The role of horse keeping in transforming peri-urban landscapes: A case study from metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden

Hammer, Monica; Bonow, Madeleine; Petersson, Mona

doi:10.1080/00291951.2017.1340334

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“…A report for the British Horse Association (Henley 2004) argued that the increase in horse numbers in the UK reflected a transition towards the 'experience economy'-increased consumer incomes in combination with increased investment in leisure activities. Similar trends have been found in Sweden (Hammer et al 2017) and Germany (Zasada et al 2013), where horses are replacing livestock in peri-urban locales. In Scotland, this cohort also appears to represent the wealthiest type identified: land owners (97%) who did not inherit their land (90%); this cohort also have the highest rating of current and future economic prospects.…”

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confidence: 79%

Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming

2019

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In this paper we develop a typology of 'non-commercial' approaches to farming, based on a survey of a representative sample of farmers in Scotland, United Kingdom. In total, 395 (16.6% of the sample) farmers indicated that they do not seek to make a profit on their farms. We estimate that these non-commercial approaches to farming are utilised on at least 13% of agricultural land in Scotland. As such, non-commercial farming (NCF) is not a marginal practice, nor are NCF limited to small-scale 'hobby' farms: NCF exist across the scale of agricultural holding sizes and are operated by a wide range of socio-demographic cohorts. We identify 6 types of NCF: agricultural residences, specialist smallholdings, horsiculture holdings, mixed smallholdings, amenity mixed farms, and large farms or estates. These types were differentiated primarily by the scale of farm size, presence of diversification activities and types of animal present. The analysis demonstrates a number of emergent patterns of land management: de facto land abandonment, transition towards 'horsiculture', and management differences between retiring and new entrant NCF. We argue that the types identified reflect a number of intersecting issues in contemporary agrarian transitions, particularly the aging farmer population; generational renewal; and gendered implications of agricultural restructuring.

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Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming

2019

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“…Many other conflicts were also found related to socioeconomic changes, such as integration problems between residents, increasing social conflicts associated with recreation and land-owners, and the changing spatial and social character of an area. For example, Wójcik (2016) found integration issues outside Lodz where new arrivals were seen as consumers of the peri-urban space rather than participants in it, and Hammer, Bonow, and Petersson (2017) reported that landowners were unhappy with the increasing intensity of recreation activities on their lands brought by an influx of new residents. Mattiucci observed that the densification of a peri-urban mountain town irreplaceably changed the character of the area, resulting in the dissolution of the qualities of what had attracted people to it in the first place (Mattiucci, 2015).…”

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The peri-urbanization of Europe: A systematic review of a multifaceted process

Shaw

Vliet

Verburg

2020

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Urbanisation patterns in Europe since the 1950s have resulted in a swath of low-density discontinuous development, commonly called peri-urban areas. These areas are characterised by a mixed rural-urban character, are highly dynamic in nature, and are expected to continue growing rapidly in the next few decades. This paper presents a systematic review of the literature on changes in peri-urban areas in Europe. We analysed 142 cases from 121 studies that are spread across Europe, representing a wide range of peri-urban processes. Land cover changes were the most reported changes, followed by socioeconomic changes, land use changes, planning process changes, land management changes, and environmental changes. Over half of the cases reported co-occurring land-cover and socioeconomic processes of change. In addition, we analysed sequential and causal relations between these processes. In this analysis we found that peri-urbanization cannot be conceptualized as driverland changeimpact, because often relations between processes pointed in different directions. Therefore, we characterize peri-urbanization as a multifaceted process that can manifest itself differently in different case study areas. In addition, we found that planning precedes land change processes about as often as it follows these processes, illustrating the specific challenge for planners and policy makers in managing peri-urban areas.

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“…Moreover, coordination between involved actors is required to create coherent action and strengthen the role of ES in spatial planning. However, changing land-use patterns, diverse interests, and values of actors on different scales poses challenges for the governance and planning of ES when negotiating the trade-offs in the provision of such ES [36,37].…”

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Ways Forward for Advancing Ecosystem Services in Municipal Planning—Experiences from Stockholm County

Khoshkar

Hammer

Borgström

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This case study from Stockholm County, Sweden, explores practitioners’ experiences of barriers and bridges in municipal planning practices to support actions for ecosystem services. This qualitative study is based on information gathered from a focus group, workshops, and semi-structured interviews, which aided in identifying key factors for integrating ecosystem services in municipal planning. We identified 10 key factors divided into three themes: i) regulatory framework and political support, ii) local organizational capacity, and iii) local adaptation of tools and practices. In particular, the practitioners pointed to the need for the development of legal support and regulations for ecosystem services on the national and EU policy levels. Furthermore, the need for local capacity building and understanding of ecosystem services as well as increased regional support to enhance local knowledge exchange and learning was emphasized. Also, in a decentralized local governance system such as in Sweden, to fully implement ecosystem services in urban planning for sustainable development, locally adapted practical tools and monitoring procedures were considered important.

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The role of horse keeping in transforming peri-urban landscapes: A case study from metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden

Cited by 17 publications

References 42 publications

Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming

Beyond ‘Hobby Farming’: towards a typology of non-commercial farming

The peri-urbanization of Europe: A systematic review of a multifaceted process

Ways Forward for Advancing Ecosystem Services in Municipal Planning—Experiences from Stockholm County

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