This edited collection, first published in 1989, provides a detailed analysis of rural land-use policies on a country-specific basis. Case studies include analyses of planning and legislation in Britain, The Netherlands, Japan, the U.S.A. and Australia.

1. Planning and rural land use: concepts and applications Paul Cloke 2. Land-use planning in rural Britain Paul Cloke 3. Rural land-use planning in The Netherlands: integration or segregation of functions? Leo M. van den Berg 4. Land-use planning in rural France John Aitchison 5. Rural land-use planning in West Germany Brian J. Woodruffe 6. Rural land-use planning in Japan Michael Hebbert 7. Rural planning in the United Sates: fragmentation, conflict and slow progress Thomas L. Daniels, Mark B Lapping and John W. Keller 8. Rural land-use planning in Canada Christopher R. Bryant 9. Rural land-use planning in Australia Geoffrey T. McDonald 10. Sectoral and statutory planning for rural New Zealand Warren Moran 11. Land-use regulation in deregulatory times Paul Cloke