The governance of the countryside : property, planning and policy / Ian Hodge, University of Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodge, Ian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Government policy--Great Britain.

Land use, Rural.

Agriculture and state--Great Britain.

Agriculture and state.

Environmental conditions.

Rural development.

Right of property.

Ecosystem services.

Land use, Rural--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Ecosystem services--Great Britain.

Right of property--Great Britain.

Rural development--Great Britain.

Environmental protection--Great Britain.

Environmental protection.

Environmental policy--Great Britain.

Environmental policy.

Great Britain--Rural conditions.

Rural conditions.

Great Britain--Environmental conditions.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--1997-.

Economic conditions.

Ecology.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

x, 383 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Conflicts over the conservation of biodiversity, changing patterns in land use, pollution, climate change, public access and increasing demands for food and energy security lead to the creation of policies designed to reconcile interests and promote society's objectives. This book examines the origins and evolution of the institutions that determine the use and management of land and the delivery of ecosystem services, through private property rights, markets and public policies. Divided into five accessible parts, the book provides detailed coverage of the institutions, property and governance of the countryside, historical models, governance under sectoral policies and alternative approaches. It is carefully developed to meet the needs of anyone studying or interested in agricultural sciences, countryside management, rural environment and geography. Students, lecturers, policy makers, managers and consultants in these areas will find this a valuable resource"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Introduction

1. The place of the countryside

2. Institutions, property and governance

3. Institutions in the countryside

Part II. Historical Models

4. Co-operation for production : common fields and enclosure

5. Delivering diversity : the great estates and the management of the land

Part III. Governance under Sectoral Policies

6. Agricultural policies, farming and the environment

7. Land, development and planning

8. Protected areas : the example of National Parks

9. Wildlife conservation : National Nature Reserves, Sites of Special Scientific Interest and large-scale conservation areas

10. Public rights of way and access to the countryside

11. The control of agricultural pollution

12. The development of agri-environment policy

Part IV. Alternative Approaches to Governance

13. Reconstituting markets

14. Co-ordination, co-operation and collective action

15. Public land ownership

Part V. Conclusions

16. Conclusions: Ecosystem governance and resilient countrysides.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521623964

0521623960

OCLC:

922912937

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