Contents // Preface // IX // 1 Rural Development: Making it Local 1 // Case Study 1: Europe’s LEADER Programme 11 // Case Study 2: SPARC - the South Pembrokeshire // Partnership for Action with Rural Communities 14 // PRINCIPLES // 17 // 2 Sustainability: Respecting the Long Term 19 // Case Study 3: a model sustainable village 29 // Case Study 4: a directory of sustainable rural initiatives 31 // 3 Innovation: Breaking the Mould 34 // Case Study 5: the parish appraisal as an innovation 40 // Case Study 6: the joint provision of disparate services 43 // 4 Adding Value: Building on What’s There 47 // Case Study 7: from fruit and berries to wine and brandy 53 // Case Study 8: ten further examples of adding value locally 55 // 5 Entrepreneurship: Backing the Risk-Taker // Case Study 9: community enterprise in rural // south-west England // Case Study 10: â€�SCOOPE’: School Children // Organising and Operating Profitable Enterprises // in Tipperary // C A // KO // 67 // 70 // 6 Community: Promoting a Sense of Belonging 73 // Case Study 11: the promotion of â€�community’ // by England’s Rural Community Councils 81 // Case Study 12: the national â€�Village of the Year’ 2000 85 // 1994 9Peak District Rural // cringing on Board // Social Inclusion The Dorset Rural Development // Case Study * a // program. 14: The // Sasvaton Forum // cessibility and care in the // . . gringing Within Reach // Accessibility: Acsibility and care in the
Case Study 15: accessibility // area . // Tewkesbury the West Norfolk Community // Study 16: the vy // Case // Transport Project // Partnership: Working in Harness (co-author, // Trevor Cherrett) // Case Study 17: the South-west Shropshire �Rural // Challenge’ partnership // Case Study 18: the West Tyrone Rural 2000 // LEADER partnership // 10 Community Involvement: Embracing the People // Case Study 19: the parish/village/community appraisal // Case Study 20: Wallonia’s Commune Programmes // for Rural Development // NA // 11 Diagnosis: Researching the Baseline // Case Study 21: a baseline study for the Forest of // Dean Rural Development Programme // Case Study 22: the diagnosis of tourism potential: // a uropean model of good practice // Strategic Planning: Orchestrating Action // Sose S udy 23: the Dorset Rural Development // Strategy 1994-98 A X X // Study 24: village action planning and plans // 13 Implem // entation: Making Things Happen // 0A 88 VI // Case Study 25: the // CAP J 20. the // Some LEADER II // selection of projects: // experience // Contents // vli // Case Study 26: the Support of Projects: a // French example of development via training 190 // 14 Evaluation: Assessing Achievement 194 // Case Study 27: an evaluation of the Marches // LEADER II programmes 201 // Case Study 28: an evaluation of �Rural Action’: assessing // the community development spin-off of environmental // conservation 204 // 15 Conclusion: More Research