Rory Shand - The Governance of Sustainable Rural Renewal: A Comparative Global Perspective

This book examines examples of rural regeneration projects through the public administration lens, analysing how governance arrangements in rural settings work. In particular, the author focuses on the role of communities, business and tiers of governance (local, regional, national, and supra national) in terms of delivery and funding.

By drawing on a range of case studies from the UK, US, Australia and South Africa, the book identifies best practice in governance, applicable to both academic conceptual debates and to practitioners engaged in real-world governance of regeneration. While there are substantial political science, sociology and geography debates within the existing academic literature around food security, fair trade, urbanrural divides and supply chains, little has been written on the way in which governance in comparative global case study settings operates in achieving or underpinning rural renewal programmes.

Through the inclusion of dedicated sections in each chapter summarising the links between academic debate and practice, this book will be of great interest to researchers and policy-makers in the field of rural development, and environmental politics and governance in general.

Rory Shand is Senior Lecturer in Public Services at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

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Names: Shand, Rory, author.

Title: The governance of sustainable rural renewal : a comparative global perspective / Rory Shand.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.

Identifiers: LCCN 2015050295| ISBN 9781138898493 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315708546 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Rural renewalEnvironmental policy. | Rural renewalGovernment policy. | Rural developmentEnvironmental aspects. | Rural developmentGovernment policy. | Land use, RuralGovernment policy. | Land use, RuralEnvironmental aspects.

Classification: LCC HT435 .S43 2016 | DDC 307.1/412dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015050295

ISBN: 978-1-138-89849-3 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-315-70854-6 (ebk)

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This book was almost as long in the making as an idea as in terms of writing the text, and as such there are several people to whom I wish to offer my thanks. Both professionally and personally, this work and its author owes each of these people heartfelt thanks, and probably, in the case of one or two, should ask for forgiveness for constant requests for feedback and opinions! First, I offer my sincere thanks to the team at Routledge, particularly Senior Editorial Assistant Helen Bell, who is always happy to offer opinions, advice and encouragement. I also want to thank several colleagues and friends. My colleagues, Professor Joyce Liddle (Aix-Marseille), Professor Charles Lees (Bath), Dr Lorraine McCormack (Brunel) and the Public Services group at Manchester Metropolitan University Frank Carr, Dave McKinney, Dr Annabel Kiernan, Dr Roz Fox and Dr Anthony May continue to be an inspiration and an example, and never seem to tire of helping me. My friends and family, who make me brave enough to keep dreaming, supported and encouraged me through the writing of this book as they do in everything. Particularly, I want to thank the brilliant and hilarious Alana Hunter, not only for her friendship but also for her unyielding patience, Hannah Brimblecombe, and my oldest friends James Horslen and Dr Michael Roberts. I want to thank my family, especially my parents Margaret and John and my cousin Jenny Fenwick for everything. Most of all, I want to thank Helen, for all her laughter and support and strength day after day. Without her this book would not have been written, and it is to her that it is dedicated.

Rory Shand
Manchester
December 2015