The Visible Hand - Roz Corbett

Normally, land owners get a powerful say in the direction of land use. But what if we could design policies such that public values of land use directed who gets to own the land?

PhD student and farmer Roz Corbett travels to France to find out.

Episode Links

• Public consultation on the Proposed Land Ownership and Public Interest (Scotland) Bill (closes 12th September 2023)
• Scotland’s Rural Land Market insights (Scottish Land Commission)
• Tim Lang, Feeding Britain
• Terre des Liens
• How the authorisation system works and it’s impact on land market competition
• Summary article on the development of the new Land law in France
• Amelia Veitch
• Speculation in French agricultural land markets and the impact on SAFER decisions on land allocations
• Article exploring the impact on proactive local authority support for agroecological installations
• Resistance to mega basins 1
• Resistance to mega basins 2
• Agroecological Transitions for Territorial Food Systems Project

Landscapes is produced by Adam Calo. A complete written transcript of the episode and extended shownotes can be found on Adam’s newsletter: Land Food Nexus. Send feedback or questions to [email protected].

This podcast was a team effort of Tanguy Martin from Terre de Liens, Amelia Veitch from the Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Politique (LAP-EHESS) and the University of Lausanne, Hélène Bechet and Alice Martin-Prevel from Terre de Liens, and Claire Lamine from INRAE for her involvement and support through the ATTER project. Georgie Styles provided production and audio mastering support.

With thanks to the ATTER project for funding this podcast.

Music by Blue Dot Sessions: “Kilkerrin” by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue).