Policy and Practice Note Series
A series of brief notes, drawing out the implications for future policy and practice from Relu research. Visit regularly to download the latest in the series, or email your name and postal address to relu@ncl.ac.uk to receive printed versions.
Our latest Policy and Practice Notes:
No 41 Rural areas as engines of economic growth
No 40 Making partnerships work across landscapes - the role of Nature Improvement Areas
No 39 Enhancing the environment through payment for ecosystem services
Policy and Practice Notes Nos 1-36
No 38 Sustainable agricultural landscapes: thinking beyond the boundaries of the farm
No 37 Improving the success of agri-environment initiatives
No 35 Managing E coli 0157 disease risk in the British countryside
No 34 The governance of livestock disease: putting epidemiology in context
32 A community approach to catchment management
31Plant disease risk, management and policy formulation
30 Field advisors as agents of knowledge exchange
29 The role of local government in managing disease risks in rural areas
27 Protecting countryside users against zoonotic disease by influencing their behaviour
26 Farm diversification into energy production by anaerobic digestion
25 Memory and Prediction in tree disease control
24 The Big Society: helping communities take action
22 Models, decision-making and flood risk: doing simulation modelling differently
21 Angling in the rural environment
20 The changing role of local government in managing water resources
19 Bovine Tuberculosis: a problem for farmers, conservationists and policymakers
18 Collaborative Frameworks in Land Management: A case study on integrated deer management
17 Sustainable uplands: learning to manage future change
16 Policy-making for animal and plant disease: a changing landscape?
15 Integrated Management of Floodplains
14 Sustainable Uplands: Reshaping Land Use Policy for our Hills
13 The Sustainability of Hill Farming
12 Social and Environmental Inequalities in Rural Areas
10 Overcoming Market and Technical Obstacles to Alternative Pest Management in Arable Systems
8 Regional rural land use: a time for fresh thinking
7 Catchment management for the protection of water resources: The Ecosystem Health Report Card
6 Implications of a Nutrition Driven Food Policy for the Countryside
5 Stakeholder participation in the management and communication of food chain risks
4 Safe recycling of livestock manures
2 Warm Water Fish Production as a Diversification Strategy for Arable Farmers
1 The Role of Regulation in Developing Biological Alternatives to Pesticides
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