Rural land-use planning in developed nations

302 Pages·2013·6.205 MB·English

by  Paul Cloke

R O U T L E D G E R E V I V A L S
Rural Land-Use
Planning in
Developed Nations
Edited by
Paul Cloke
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Rontledge Revivals
Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed
Nations
This edited collection, first published in 1989, provides a detailed
analysis of rural land-use policies on a country-specific basis. Case stu­
dies include analyses of planning and legislation in Britain, The
Netherlands, Japan, the U.S.A. and Australia. Alongside a compre­
hensive overview of the concept and application of rural land use from
Paul Cloke, environment issues, resource management and the role of
central governments and topics under discussion throughout. At an
international level, this title will of particular interest to students of
rural geography and environmental planning.
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Rural Land-Use Planning
Developed Nations
Edited by
Paul Cloke
R Routledge
First published in 1989
by Unwin Hyman Ltd
This edition first published in 2013 by Routledge
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© 1989 Paul Cloke and contributors
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ISBN 13: 978-0-415-71566-9 (hbk)
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Rural Land-Use
Planning in
Developed Nations
edited by
PaulJ. Cloke
London
UNWIN HYMAN
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© P. J. Clokc and contributors, 1989
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First published in 1989
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Rural land-use planning in developed
nations.
1. Developed countries. Rural regions.
Land use. Planning
1. Cloke, Paul J.
333.76,17’091722
ISBN 0-04-711025-2
Library of Congress Cataioging-in-Publication Data
Rural land-use planning in developed
nations / edited by Paul J.
Cloke.
p. cm.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-04-711025-2
1. Land use. Rural—Planning. 1. Cloke,
PaulJ.
HD108.6.R87 1988
333.76*17—del 9
88-16973 C1P
Typeset in 10 on 11 point Bembo
and printed in Great Britain by
Billing and Sons, Worcester
Acknowledgements
The editor would like to offer special thanks to the following:
Roger Jones of Unwin Hyman for his sustained support over a
number of publishing ventures; Maureen Hunwicks, whose skills
of speedy efficiency have been so vital in producing manuscripts;
Philip Bell, without whom conversation in Lampeter about rural
planning would mean talking to yourself; our friends, Caroline
and Philip Swain, Ros and Mike Scriven, and Gwyn and George
Pegram, who have offered strong support to the Cloke family
in recent times; and lastly Viv, Elizabeth and William for their
constant love and patience.
PJC
Lampeter
March 1988
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Contents
1 Planning and rural land use: concepts and
applications Paul Cloke 1
Introduction 1
Land use: in scarch of concepts 3
The market and intervention 5
The role of planning in its state context 9
The aim of this book 15
References 16
2 Land-use planning in rural Britain 18
Paul Cloke
Introduction 18
The countryside and its interests 20
The 1947 Act: collectivizing the development decision 24
Planning rural development 26
Conservation by designation 29
The Thatcher Era I: voluntary management 33
The Thatcher Era II: the politics and policies of ALURE 38
Conclusion 42
Notes 45
References 45
3 Rural land-use planning in The Netherlands:
integration or segregation of functions? 47
Leo M. van den Berg
Introduction 47
Land-use trends in the countryside 48
Agencies, guidelines and interest groups for rural planning 58
Land development 61
Dilemmas and solutions in two complex land-development
projects 65
Conclusion 72
Acknowledgements 73
References 74
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