Countryside Planning: New Approaches to Management and Conservation

ISBN 10: 184407059X / ISBN 13: 9781844070596

Published by Routledge, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Countryside Planning: New Approaches to Management and Conservation
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184407059X
• ISBN 13: 9781844070596
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Not since the 19th century has the future of the countryside been such a focus of political and public attention, nor of profound uncertainty and anguished debate. A watershed has now been reached, and in this time of unprecedented change, new tools are needed for planning and managing the countryside.

Increasingly the 'drivers' of countryside management and conservation are European and international. They aim to provide comprehensive new frameworks for the whole countryside, and encourage community-driven planning and protection. There have been numerous responses at the country and local levels within the UK.

In this book, a broad range of scholars and practitioners review the international drivers affecting countryside policy and practice, and - through a variety of case studies - they assess the value of country and local responses. The result is a powerful and coherent volume that provides a fully up-to-date review and analysis of the pressures on the countryside, the policies for the future and the keys to successful implementation.

Countryside Planning is essential reading for planners, local authorities and rural organizations, conservationists and environmental groups, as well as academics and students in planning, rural studies, environmental studies and geography.

About the Author

Kevin Bishop is Senior Lecturer in Countryside Planning and Environmental Policy at Cardiff University. Adrian Phillips is Honorary Professor of Countryside and Environmental Planning at Cardiff University.