Review of design and access statements in Wales

This research gives an insight and makes recommendations about improving the legislation, guidance and processes that govern design and access statements in Wales. This research gathered evidence on the effectiveness of design and access statements in influencing the final design of proposed developments as part of the planning application process. The research has also considered the relationship between design and access statements and building regulations

Countryside Alliance Membership Survey, 2007

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The dataset comprises results from a questionnaire survey of members of the Countryside Alliance in four regions: Cheshire, North Devon and West Somerset, Mid and West Wales and Suffolk. Questionnaires were mailed to all Countryside Alliance members in these regions (4,344) in summer 2007. Useable responses were received from 1,243 individuals, a response rate of 28.6 percent. The survey was undertaken as part of a larger, ESRC-funded project on ‘Grassroots Rural Protest and Political Activity in Britain’ which aimed to develop understanding of the mobilisation of rural people in protest activity; the organisational form and tactics adopted; and the significance of the ‘rural’ in framing protest activity. Further information about the project can be found on the ESRC grant award page.Main Topics:The dataset includes data on the profile and background of members (e.g. gender, age, occupation, place of residence, household income, previous experience of political activity); recruitment, length of membership and knowledge of other members; participation in protest, campaigning and other political activity; membership of other pressure groups and community organisations; involvement in country life (e.g. hunting, shooting); and views on key rural issues

Shaping smart specialization: the role of place-specific factors in advanced, intermediate and less-developed European regions

This paper examines the ways by which organizational and institutional features of regional innovation systems shape smart specialization practices in less-developed, intermediate and advanced regions. Drawing on research from 15 European regions, it shows that the implantation of smart specialization creates challenges in all three types of regions. At the same time, there is evidence that smart specialization supports policy-learning and system-building efforts in less-developed regions and facilitates policy reorientation and system transformation in more advanced regions.© 2019 The Author(s