Study title

Forest Owners in Natural Springs Restoration Projects: Interviews 2012

Dataset ID Number

FSD3845

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3845
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3845

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Peltola, Taru

Abstract

The data consists of interviews with North Karelian forest owners who have participated in spring restoration projects. In some interviews, the spouse of the forest owner also participated in the interview.

Thematic interviews were used to investigate the relationship of forest owners to the springs they own, their motives for restoration, and their experiences with spring restoration projects. The interviews also collected traditional information about other springs in the area, their uses, local history and beliefs about the springs.

The gender, year of birth and interview duration of the interviewees are provided as background information. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

conservation of nature; environmental conservation; natural heritage; resources conservation; water resources; water supply

Topic Classification

• Agriculture and forestry (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Natural landscapes (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Finnish Environment Institute

Funders

• Research Council of Finland|Academy of Finland (133451)

Collection Dates

2012-06-20 – 2012-07-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Pohjois-Karjala

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Forest owners in North Karelia who had participated in the Finnish Forestry Centre's spring restoration projects in the 2000s.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

16 files in odt format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data by removing the names of the interviewees and third parties, as well as information relating to their exact place of residence. The researcher's anonymisation policy was to remove place names that referred directly to the interviewee's own farm or to the surrounding area, so that the farm could be inferred from the name or other information. Names of other springs and places in the area have been left unanonymised.

In FSD, the anonymisation made by the researcher was completed in certain places. In addition, some other indirect identifiers were removed from the transcriptions in FSD. The anonymisation made by FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE): Forest Owners in Natural Springs Restoration Projects: Interviews 2012 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2024-05-03). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3845

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Peltola, Taru & Arpin, Isabelle (2017) How we come to value nature? - A pragmatist perspective. Ecological Economics 142: 12-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.009

Peltola, Taru (2016) Metsälähteillä. Ympäristön muutoksesta, luonnon vaalimisesta ja inhimillisestä hyvinvoinnista. Vuosilusto 11, 107-120. https://lusto.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Metsa-tekee-hyvaa-Vuosilusto-11.pdf