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Working towards sustainable development in the Cairngorms National Park

Working towards sustainable development in the Cairngorms National Park. I’m going to tell you about …. Forces that led to National Parks The unusual model of National Park we have in Scotland and early work in Cairngorms NP The need for a culture of sustainability in managing the Park.

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Working towards sustainable development in the Cairngorms National Park

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  1. Working towards sustainable development in the Cairngorms National Park

  2. I’m going to tell you about … Forces that led to National Parks The unusual model of National Park we have in Scotland and early work in Cairngorms NP The need for a culture of sustainability in managing the Park

  3. Where ?

  4. Mountains, forest and wildness

  5. People live there

  6. Key forces for Parks International criticism Local - national conflicts Long term solutions Better policy coordination

  7. Moray Council Highland Council VisitScotland Aberdeenshire Council VisitScotland Angus Council VisitScotland Scottish Enterprise HIE Scottish Enterprise HIE

  8. Scottish National Parks • Conservation • Sustainable resource use • Understanding and enjoyment • Sustainable economic / social development

  9. Emphasis on collaboration The purpose of National Park Authority: “ …. to ensure the National Park aims are collectively achieved in a coordinated way”

  10. Managing the National Park

  11. Park Authority does notown the land

  12. UK’s PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Tool: Achieving a sustainable economy Tool: Promoting good governance Tool: Using sound science responsibly Goal: Living within environmental limits Goal: Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society

  13. 1. Good governance

  14. 2. Sustainable economy

  15. Raising quality Promoting environmental sustainability Competitive advantage National Park Brand image

  16. Entry point markers

  17. Visitor information

  18. 3. Using sound science

  19. 4. Goal: Strong healthy and just society

  20. 5. Goal: Living within environmental limits

  21. “ …planning for sustainable development is not about trade off but about integration - putting extra effort into solutions that deliver win-win outcomes and not accepting mediocre schemes as ‘good enough’...” Jonathon Porritt, 2004

  22. Culture through collaboration

  23. Contact: murrayferguson@cairngorms.co.uk

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