Resumen de Rural land use policy at the local level ?: Mechanisms for collaboration
Countryside policies in the UK suffer from a lack of integration, and this may give rise to unbalanced or conflicting land use at the local level. Nevertheless, the UK policy-making style is typically one of consensus, and is thus conducive to collaboration between apparently conflicting Interest groups. This article examines five case studies in which multi-agency fora have been established to resolve local land use and economic development issues. Typically, they are initiated by planning authorities and entail the production of land use plans even though there are few planning powers over rural land. The success of the exercises is evaluated and it is noted that, although their performance is imperfect, there are distinct areas in which progress may be made.
