Co-authors 
John Sturzaker FRTPI (University of Hertfordshire); Nick Gallent FRTPI (University College London); Prof Gavin Parker FRTPI (University of Reading); Amy Burnett (Middlesex University); Ian Mell (University of Manchester)

Research description
Rural Planning Futures charts the forces of change reshaping rural places across the UK and Ireland and positions rural places as central to addressing complex global challenges including climate action, nature recovery, energy transitions, and food security, and water quality. These issues, alongside longstanding concerns, such as housing and local services, require creative and integrated planning responses to build more sustainable rural futures. This book sets out ways of disrupting established ways of working and emphasises how planning practice can co-create visions of the good countryside in partnership with rural communities.