« Previous | Contents | Next »
Listen
Annual Rural Report 2004
Introduction
This report presents to the people of Scotland our key achievements in rural Scotland from May 2003 to date. It is one element of a framework for coordination of rural policy in the Executive, which includes Ministerial bilateral meetings to agree joint policy approaches and Executive-wide networks to share good practice and information.
The report contains sections on how we are delivering on the four priorities of economic development, providing opportunity, access to services, and sustaining our heritage. Included are good examples of how Executive policies, programmes and funding are making a very real difference to the lives of many rural people. A forward look section outlines, on the basis of facts and figures about rural Scotland, some of the main challenges over the medium term. The report also highlights some ways in which we are providing support to help people and communities find their own ways of developing and delivering services and facilities.
We hope you find it of interest and would welcome comments and views on its content. These can be addressed to:
The Rural Policy Team
Mail Point 1-D
Pentland House
47 Robb's Loan
Edinburgh EH14 1TY
or email ruralpolicyteam@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
What do we mean by rural Scotland? The Scottish Executive has updated its Urban Rural Classification which provides a definition of rural Scotland that is agreed by Ministers and is widely used across the Executive. This was formerly known as the Scottish Household Survey Urban Rural Classification but has been renamed the Scottish Executive Urban Rural Classification in recognition of its widespread use across the Executive and its agencies. Rural Scotland is defined as settlements with a population of less than 3000. We further understand the differences between remote and more accessible rural areas by classifying settlements as: remote rural - those with a greater than 30-minute drivetime to the nearest settlement with a population of greater than 10,000; accessible rural - those with a 30-minute or less drivetime to the nearest settlement with a population of greater than 10,000. |
« Previous | Contents | Next »