NEARLY three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, NEARLY three quarters of people in Scotland support widening ownership of both urban and rural land, a public survey has found. The survey of 1500 people also found climate change, building on greenspace and inequality in land ownership are considered three of the biggest issues for the future of Scotland’s land. The Scottish Government survey, conducted by Ipsos MORI in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College, looked at the public's attitudes to land reform and community engagement in decisions about land use. While 73% of those surveyed knew very little about the Scottish Government’s land reform agenda, participants were aware of challenges related to land in Scotland, including concentrated ownership, absentee landlords, housing developments encroaching on the green belt, vacant and derelict land, disputes over access rights, and land banking – where investors buy land in the hope of making a greater profit in the future.