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New Firms in Former Farms: A Process with Two Faces
Author(s) -
Daalhuizen Femke,
Van Dam Frank,
Goetgeluk Roland
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1467-9663.2003.00286.x
Subject(s) - agriculture , rural economy , function (biology) , rural society , process (computing) , business , rural area , geography , agricultural economics , economic geography , natural resource economics , economics , political science , computer science , archaeology , evolutionary biology , law , biology , operating system
The number of farms in the Netherlands is decreasing. As a result, many agricultural buildings are losing their original function and designation. This article describes the re‐use of former agricultural buildings by non‐agricultural entrepreneurs. These new activities imply changes to the rural landscape, rural economy and rural society, which can be valued both as positive and as negative outcomes.