Mark Scott is Professor of Planning and Dean in the School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin.

John Sturzaker is the Ebenezer Howard Professor of Planning at the University of Hertfordshire.

Nick Gallent is a professor of housing and planning at the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK.

Gavin Parker is Professor of Planning Studies in the Department of Real Estate and Planning at the University of Reading, UK.

Amy Burnett is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Enterprise, Environment and Development Research (CEEDR) at Middlesex University's (MDX) Business School.

Ian Mell is Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning at the University of Manchester.

1. Introduction: towards rural planning for the future 2. Rural planning policy and governance 3. Planning for societal challenges and rural capital 4. The 'built rural' - housing, renewable energy, and critical service infrastructures 5. The 'economic rural' - supporting recovery and regeneration 6. The 'land-based rural': land, landscape and ecosystems 7. The 'social and cultural rural': people and rural place leadership 8. Planning - engaging relational capitals and supporting the 'good countryside' 9. Conclusion - Planning for Rural Futures