rural stakeholders

• 4 factors affecting people's views on rural regeneration?

  • renewable energy - developments such as wind and solar are focused on by Not in my Back Yard (NIMBYism), people who are in favour of renewable energy but not near their house
  • derelict land - building on brownfield sites may not be as appreciated in rural areas as they like nature overtaking industrial sites
  • access - harder for redeveloped sites to be accessible in rural areas as less road and rail links
  • conservation - expectation that wildlife should be impacted minimally during regeneration in rural areas
• case study is restructuring along North Antrim Coast

  • northern Irish coast most famous for Giant's Causeway (extended formation of basalt columns) attracted 1 million visitors in 2018
  • more bottom up initiatives in hope to spread economic potential outside of tourism, Causeway speciality market only allows sale of local produce, promoting local businesses
  • LEADER approach means Local Action Group distributed EU redevelopment funds of £9.6 million to regenerate area in long term - providing £30,000 for start up investment
• missing stakeholders but similar to urban?