 publications

Environmental Factors Determine Where the Dutch Live: Results From the Netherlands Twin Register

Environmental Factors Determine Where the Dutch Live: Results From the Netherlands Twin Register

Social Acceptance of Dairy Farming: The Ambivalence Between the Two Faces of Modernity

Preferences for Rural Living: Naturbanization Versus Accessibility

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