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Rural Policy Centre Publications
The Rural Policy Centre was launched in November 2007 to establish SAC as a leading authority on the impact of policies on rural businesses and communities. The Centre produces a range of high quality publications designed to provide stakeholders with the knowledge they need for the development and appraisal of rural policy. The main publications produced by the Centre are Research Reports, Research Briefings and Policy Briefings:
- Research Reports: reports based on policy-relevant research work undertaken by staff associated with the Centre
- Research Briefings: short summaries of research undertaken by staff associated with the Centre
- Policy Briefings: topic-based summaries of key rural and agricultural policy issues
The Centre's publications are organised into five themes: Thriving Communities; Health and Wellbeing; Food Matters; Changing Environment; and Support to Agriculture.
Please click on the sections below to access our publications. A full chronological list of all of the Rural Policy Centre publications (updated Dec 2011) is available via the link on the top right of this page. This list will be upated monthly.
Thriving Communities
Rural Scotland is diverse, from remote islands to accessible areas within a short drive of our cities, and its communities are diverse too.
Health and Wellbeing
A healthy Scotland does not mean looking after only human health and wellbeing but also protecting the health and quality of our livestock and crops.
Food Matters
Food is fundamental to the wellbeing of Scotland because it impacts not only on our economy, but also our culture, health and environment.
Changing Environment
The changing environment presents a number of challenges for Scotland - climate change how we respond to it; halting the decline in biodiversity; managing water quantity and quality; and protecting our soils.
Support to Agriculture
The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was set up in the 1957 Treaty of Rome and, although its main objectives remain unchanged, it has undergone a series of reforms.