The Scottish Government

BEST PRACTICE
IN SCOTLAND: A REVIEW OF
DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING
BUILDING CONSENSUS FOR RURAL

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Tim Richardson and Stephen Connelly
Department of Town and Regional Planning,
University of Sheffield

Scottish Executive
Central Research Unit 2002

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
PURPOSE OF THE REPORT
RESEARCH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
METHODOLOGY
THE STANAGE FORUM
THE PROJECT TEAM
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
CHAPTER TWO WHAT IS
CONSENSUS BUILDING?
CHAPTER THREE CONSENSUS
BUILDING IN CONTEXT
POLICY INITIATIVES CONSENSUS BUILDING
AND TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO
DECISION MAKING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
THE SCOTTISH CONTEXT
CHAPTER FOUR STAGE 1. WHY USE
CONSENSUS BUILDING?
RATIONALES FOR CONSENSUS BUILDING
SITUATIONS IN WHICH CONSENSUS
BUILDING APPROACHES CAN BE USED
ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION
SUMMARY
CHAPTER FIVE STAGE 2: DESIGN OF
CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESSES
EXPLICIT CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS
OR IMPLICIT EVOLUTION OF CONSENSUS?
DESIGN OF EXPLICIT CONSENSUS
BUILDING PROCESSES
STYLES OF CONSENSUS BUILDING
STRUCTURES FOR CONSENSUS
BUILDING PROCESSES
CHAPTER SIX STAGE 3. CONSENSUS
BUILDING PROCESSES - INTERNAL
ISSUES INITIAL ISSUES
ROLE OF THE FACILITATOR
SPECIFIC METHODS
AGENDA SETTING
MOVING GROUND
BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL
OVERALL PATTERNS OF EXCLUSION
CHAPTER SEVEN STAGE 4. CONSENSUS
BUILDING PROCESSES
- EXTERNAL ISSUES
LINKAGE AND INTEGRATION BETWEEN
CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESSES AND
BROADER POLICY MAKING STRUCTURES
LOCATING CONSENSUS BUILDING IN
COMPLEX POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
ENVIRONMENTS
WORKING IN A COMPLEX POLICY
ENVIRONMENT
THE BROADER POLICY CONTEXT
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
CHAPTER EIGHT SPECIFIC
APPLICATIONS OF CONSENSUS
BUILDING
COMMUNITY PLANNING
PROTECTED AREA PLANNING AND
MANAGEMENT: THE SCOTTISH
NATIONAL PARKS
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT:
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SCOTTISH FORESTRY STRATEGY
CHAPTER NINE CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNEX A
JOURNALS INCLUDED IN THE
LITERATURE SEARCH
WEB SITES AND PUBLICATIONS DATABASES
OF KEY ORGANISATIONS
ANNEX B CONSENSUS BUILDING
PRINCIPLES ADOPTED BY THE STANAGE
FORUM, PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK
ANNEX C DECISION CHECKLIST FOR
CONSENSUS BUILDING IN
SPECIFIC CONTEXTS