Description
Book SynopsisThe development of agriculture has caused rapid changes to the rural environment. Today, with growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, there is a movement to stem further damage to the countryside and replace some of the values which have been lost.
Table of ContentsSETTING THE SCENE.
The Changing Rural Context and the Place of CollectiveAction.
Changing Interests in Rural Land.
Collective Action and the Public Interest.
The Control of Rural Land.
CARTs Today.
TRUSTS IN ACTION.
Conserving Tradition: The National Trusts.
From Grassroots to Federation: The Wildlife Trusts.
Single-Objective-Led Sucess: The Royal Society for the Protectionof Birds.
Private Land Trusts: Philanthropy or Survival?
Local Community Inspired CARTs.
Trusts from the Public Sector.
LAND MANAGEMENT: PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL.
Actions for the Environment.
Finance.
Competition or Co-Operation -
An Ecology of CARTs.
The Role of Public Policy.
Implications and the Future.
References.
Index.
