What do we want rural Scotland to be? Prof Sarah Director of Policy Engagement. Scotland s Rural College (SRUC)

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1 What do we want rural Scotland to be? Prof Sarah Director of Policy Engagement. Scotland s Rural College (SRUC)

2 Constructing the future 1. Casting back and casting forwards: Policy landscapes 3. What do we want rural Scotland to be? Who is we? 4. *Our* own choices for the future 2

3 Back 32 years to

4 Back 32 years to

5 Back 32 years to

6 Back 32 years to

7 Back 32 years to 1986 Europe: The Final Countdown 7

8 Forward 32 years to 2050 The 1986-year old will be 60 8

9 (1) High-level rural vision statements:

10 Rural vision statements since 1999 Rural Scotland: A New Approach 10

11 Rural Scotland: A New Approach (2000): A rural Scotland where everyone matters: every community, every family, every rural Scot. A rural Scotland that is integral to Scotland s success, thriving and providing opportunity and a high quality of life for all who live and work there. A rural Scotland where two of our most important assets our natural and cultural heritage are protected, enhanced and celebrated.

12 Our Rural Future (2011): We want to see a rural Scotland that is outward looking and dynamic - with a diverse economy and active communities. Rural prosperity will increase in ways which make best use of all of our resources our people, as well as the land, seas, rivers and wildlife. Our rural communities will grow in confidence and diversity, taking control of local assets and providing local services to generate income and employment. Our young people will have the opportunity to build careers and prosperous futures in the area where they grew up. Services of the highest possible quality and with the greatest possible choice will be accessible to the whole community. Our world-rated natural, cultural and built environments will be managed sensitively to balance development requirements with the vital need to manage our precious natural assets sustainably. We want to see rural Scotland participating fully in the global exchange of ideas and culture, with the right connections to make this happen, including high speed broadband and appropriate transport infrastructure. Rural businesses will make best use of local assets to become more competitive and enterprising.

13 My ambition is to grow the rural economy sustainably, so rural communities thrive, for the benefit of everyone who lives and works there, and indeed for the benefit of Scotland as a whole. Fergus Ewing MSP

14 My ambition is to grow the rural economy sustainably, so rural communities thrive, for the benefit of everyone who lives and works there, and indeed for the benefit of Scotland as a whole. Fergus Ewing MSP Our vision is that the ownership, management and use of land and buildings in Scotland should contribute to the collective benefit of the people of Scotland. A fair, inclusive and productive system of land rights and responsibilities should deliver greater public benefits and promote economic, social and cultural rights. Roseanna Cunningham MSP

15 My ambition is to grow the rural economy sustainably, so rural communities thrive, for the benefit of everyone who lives and works there, and indeed for the benefit of Scotland as a whole. Fergus Ewing MSP National Council of Rural Advisers Our vision is that the ownership, management and use of land and buildings in Scotland should contribute to the collective benefit of the people of Scotland. A fair, inclusive and productive system of land rights and responsibilities should deliver greater public benefits and promote economic, social and cultural rights. Roseanna Cunningham MSP Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

16 (2) Rural delivery pathways, but not integrated into a single rural vision 16

17 Programme for Govt + Econ Strategy 17

18 Rural economy: preparing for the future 1. Enabling and encouraging sustainable development, enterprise and investment 2. Developing a strategic approach on environmental policy 3. Harnessing the potential of our natural assets and protecting natural resources 4. Repopulating and empowering Scotland s rural, coastal and island communities: Rural Skills Action Plan (2018); increase rural housing stock; 100% access to superfast broadband; low carbon technologies; attract more people into farming; maximise potential from modern approach to crofting; Islands Bill and Crown Estate Bill 18

19 PFG : Exec Summary People are key to the economic and social wellbeing of Scotland s rural and island communities. We will do more to realise the potential of the rural economy and key sectors such as food and drink. We will ensure that, in the face of Brexit and a difficult year ahead, farm and rural businesses receive their current payment entitlements. We will develop a new approach to fisheries management and help coastal communities keep fishing harbours operational. And we will plant more trees and make more of our forestry resources. 19

20 Building a Globally Competitive, Sustainable and Inclusive Economy So, our core purpose is clear: we will grow the economy in a sustainable and inclusive way to increase wellbeing. We want all of our communities, both urban and rural, to flourish economically, socially and environmentally. Rural and island economies: South of Scotland Enterprise Agency; Rural Economy Action Plan; Agri-tourism monitor farms; Rural Parliament 2018; Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 Islands Plan prep; Farming and Food Production (climate change, aquaculture and fishing, Forestry, Good Food Nation). Rural : workforce; mental health, housing, Fire and Rescue. 20

21 Rural and island economies 21

22 Islands Plan (Act, Section 2): Improving outcomes for island communities: increasing population levels improving and promoting: sustainable economic development environmental wellbeing health and wellbeing community empowerment improving transport services improving digital connectivity reducing fuel poverty ensuring effective management of the Scottish Crown Estate enhancing biosecurity. 22

23 Rural policies and national policies that affect rural:

24 Rural Fwk 1995 Ppl., Pros. P hip 1998 Rural Devt. Fwk IATE Rural Forum 2000 Fwd Strat for Sc Ag 2000 Rural Scot. A New App Rural Scotland: Taking Stock 2007 Rural Sc: Better Still Nat 2007 Rural Advocacy in Sc (SCC) 2008 OECD Review of Rural Policy in Scotland 2003 Inq. Integ Rural Devt and Cab Sub- Comm RD IATE Land Reform (Sc) Act 2006 Fwd Strat for Sc Ag 2008 RDC established Delivering for Remote and Rural Healthcare 2010 Speak up for Rural Scotland 2011 Our Rural Future 2012 Sc Land Fund 2014 Rural Parl Comm. Emp. (Scotland) Act 2016 Rural Parl Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 Sc Land Fund 2018 Rural Parl Islands (Scotland) Act Land Use Strategy Land Use Strategy 2018 Future of Sc. Ag Ag Champs Rep European Structural Funds, INTERREG, Marine and Fisheries Fund SRDP SRDP SRDP 2001 A Smart Succ Scotland 2004 Fwk for Ec Devt in Scotland 2005 A Smart Succ Scotland H&I 2007 Council of Ec Advisors 2011 Sc Cities Alliance rd NPF 2016 Ent. & Skills Rev Agenda for Cities 2016 Soc Ent Strat 2017 SoS Ec P ship 2017 Ent & Skills Strategic Board CR Deals 2018 Rural Skills Action Plan HIE and Scottish Enterprise SG Purpose and NPF; Annual Programmes for Government Economic Strategy (2007, 2011, 2015) Jane Atterton and Steven Thomson, SRUC 2011 UK Growth Review 2011 UK Rural Growth Review 2013 UK Strat for Agri Tech 2015 UK Productivity Plan 2015 UK Rural Productivity Plan 2017 UK Industrial Strategy 2018 Health & Harmony Con Year Env. Plan

25 What do rural people across the UK tell us what it s like now and what they want for 2030? 25

26 Recharging Rural Report

27 What is remote rural right now? 1. Layering of geographical + personal factors; place-labels alone are limited. 2. Disabling characteristics combine to make life more challenging: Need a car; infrastructure limited or poor; digital connectivity poor; poor roads; ferries. 3. Limited/absent/centralised services = social isolation. 4. Remoteness is a process happening TO people, through increasing loss + decline 27

28 Communities own vision and actions: 1. Priority: keep young people in rural areas involve in decisionmaking PLUS mix of factors Maintaining/creating inclusive, diverse, open communities; connecting people; involve private sector. 3. Others must take action: if rural people were a minority projects: Hubs, isolation + hard-to-reach Community transport as glue Multiple outcomes 28

29 Their bigger vision: 1. Strong desire to harness new opportunities BUT *must have reliable, resilient, high-speed broadband + universal mobile coverage. Then bright future of digital possibilities. 2. Bigger system changes: Reduction in closure of key services; fairer funding; improve rural BB/mob. 3. Respect and listen agenda. Rural knowledge, wisdom, diversity, + lived experience to be respected and built into policy. 29

30 Rural Scotland in 2050: Who is we? 30

31 Reliance on resilient communities 31 31

32 On resilient and empowered people 32 32

33 But we is complex: 1. Community capacity: no individual or community starts from the same place: a. Geographically b. Economically c. Their health and wellbeing 33

34 Rural mental health and wellbeing 1. National survey to find out how people with mental ill health experience day to day life in rural Scotland (summer 2016) responses from all over Scotland 3. People are experiencing depression, suicidal thoughts and feelings, and selfharming behaviour no matter their age, gender or rural location. 4. Their rural isolation is made worse by remoteness, stigma and fear. 5. They want to connect in low-level ways locally in non-clinical settings. 34

35 Rural inclusion

36 There are social justice implications Enabling frameworks Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

37 There are social justice implications Enabling frameworks Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

38 Planning (Scotland) Bill 38

39 Planning (Scotland) Bill is uniquely placed is designed to achieve 39

40 An empowered, equal and safe Scotland (PFG) It is also an opportunity to strengthen the contribution of planning policy to our overall ambitions for improving Scotland s health and addressing inequalities.

41 Separate orbits 41

42 Our planets 42

43 More orbits

44 UFP: founded 2161 What can we do prior to this? We have choices: To continue to breathe only our own atmosphere OR Experience discomfort and uncomfortable alliances. Planning has the potential to be the unifying catalyst To create a shared vision and determination to reach it 44

45 UFP: founded 2161 What can we do prior to this? We have choices: To continue to breathe only our own atmosphere OR Experience discomfort and uncomfortable alliances. Planning has the potential to be the unifying catalyst To create a shared vision and determination to reach it 45

46 Be unifiers We have plenty of evidence for a rural vision: policy and community Use your Planning expertise, experience and frameworks, to reach out to others on their planets, to: be inclusive, be strategic and deliver place-based social justice Let s jump forward to where we want to be and work back from there: 46

47 Be unifiers We have plenty of evidence for a rural vision: policy and community Use your Planning expertise, experience and frameworks, to reach out to others on their planets, to: be inclusive, be strategic and deliver place-based social justice Let s jump forward to where we want to be and work back from there: 47

48 What do we want rural Scotland to be? Prof Sarah Director of Policy Engagement. Scotland s Rural College (SRUC)

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