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dc.contributor.authorCollier, Marcus
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-05T19:26:14Z
dc.date.available2019-04-05T19:26:14Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.submitted2010en
dc.identifier.citationCollier, M.J. & Scott, M., Focus group discourses in a mined landscape, Land Use Policy, 27, 2, 2010, 304 - 312en
dc.identifier.otherY
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/86128
dc.description.abstractFocus group research is rarely used for examining environmental discourses other than when conflict arises. This study looks at local citizen perceptions in relation to mined (or ‘cutaway’) industrial peatland landscapes in Ireland, and seeks to shine a light on the opinions of potential actors, and the degree of willingness to participate in after-use strategies, through focus group sessions. Data are analysed using two mechanisms – content and discourse analysis. It is shown that there is a high degree of reflective perceptions on issues of quality of life and the environment with a low level of concern about further use of peatlands as places of employment – a shift from a productive, utilitarian perception to a post-productive, non-utilitarian perception. It is also shown that, when presented with a scenario that sees cutaway peatlands being used for amenity and biodiversity, there are no negative issues and some degree of enthusiasm. This paper will conclude with remarks on focus group methodologies.en
dc.format.extent304en
dc.format.extent312en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesLand Use Policy;
dc.relation.ispartofseries27;
dc.relation.ispartofseries2;
dc.rightsYen
dc.subjectFocus groupsen
dc.subjectpeat miningen
dc.subjectlandscape perceptionen
dc.subjectmethodologyen
dc.titleFocus group discourses in a mined landscapeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.supercollectionscholarly_publicationsen
dc.type.supercollectionrefereed_publicationsen
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurlhttp://people.tcd.ie/colliema
dc.identifier.rssinternalid170867
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.04.001
dc.rights.ecaccessrightsopenAccess
dc.subject.TCDThemeSmart & Sustainable Planeten
dc.subject.TCDTagFOCUS GROUPSen
dc.subject.TCDTagPEATLANDSen
dc.subject.TCDTagSOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMSen
dc.subject.TCDTagindustrial landscapesen
dc.subject.TCDTagsocio-cultural ecosystem servicesen
dc.identifier.rssurihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837709000507
dc.identifier.orcid_id0000-0002-6853-9980
dc.contributor.sponsorEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)en


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