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The Spatial Policy Context of Economic, Agricultural and Environmental Change in Rural Ireland

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Spatial Microsimulation for Rural Policy Analysis

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Policy affecting rural areas is multi-faceted and multi sectoral, spanning traditional agricultural policy and enterprise, rural and regional development, environmental policy and spatial policy. In this chapter, we provide a policy context for the development of a spatial microsimulation model, focusing in particular on the policy context in Ireland, the setting for the model.

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  1. 1.

    Ninety-eight percent of the land area of Ireland is classified as rural under the official classification that has remained constant since 1898, while under the OECD definition, where rural space is defined as those areas with a population density of less than 150 per km2, 96 % of the land area is rural (Meredith 2007).

  2. 2.

    For details on the actual payment scales and specifications of REPS1, REPS2, REPS3 and REPS4 see http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/farmerschemespayments/ruralenvironmentprotectionschemereps/ [accessed March 18th 2010].

  3. 3.

    See www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingschemesandpayments/ruralenvironmentprotectionschemereps/Agri%20environment%20measure%202010%202013.pdf [accessed March 18th 2010].

  4. 4.

    See http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/presentations/briefing-bonn-2007–05/sectoral-impact-ecosystems.pdf.

  5. 5.

    It is not clear at time of going to press what the implications are for the directive from Copenhagen as only a non-binding agreement was made.

  6. 6.

    CSO Census (2002).

  7. 7.

    CSO County Incomes and Regional GDP (2004).

  8. 8.

    All quotes Ensuring the Future – A Strategy for Rural Development in Ireland – A White Paper on Rural Development.

  9. 9.

    Office for Social Inclusion Membership of Cabinet Committee on Social Inclusion, Drugs and Rural Development.

  10. 10.

    ‘Rural Proofing for the Local Development Social Inclusion Programme-Supporting Rural Communities’ (ADM).

  11. 11.

    Transforming Irish Industry: Enterprise Ireland Strategy 2008–2010.

  12. 12.

    Sean Dorgan (2004) “The Gateway concept and positioning to win FDI” Sean Dorgan Chief Executive Officer IDA Ireland at Midlands- Gateway to Opportunity and Investment Conference, Athlone.

  13. 13.

    Progress Report of the Decentralisation Implementation Group (2007).

  14. 14.

    Mr Charlie McCreevy, Decentralisation, 9 February 2004, Department of Finance Website.

  15. 15.

    “Using public servants as political pawns” Frank McDonald, Environment Editor, The Irish Times AHCPS Annual Conference, May 6th, 2005.

  16. 16.

    “Spatial plan a load of nonsense” Sunday, January 22, 2006 – David McWilliams.

  17. 17.

    Tourism Action Plan Implementation Group Third and Final Progress Report, March 2006.

  18. 18.

    Rural Development Programme 2007–2013.

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    Cathal O’Donoghue

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  1. , Rural Economy Research Centre, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland

    Cathal O'Donoghue

  2. , Department of Geography, Sheffield University, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom

    Dimitris Ballas

  3. School of Geography, University of Leeds, University Road, Leeds, KS2 9JT, United Kingdom

    Graham Clarke

  4. , Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road Newcastle, Galway, Galway Co., Ireland

    Stephen Hynes

  5. School of Envrionmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, L69 7ZT, United Kingdom

    Karyn Morrissey

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O’Donoghue, C. (2013). The Spatial Policy Context of Economic, Agricultural and Environmental Change in Rural Ireland. In: O'Donoghue, C., Ballas, D., Clarke, G., Hynes, S., Morrissey, K. (eds) Spatial Microsimulation for Rural Policy Analysis. Advances in Spatial Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30026-4_2

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