We provide a joined-up assessment of key rural development problems:

• The impacts of policy changes upon society and the environment, and how they respond (for example the reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy, and the introduction of the Water Framework Directive)

• Community development, such as public empowerment and the governance of development strategies

• Demographic change, including choice and freedom, marginalisation and discrimination

• Investment and technology, examining the opportunities and demands on lifestyles and infrastructure

 

Applications are typically related to published reports or policy briefs such as:

• Challenges in creating local agri-environmental cooperation action amongst farmers and other stakeholders. Final report to SEERAD.

• Policy Brief 1 Practical Approaches to Participation Policy Brief.
• Policy Brief 2 The Urban-Rural Divide: Myth or Reality?

• Public Participation and Consultation in SEPA Regulatory Regimes: Final Report

• The potential use of the Land Capability for Agriculture Classification for determining support to disadvantaged areas of Scotland - a report to SEERAD.

• The Aberdeen Discussion Paper Series

• A Framework for Developing Indicators of SustainableTourism
  • Summary of Interview Findings
  • Indicators of Sustainable Tourism
  • Literature Review

• Macaulay's report (2007) on land use trends in the crofting counties is now officially available via the Crofting Inquiry website