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NEARLY three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, NEARLY three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, a public survey has found. The survey of 1500 people also found climate change, building on greenspace and inequality in land ownership are considered three of the biggest issues for the future of Scotland’s land. The Scottish Government survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College, looked at the public s attitudes to land reform and community engagement in decisions about land use. While 73% of those surveyed knew very little about the Scottish Government’s land reform agenda, participants were aware of challenges related to land in Scotland, including concentrated ownership, absentee landlords, housing developments encroaching on the green belt, vacant and derelict land, disputes over access rights, and land banking – where invest
Vacant land on the banks of the Clyde THE vast majority of Scots support widening urban and rural land ownership to the public, communities and third sector, a poll has found. Nearly three-quarters (71%) of respondents to a survey of 1500 back the proposal, while just 7% are opposed. The poll, carried out by Ipsos MORI for Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), also found Scots consider climate change, building on greenspace and inequality in land ownership to be three of the biggest issues for the future of the country’s land. Close to three-quarters (73%) said they knew little about the Scottish Government’s land reform agenda, but respondents were aware of challenges linked to land. These include concentrated ownership, absentee landlords, vacant and derelict land and land banking (where investors buy land in the hope of profiting in the future).
Rural residents are more at risk of financial hardship and vulnerability after the coronavirus pandemic MANY MORE rural residents will be at risk of poverty and financial hardship after lockdown ends unless action is taken, a new study has warned. The study into the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns on people in Harris, East Perthshire and Northumberland, was carried out by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Newcastle University and the Impact Hub Inverness It found that as government support schemes end, and other sources of support become more constrained, rural residents will be more at risk of financial hardship and vulnerability – unless appropriate action is taken.
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