Satsangi, M. (2014) Communities, land-ownership, housing and planning: reflections from the Scottish experience. In: Gallent, N. and Ciaffi, D. (eds.) Community Action and Planning: Contexts, Drivers and Outcomes. Policy Press: Bristol, UK, pp. 117-130. ISBN 9781447315162 (doi: 10.1332/policypress/9781447315162.003.0007)
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Abstract
On the Isle of Gigha an opportunity for an extremely different and ‘closely-knit’ community to take control of a key asset – that is, the island itself – was created through land reform in Scotland. The incentive to do so came from an indifferent experience of land ownership (a series of ‘bad lairds’ as the author puts it in this chapter) which delivered few benefits for the community. Out of this context a desire for empowerment grew, with the community ultimately using the acquisition of land as a platform for further community development.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Satsangi, Dr Madhu |
| Authors: | Satsangi, M. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies |
| Publisher: | Policy Press |
| ISBN: | 9781447315162 |
| Published Online: | 01 May 2015 |
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