| Description |
1 online resource (615 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Some background; 1.2 Public, private and voluntary; 1.3 The countryside manager; 1.4 What is the countryside?; 1.5 Summary; Bibliography; 2 Management; 2.1 The management process; 2.2 Management and the countryside; 2.3 Elements of management; 2.4 Summary; 2.5 Case Studies; Bibliography; 3 The legal framework; 3.1 Countryside law; 3.2 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act (1949); 3.3 Countryside Act (1968); 3.4 Highways Act (1980); 3.5 Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) |
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3.6 Wildlife and Countryside (amendment) Act (1985)3.7 Agriculture Act (1986); 3.8 Summary; 3.9 Scottish law; 3.10 Wider legal issues; 3.11 Other legislation; 3.12 Central government guidelines; 3.13 What of the future?; 3.14 European legislation; 3.15 Case studies; Bibliography; 4 Supply and demand: the national picture; 4.1 Land designation; 4.2 Voluntary and private provision; 4.3 Supply: a summary; 4.4 Demands; 4.5 Countryside organizations; 4.6 Demand-a summary; 4.7 Marketing; 4.8 Case studies; 4.9 Summary; Bibliography; 5 Local provision; 5.1 Preparing a strategy |
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5.2 Developing specific strategies5.3 Co-ordination; 5.4 Professional expertise; 5.5 Standardization of techniques; 5.6 Case studies; 5.7 Variations on a theme; Bibliography; 6 Implementation; 6.1 Staffing; 6.2 Workforces; 6.3 Case studies; Bibliography; 7 Practical skills; 7.1 Habitat management; 7.2 Practical skills; 7.3 Other skills; 7.4 Summary; 7.5 Case studies; Bibliography; 8 Rangers and rangering; 8.1 Rangers in Britain; 8.2 The ranger service; 8.3 Rangers and the law; 8.4 Part-time and volunteer rangers; 8.5 Employing a ranger; 8.6 The ranger service; 8.7 Conclusions; 8.8 Case study |
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Appendix 1 Site ranger -- possible job descriptionAppendix 2 Area ranger -- possible job description; Appendix 3 Project officer -- possible job description; Appendix 4 Model format for management agreement; Appendix 5 Model clauses for access agreement; Index |
| Summary |
This management handbook explains the skills and systems needed by all those involved in managing the countryside. It deals with the process of management, national trends, establishing local policies and priorities, implementing schemes, as well as the legislation which surrounds countryside management |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography9 Interpretation; 9.1 The interpretive process; 9.2 Techniques of interpretation; 9.3 Details of common techniques; 9.4 Managing the interpretive process; 9.5 New initiatives; 9.6 Summary; 9.7 Case studies; Bibliography; 10 Finances and budgeting; 10.1 Financing schemes; 10.2 Work in kind; 10.3 Budgeting; 10.4 Case studies; Bibliography; 11 Putting it all together; 11.1 Project area management; 11.2 Site management; Bibliography; 12 Wider issues; 12.1 Community action; 12.2 Green politics; 12.3 Rural landuse; 12.4 Rural communities; 12.5 Summary; Bibliography |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136736889 |
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1136736883 |
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