Active Together
Active Together is a grant scheme from Gloucestershire County Council that seeks to encourage more sport and physical activity across the county.
Cluster | Rural-Urban Economies and Societies
Synthesis of mid-term evaluations of Rural Development Programmes 2007–2013
This project, commissioned by the EC (DG AGRI), created a Synthesis of Mid-Term Evaluations (MTEs) of the 92 national, regional and network Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) 2007-2013, funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) of the European…
Alternative Service Delivery Models in Rural Areas
The CCRI was commissioned by Defra to identify how ‘alternative’ approaches to rural service delivery are developing, what forms they are taking, what conditions are required to make them successful and what barriers prevent further expansion. Professor Nigel Curry led…
Local Food Programme: A Social Return on Investment Approach
In 2011, the CCRI was commissioned to undertake an assessment of the Local Food programme using the Social Return on Investment (SROI) framework.
Towards hydrocitizenship. Connecting communities with and through responses to interdependent, multiple water issues
The CCRI won a project to lead a large multi-institute team which has won a large grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Connected Communities, Environments and Sustainability.
Evaluation of the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF)
In December 2013, the CCRI and Ricardo-AEA (a global sustainability consultancy) were awarded a three-year research contract to evaluate the Rural Community Energy Fund.
Assessment of the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of Axes 1 and 3 of the Rural Development Programme for England
Defra commissioned the CCRI to undertake an assessment of the social return on the investment of axes 1 and 3 of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE).
Community-led plans in Oxfordshire: their potential contribution to strategic planning
This project, for the Oxfordshire Partnership involved an analysis of recent community led plans across the county as a contribution to the development of the evidence base for the county’s Sustainable Community Strategy.
Ex-post evaluation of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) 2000-06
This project sought to examine and document the impacts of the seven-year ERDP upon the economy, society and environment of rural England