Rural Potentials Resources and Discussion Forum

30-Oct-09

Workshop: Spatial Perspectives for Rural Development in the UK, Bristol, 9 December

Low Carronhill, Dumfriesshire This ESPON UK Network workshop, held in partnership with the RTPI Rural Planning Network, explored critical spatial issues for the future of rural policy and potential areas for future research. It was open to all practitioners and researchers interested in rural development (workshop programme).

Image of Low Carronhill, Scotland, by Martin Pullinger

Workshop Presentations

David Meredith, Teagasc: EDORA:European Development Opportunitiesfor Rural Areas
Trevor Cherrett, Commission for Rural Communities: Planning for Sustainable Rural Communities
Ian Smith, UWE: Urban-rural linkages and rural development

Relevant Resources

EDORA - European Development Opportunities in Rural Areas
UK Foresight Projects on Land Use Futures and Global Food and Farming Futures
The Future is Rural Too!
CPRE 2026 Vision for the Countryside
Rural Housing in Northern Ireland: A report which aims to help inform planning policy for rural areas in NI.
Learning lessons for the future - the potential of rural economies: This Integreat Yorkshire brief explores the potential of economic development in rural areas in the context of current economic and regeneration policy, which has tended to prioritise urban centres and city regions as engines of growth. It suggests that in post recession era, economic recovery in the regions will require both growth in urban centres but also will rely on the entrepreneurial potential of rural areas to generate wealth for the UK’s regions and to engender greater economic resilience for the future.
Book provides comparisons of European rural research. The new publication Comparing Rural Development looks at continuity and change in the countryside of western Europe. The book is edited by Jo Vergunst and Arnar Árnason of the University of Aberdeen and Mark Shucksmith of Newcastle University.
Rural Prospects - A Report on the Future of Rural Development in the UK: Produced by the Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, this report draws out key rural challenges and suggestions for how these might be addressed.