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There has been much social, political and academic debate about the growing of food in recent years. These debates have been mirrored by a surge of academic interest concerning the ability of cities to produce enough food to feed their inhabitants. To date, research has tended to bypass or perhaps even ignore food that is grown within urban areas and the land-use policy implications of such activities. The purpose of this article is to explore the implications of this oversight. Having discussed this neglect, international examples are used to illustrate the nature of the relationship between land-use policy and urban agriculture. The article proceeds to detail the findings of an Economic and Social Research Council-funded research study investigating land-use policy and urban agriculture in the UK. This is primarily concerned with detailing the attitudes to and knowledge of urban food production of land-use officials, and an examination of the land-use regulatory framework utilized for urban food production. In conclusion, the article utilizes the evidence presented to demonstrate that, whilst urban agriculture is extensively practised, the urban land-use policy implications of urban agriculture deserve more attention by both land-use officials and researchers than has hitherto been the case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is concerned with stimulating debate amongst land-use planning practitioners and researchers in relation to the possible consequences of the European Union Water Framework Directive. The potentially far-reaching ramifications for the Town and Country Planning system in England and Wales are examined in detail, presenting the case that planning, at all spatial scales, may have to give both water and environmental concerns greater consideration than has hitherto been the case. Furthermore, in the imminent future the planning system will need to begin the process of formulating policies in line with the aspirations of the Directive. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on the potential for land reuse on the numerous airfields across rural England and Wales. Role of local planning in the regulation of land reuse and established flying activities; Patterns of land re-use on active and inactive fields; Regulation of new uses by local planning authorities; Official attitudes and compatibility concerns relating to airfield reuse.