Managing Rural Amenity Conflicts
Report - February 2000, Ref. ME372
Summary - March 2001, Ref. ME372A
This report and summary identify the amenity issues that commonly concern rural communities and describes a number of typical examples of rural amenity conflicts.
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Report contents
Foreword
Executive Summary
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Amenity values
Chapter 3 - Amenity conflicts
Chapter 4 - Roles and functions
Chapter 5 - Significant factors influencing amenity conflicts
Chapter 6 - Robust community process
Chapter 7 - Communicating council's approach
Chapter 8 - Policy development
Chapter 9 - Techniques for managing rural amenity conflicts
Chapter 10 - Resolving existing conflicts
Chapter 11 - Recent case law
Chapter 12 - Other countries
Chapter 13 - Conclusions
Appendix 1
1. Internalisation of adverse effects
2. Reverse sensitivity
References
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