ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|26 pages

Management

chapter 3|34 pages

The legal framework

Ignorantia juris non excusat. Legal Maxim

chapter 4|34 pages

Supply and demand: the national picture

chapter 5|34 pages

Local provision

chapter 6|24 pages

Implementation

chapter 7|53 pages

Practical skills

chapter 8|29 pages

Rangers and rangering

chapter 9|33 pages

Interpretation

chapter 10|26 pages

Finances and budgeting

chapter 11|26 pages

Putting it all together

chapter 12|11 pages

Wider Issues