Well-Being and Participation: Views on Policy Measures in Sparsely Populated Rural Municipalities in Finland
This article examines how do municipalities aim to promote well-being in sparsely populated rural villages, and how are villagers involved in the measures of well-being undertaken in their municipality. The main analysis is based on the interviews of municipal representatives in the case study of No...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:122cb6f8861e4eec91811afb73680875 2023-05-15T17:00:02+02:00 Well-Being and Participation: Views on Policy Measures in Sparsely Populated Rural Municipalities in Finland Halonen Maija Kattilakoski Mari 2018-06-01 https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0018 https://doaj.org/article/122cb6f8861e4eec91811afb73680875 en eng Sciendo 1803-8417 doi:10.2478/euco-2018-0018 https://doaj.org/article/122cb6f8861e4eec91811afb73680875 undefined European Countryside, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 300-320 (2018) well-being quality of life participation inclusion municipal policy sparsely populated rural area villages finland demo socio Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2018-0018 2023-01-22T18:10:33Z This article examines how do municipalities aim to promote well-being in sparsely populated rural villages, and how are villagers involved in the measures of well-being undertaken in their municipality. The main analysis is based on the interviews of municipal representatives in the case study of North Karelia, Finland. The analysis of well-being and participation, and their relation to the social inclusion of rural inhabitants is executed under the themes of mobility, services, democratic involvement and civic action. The policy measures seek to improve liveability of the environment and the villagers’ quality of life. Participation, as a means and an end of well-being and inclusion, involves the dimensions of structural inclusion, as well as genuine participation and citizen engagement. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* Unknown European Countryside 10 2 300 320 |
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This article examines how do municipalities aim to promote well-being in sparsely populated rural villages, and how are villagers involved in the measures of well-being undertaken in their municipality. The main analysis is based on the interviews of municipal representatives in the case study of North Karelia, Finland. The analysis of well-being and participation, and their relation to the social inclusion of rural inhabitants is executed under the themes of mobility, services, democratic involvement and civic action. The policy measures seek to improve liveability of the environment and the villagers’ quality of life. Participation, as a means and an end of well-being and inclusion, involves the dimensions of structural inclusion, as well as genuine participation and citizen engagement. |
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Well-Being and Participation: Views on Policy Measures in Sparsely Populated Rural Municipalities in Finland |
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