<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article reveals the importance of different methods for assessment of social infrastructure (SI) development needs in rural areas. Rural social infrastructure is a significant element of rural territories interpreted in different ways: as social and economic system, basic services for local community, social bridge for integrating different social groups into the society, important factor for satisfaction of rural people’s needs and acknowledgement of their human rights. Besides the mentioned importance of SI to rural areas and rural community, the lack of exploration of methods for analysis of the needs for developing rural social infrastructure has been noticed in the scientific literature. The research aim is therefore to analyse the methods for assessment of needs of rural social infrastructure. The research question has been set accordingly: how different methods for need analysis could be applied to social infrastructure planning and development? The research results show that need analysis is generally linked to various methods, but for the SI planning, development and implementation specifically, there are certain methods, the application of which depends on specifics of rural areas (as territory) and features of local community.</p></abstract>

This article reveals the importance of different methods for assessment of social infrastructure (SI) development needs in rural areas. Rural social infrastructure is a significant element of rural territories interpreted in different ways: as social and economic system, basic services for local community, social bridge for integrating different social groups into the society, important factor for satisfaction of rural people’s needs and acknowledgement of their human rights. Besides the mentioned importance of SI to rural areas and rural community, the lack of exploration of methods for analysis of the needs for developing rural social infrastructure has been noticed in the scientific literature. The research aim is therefore to analyse the methods for assessment of needs of rural social infrastructure. The research question has been set accordingly: how different methods for need analysis could be applied to social infrastructure planning and development? The research results show that need analysis is generally linked to various methods, but for the SI planning, development and implementation specifically, there are certain methods, the application of which depends on specifics of rural areas (as territory) and features of local community.

Methods for the Assessment of Rural Social Infrastructure Needs

Business and Rural Development Management Institute, Faculty of Economics and Management

European Countryside

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This article reveals the importance of different methods for assessment of social infrastructure (SI) development needs in rural areas. Rural social...

Methods for the Assessment of Rural Social Infrastructure Needs

Published Online: Oct 07, 2017

Page range: 526 - 540

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2017-0031

Keywords
rural social infrastructure, rural area, rural community, needs assessment methods

© 2017 Gintarė Vaznonienė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Methods for the Assessment of Rural Social Infrastructure Needs

Published Online: Oct 07, 2017

Page range: 526 - 540

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/euco-2017-0031

Keywordsrural social infrastructure, rural area, rural community, needs assessment methods

© 2017 Gintarė Vaznonienė et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rural social infrastructure, rural area, rural community, needs assessment methods