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| So
far, we have prepared the following case study reports. Please note
that these are internal documents, which may or may not be
included in the final analysis and publication. |
| Completed
case studies |
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Project
Name
Activity |
Location |
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Scheunenhof
Direct agricultural marketing |
Nordhausen
Germany |
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Viljandimaa
Rural tourism, cultural heritage, networking |
Viljandi
Estonia |
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SPANC
Nature
conservation, ethnic minorities |
Kaposvar
Hungary |
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CROSSPLAN
Networking,
rural collaboration |
Kajaani,
Finland; Umea, Sweden; Dragvoll, Norway |
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me.chanics
Rural industry |
Gnesau
Austria |
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KEHYPAJA
Youth,
human resources |
Iisalmi
Finland |
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Pitch
Wind
Small-scale
eco-technology |
Kinna,
Sweden |
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Sunflower
farm
Eco-technology,
tourism |
Stryszow
Poland |
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WOODPOINT
Wood processing
network |
Ostrobothnia
Finland |
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Rosetten
Innovative farm
businesses |
Ås,
Akershus
Norway |
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case study report consists of three parts: |
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Description of the
development initiative |
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The description
should give a vivid impression of the rural development initiative,
including photos of the natural environment and the initiative's
facilities. It should also document the project's basic
characteristics, such as the names of the leaders, organizational
structure, financial basis, connection to other initiatives, etc. We
have developed a detailed questionnaire that is used during the
field work to collect this information (see an abbreviated list of
question). The description should cover all five dimensions of our
theoretical concept, including the human resources, the political
context, or the implemented technology. |
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Statistical
material |
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Before we visit a
rural development initiative we always try to collect extensive
background material from the national statistical system, such as
basic demographic and economic indicators for the village or the
district. Typically, only general data are available from the
national statistics. We therefore try to collect additional
statistical information locally. |
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Brief
evaluation |
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For each
development initiative we try to give a brief evaluation on the
basis of our questionnaire. The only purpose of this evaluation is
to put the initiative into the context of the five dimensions of our
theoretical concept. It is not a detailed financial,
organizational, or political evaluation of the project! |
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total, we plan to do some 40 to 45 case studies in various European
countries. This explains, why each case study report has to be
relatively short. It cannot be compared with a detailed technical
evaluation. The main purpose of the case studies is to collect,
describe, and briefly evaluate innovative ideas for rural
development all over Europe. |
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