Key Areas of Importance for Rural Communities
The Scottish Government focuses on four key areas of importance to rural communities( definition of rural communities):
- A strong and diverse rural economy, harnessing traditional strengths and with an appetite for change
- Thriving rural communities where everyone can enjoy a decent quality of life, where the young are not forced to leave their communities to get on and where the vulnerable are no longer excluded
- Strong, community focused public services that are accessible, of the highest possible quality and with the greatest possible choice
- A rural Scotland whose natural and cultural heritage flourishes in all its diversity
The work of the Scottish Government includes transport, culture, education, health and considers:
- the impact of all policies on rural areas
- how rural issues should be reflected in policy development and
- how information on rural policy should be shared with external organisations
Support for Rural Communities
The Government supports rural communities in a number of different ways: