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Monitoring and Evaluating the Effects of Land Reform on Rural Scotland: a Scoping Study and Impact Assessment

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APPENDIX 9 COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-BUY IMPACTS

SQW summary table of reported "major" impacts by type of project (percentage of respondents).

Mainstream Community Land

Environmental & recreation

Plot or block of land

Buildings and immediate site

No acquisition

Average across all project types

Engagement/ participation of community as a whole

67%

50%

48%

62%

58%

57%

Community Empowerment - sense of neighbourhood and ownership

89%

50%

48%

55%

53%

56%

Quality of life - Access to facilities/amenities

56%

50%

55%

55%

21%

48%

Strengthening social networks

56%

25%

34%

48%

21%

38%

Landscaping and environmental improvements

56%

25%

48%

38%

16%

38%

Quality of life - Security of tenure

33%

0%

45%

41%

26%

37%

Skills and capacity building of individuals and groups

56%

50%

28%

41%

26%

36%

Protection of heritage

56%

25%

28%

38%

26%

33%

Inclusion of hard to reach groups e.g. elderly, disabled, low income

33%

0%

31%

48%

11%

31%

Fundraising

33%

0%

34%

41%

16%

31%

Fresh income streams either to local businesses or groups

44%

25%

14%

38%

5%

23%

Job creation

33%

0%

14%

31%

16%

21%

Protection of wildlife diversity

56%

56%

25%

21%

3%

5%

Education for all

22%

25%

10%

28%

5%

17%

Energy efficiency

33%

0%

7%

21%

5%

11%

New businesses

11%

0%

7%

21%

5%

11%

Source: SQW (2005: Table 3.10, p28)

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