How Can We Prevent A Two Speed Rural Economy?
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It is now five years since the Trust published
A Charter for Rural Communities, our comprehensive review of the challenges and opportunities facing rural communities in the UK and Ireland. Much has changed in this time - rural demographics have shifted and we are facing severe financial and environmental challenges. At the same time technological advances have continued apace and there are new opportunities for communities to manage local assets and shape the way public services are delivered.
Our new report
Future Directions in Rural Development written by Professor Shucksmith sets out this changed rural landscape and reviews the varying success of different approaches to rural development.
It draws out some of the key issues facing rural communities in the 21st century: issues such as access to broadband, digital participation, local enterprise and community ownership.
The conclusions of the review are that a supportive and responsive government is required at a UK, devolved and local level. Action on all of these levels is needed to address regional level inequality, build capacity in local communities, and mitigate against any unintended consequences of macro level policies at a local level.
To download the report, please click on the image.
An Executive Summary is also available
here.
