1st Edition
Rural Planning Futures Principles, Policy and Practice in the UK and Ireland
1. Introduction: towards rural planning for the future
Mark Scott, Gavin Parker, John Sturzaker, Amy Burnett, Nick Gallent and Ian Mell
2. Rural planning policy and governance
John Sturzaker, Neale Blair, Neil Harris, Leslie Mabon, Gavin Parker and Mark Scott
3. Planning for societal challenges and rural capital
Amy Burnett, Gavin Parker, Mark Scott and Nick Gallent
4. The ‘built rural’ – housing, renewable energy, and critical service infrastructures
Nick Gallent, Mark Scott, Neale Blair and Leslie Mabon
5. The ‘economic rural’ – supporting recovery and regeneration
Mark Scott, John Sturzaker and Meri Juntti
6. The ‘land-based rural’: land, landscape and ecosystems
Ian Mell, Leslie Mabon, Iqbal Hamiduddin and Meri Juntti
7. The ‘social and cultural rural’: people and rural place leadership
Gavin Parker, Amy Burnett and John Sturzaker
8. Planning – engaging relational capitals and supporting the ‘good countryside’
Nick Gallent, Gavin Parker and Amy Burnett
9. Conclusion – Planning for Rural Futures
Mark Scott, John Sturzaker, Nick Gallent, Gavin Parker, Amy Burnett and Ian Mell
Biography
Mark Scott is Professor of Planning and Dean in the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin.
John Sturzaker is the Ebenezer Howard Professor of Planning at the University of Hertfordshire.
Nick Gallent is a professor of housing and planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.
Gavin Parker is Professor of Planning Studies in the Department of Real Estate and Planning at the University of Reading, UK.
Amy Burnett is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University's (MDX) Business School.
Ian Mell is Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning at the University of Manchester.
"Rural Planning Futures sets out the conflicting demands on the countryside very clearly and proposes a more strategic approach to planning for the future of rural communities. The authors propose tools to tackle our most pressing challenges, targeting rural futures that will deliver planetary benefits."
Lord Matthew Taylor of Goss Moor
