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Analysing The Rural Vitality Argument For Residential Development: Linking Discourses And Actual Spatial Developments

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  • EVELIEN VAN RIJ
  • ERIC KOOMEN

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In the heated debate on new residential development in the countryside, rural vitality is used in three different discourses: the agri-rural, utilitarian and hedonist. Discussions on the future of the Dutch countryside in general and a designated National Landscape north of Amsterdam in particular illustrate how the term rural vitality, depending on the discourse, is used to either support or oppose residential development. As in the region studied, the utilitarian discourse is increasingly important and its consequences – residential development in a highly valued landscape – are most controversial, we chose to evaluate its validity. This quantitative evaluation makes use of a geographical information system (GIS) and highly detailed spatial data. The results show no clear relationship between the construction of houses and different indicators of rural vitality such as employment and facility levels. Therefore, we question the validity of the utilitarian discourses' argument for supporting residential development.

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  • Evelien Van Rij & Eric Koomen, 2010. "Analysing The Rural Vitality Argument For Residential Development: Linking Discourses And Actual Spatial Developments," Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, Royal Dutch Geographical Society KNAG, vol. 101(5), pages 583-595, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:tvecsg:v:101:y:2010:i:5:p:583-595
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    2. Koomen, E., 2011. "Indicators of rural vitality. A GIS-based analysis of socio-economic development of the rural Netherlands," Serie Research Memoranda 0050, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.
    3. Costică Mihai & Simona-Roxana Ulman & Mihaela David, 2019. "New Assessment of Development Status among the People Living in Rural Areas: an Alternative Approach for Rural Vitality," Scientific Annals of Economics and Business (continues Analele Stiintifice), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 66(2), pages 167-192, June.
    4. Sowińska-Świerkosz, Barbara & Soszyński, Dawid, 2022. "Spatial indicators as a tool to support the decision-making process in relation to different goals of rural planning," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 119(C).

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