Policy Press

Land Renewed

Reworking the Countryside

By Peter Hetherington

Published

Oct 22, 2021

Page count

172 pages

ISBN

978-1529217421

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Oct 22, 2021

Page count

172 pages

ISBN

978-1529217414

Dimensions

234 x 156 mm

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Oct 22, 2021

Page count

172 pages

ISBN

978-1529217438

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press

Published

Oct 22, 2021

Page count

172 pages

ISBN

978-1529217438

Dimensions

Imprint

Bristol University Press
Land Renewed

Feeding Britain while preparing for the ravages of climate change are two key issues – yet there’s no strategy for managing and enhancing that most precious resource: our land. This book explores how the pressures of leaving the EU, recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing global heating present unparalleled opportunities to re-work the countryside for the benefit of all.

Incorporating personal, inspiring stories of people and places, Peter Hetherington sets out the innovative measures needed for nature’s recovery while protecting our most valuable farmland, encouraging local food production and ‘re-peopling’ remote areas. In the first book to tackle these issues holistically, he argues that we need to re-shape the countryside with an adventurous new agenda at the heart of government.

Peter Hetherington is past chair of the Town and Country Planning Association and former regional affairs editor of The Guardian.

Introduction: Going Local

Land of Promise

Learning From History

Small Is Beautiful: The New Revolutionaries

Feeding Britain

The Hills Were Alive

The Climate Challenge: Land Versus Water

Re-Wilding: Rich Persons’ Plaything or Real Hope for People?

Communities Renewed or Housing Denied

Land Renewing: Reworking for All