A Novel Approach for Activating Rural Inhabitants in Land Consolidation Process: Experiences from Focus Group Interviews and Crowdsourcing Cover Image

Nowe podejście do aktywizacji mieszkańców obszarów wiejskich w procesie scalenia gruntów – doświadczenia z wykorzystania zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych i crowdsourcingu
A Novel Approach for Activating Rural Inhabitants in Land Consolidation Process: Experiences from Focus Group Interviews and Crowdsourcing

Author(s): Adrianna Czarnecka, Wioleta Krupowicz
Subject(s): Rural and urban sociology
Published by: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: land consolidation; rural areas development; local community activation; focus group; crowdsourcing;

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important processes related to the transformation of the spatial structure of rural areas is land consolidation and parcel exchange, carried out under the Rural Development Programme. At present, when undertaking land consolidation, it is important to foresee activities to promote creative attitudes among rural inhabitants and engage them in conceptual work on the development of the entire area. In this paper, new methods are proposed for engaging in dialogue with land consolidation participants at early stages of consolidation works by using qualitative social research techniques (Focus Group Interviews). The possibilities are presented for exchanging information on the consolidation area between residents and land surveyors, the consolidation planners, using the Land Consolidation Crowdsourcing Application (LC-CApp), an app for mobile devices based on the idea of crowdsourcing. The article presents the results of research carried out as part of the project entitled “Activation of the local community in rural development projects”.

  • Issue Year: 195/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 83-100
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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