This book was completed during an extended period of research leave. I wish to
acknowledge the financial support of the Irish Social Sciences Platform (ISSP)
funded under the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions, administered
by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and co-funded under the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF). I would like to thank the National Institute
of Regional and Spatial Analysis at National University of Ireland Maynooth for its
invitation to Queen’s University Belfast to join ISSP and, in particular, Jim Walsh,
Rob Kitchin and Brendan Bartley in that institution. My thanks are extended to
Clive Robinson, Bill Deddis and Louise McNeill for teaching cover and to Julie
Crawford for her help as a research intern during that time.
It is appropriate that I thank colleagues, especially the late John Greer, at Queen’s
University Belfast for their support during a variety of research projects, some of
which are mentioned in this book. Mark Scott at University College Dublin is also
deserving of my thanks. My interest in participatory planning has been enriched
by collaborative research in the United States and within that arena it has been my
good fortune to work closely over a number of years with Larry Dunn (Colorado
State University), Bob Lovan (United States Department of Agriculture) and the
late Ron Shaffer (University of Wisconsin – Madison). Their valuable insights
have aided my understanding of this topic.
The case study material draws, in part, on a series of commissioned research
projects that required collaboration with a wide range of organisations from
the public, community and voluntary sectors. In this regard I would like to
acknowledge grant aid received from the Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development in Northern Ireland, Rural Development Council, Rural Community
Network, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Northern Ireland Economic
Council and North-South Rural Voice. The willingness of many local authorities,
rural communities and community-based organisations across the island of Ireland
to work with the academy on participatory planning projects has been invaluable.
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Participatory Rural Planning Policy