Land Economy (Rural Surveying/Rural Property Management) is concerned with the management of land, rural businesses and their ... activities. This programme provides a range of knowledge and skills e.g. land and environmental management, public policy, law, planning, economics, and valuation, integrated to meet the future challenges facing landowners and land managers. Students learn not only about practical land management but also about the financial, legal, planning and policy contexts within which decisions are made and business interests managed. Understanding of traditional land management (agriculture, forestry, sporting) and emerging and topical issues (environmental and conservation activities, tourism projects, planning issues, countryside access, diversification projects, steading conversions and renewable energy initiatives) is combined with an understanding of the skills necessary for successful decision-making and rural business management. read more