Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas: an econometric study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas

T2 - an econometric study

AU - Cabras, Ignazio

AU - Reggiani, Carlo

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - There is no place like England to witness the role of pubs as a social networking hotspot. Social networks lie at the foundations of most of the social and economic interactions of individuals. The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of pubs as natural locations for the development of social networks and how their presence affects the socio-economic activity of a given area or region. The econometric analysis conducted on rural parishes in Cumbria, a peripheral county in Northern England, reveals that village pubs have a positive influence on the socio-economic activity of local communities.

AB - There is no place like England to witness the role of pubs as a social networking hotspot. Social networks lie at the foundations of most of the social and economic interactions of individuals. The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of pubs as natural locations for the development of social networks and how their presence affects the socio-economic activity of a given area or region. The econometric analysis conducted on rural parishes in Cumbria, a peripheral county in Northern England, reveals that village pubs have a positive influence on the socio-economic activity of local communities.

KW - village pubs

KW - rural communities

KW - socio-economic activity

KW - ECONOMIC-ACTION

KW - EMBEDDEDNESS

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77956513451&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/09640568.2010.495488

DO - 10.1080/09640568.2010.495488

M3 - Article

SN - 0964-0568

VL - 53

SP - 947

EP - 962

JO - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

JF - Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

IS - 7

ER -