Scottish Government

Sub-project 2: Decision-making

• identify the roles and interactions of key actors and institutions that influence and participate in decision-making for rural land use and management;
• review existing evidence on how different actors and institutions make land use and land change decisions;
• explore influences and priorities for different types of actors and institutions involved in land management, including their motivations, relevant constraints, and the sources of information they use;
• outline how rural communities are involved in and affected by different types of land use decision (including social and economic impacts);
• develop a typology of actors involved in decision-making about how rural land is used and managed.