@unpublished{theses_frw3549,
           title = {Appreciation of the cultural landscape maintenance in the Noardlike Fryske W{\^a}lden in Opeinde, Friesland},
          author = {Martijn Ras},
            year = {2021},
             url = {https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3549/},
        abstract = {Preserving cultural landscapes poses a host of challenges in an era of urbanisation which causes cities to expand. At the same time, a trend has become visible that works the other way around involving the relocation of urbanites towards the rural. In a time of continuing decentralisation and citizen participation, it is relevant how attitudes might shift with regard to cultural landscape preservation due to these demographic transitions. To this end, both a survey (n=306) and four in-depth interviews were conducted in Opeinde, a village in the North of the Netherlands at the edge of the town of Drachten. The results show a relatively high appreciation of the landscape around the village. No significant differences were found with regard to the appreciation of landscape maintenance between participants with a solely rural residential background and participants with an urban residential background. However, both satisfaction with the landscape and concern with the landscape did significantly influence the perception of maintenance. Furthermore, attitudes towards the role of farmers in landscape maintenance did differ significantly based on residential history. In conclusion, it is recommended that policy makers take demographic changes and residential backgrounds into account when valuating maintenance of cultural landscapes.}
}