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Scotlands Mountains: Key Issues for Their Future Management
Scotland’s Mountains: Key Issues for their Future Management Martin F. Price, Benjamin J. Dixon, Charles R. Warren and Andrew R. Macpherson This report should be cited as follows: Price, Martin F., Dixon, Benjamin J., Warren, Charles R. & Macpherson Andrew R. (2002). Scotland’s Mountains: Key Issues for their Future Management. Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby. ISSN 1350-3111 This report or any part of it should not be reproduced without the permission of Scottish Natural Heritage and M.F. Price which will not be unreasonably withheld. Scotland’s Mountains: Key Issues for their Future Management Foreword As a contribution to the International Year of Mountains (IYM), 2002, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is pleased to publish this overview of the conservation and management needs of Scotland’s mountain areas. This is a detailed account of many activities undertaken under the auspices of the IYM. The report is distinctive in at least two regards. First, it is based to a large extent on interviews with specialists, advisors, policy makers, politicians and many others; this provides a freshness and sharpness to the content of the report. Second, it comes from external, academic sources; the authors are based at the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College (an academic partner of the UHI Millennium Institute), Imperial College, and at the Department of Geography and Geosciences, University of St Andrews. For the first time in Scotland, we have a comprehensive analysis of information and experience across mountain land use, conservation and the local economy, notably from a sustainable stance. Indeed, the consideration of sustainable mountain development issues provides a clear analysis of integrated approaches to caring for mountain areas. -
Disability in Scotland a Baseline Study
Disability Rights Commission Disability in Scotland A Baseline Study Sheila Riddell and Pauline Banks A report prepared for the Disability Rights Commission Scotland Office by the Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research, University of Glasgow, June 2001 The Disability Rights Commission The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) is an independent body, established by Act of Parliament to eliminate the discrimination faced by disabled people and promote equality of opportunity. When disabled people participate - as citizens, customers and employees - everyone benefits. So we have set ourselves the goal of “a society where all disabled people can participate fully as equal citizens”. We work with disabled people and their organisations, the business community, Government and public sector agencies to achieve practical solutions that are effective for employers, service providers and disabled people alike. There are roughly 8.5 million disabled people in Britain - one in seven of the population. This covers people with epilepsy, cancer, schizophrenia, Down’s syndrome and many other types of impairment. Under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), many legal rights and obligations affecting disabled people’s access to services and employment are already in force. Others become law in 2004. Many people are still not aware that they have many new rights. And employers and service providers are often unsure how to implement “best practice” to make it easier for disabled people to use their services or gain employment. The DRC has offices in England, Scotland and Wales. We are here to assist and advise through our Helpline, Disability Conciliation Service, the Casework, Legal, and Practice Development Teams, publications, research and policy work. -
2010 Review of Goose Management Policy in Scotland REVISED VERSION OCTOBER 2010
2010 Review of Goose Management Policy in Scotland REVISED VERSION OCTOBER 2010 2010 Review of Goose Management Policy in Scotland Authors Bob Crabtree,1 Liz Humphreys, 2 Andrew Moxey3 & Chris Wernham2 1 CJC Consulting, 45 Southmoor Road, Oxford, OX2 6RF ([email protected]) 2 BTO Scotland, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA ([email protected]) 3 Pareto Consulting, 29 Redford Avenue, Edinburgh, EH13 0BX ([email protected]) A report to the Scottish Government October 2010 ©British Trust for Ornithology BTO Scotland School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Room 3A120/125, Cottrell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA Registered Charity No. SC039193 1 REVISED VERSION OCTOBER 2010 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................ 17 ACRONYMS USED IN TEXT ................................................................................... 19 SCIENTIFIC NAMES FOR GOOSE SPECIES AND POPULATIONS IN SCOTLAND ................................................................................................................................. 21 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 22 1.1 Background to current Scottish Goose Management Policy and Structure ...................... 22 1.2 Policy drivers and the need for review ....................................................................................... -
Robert Hazell and Paul Jervis
Nuffield Trust Series No. 3 Robert Hazell and Paul Jervis Introduction by John Wyn Owen Published by The Nuffield Trust 59 New Cavendish Street London W1M 7RD The Constitution Unit School of Public Policy Brook House 2-16 Torrington Place London WC1E 7HN ISBN 1 902089 11 1 © Nuffield Trust 1998 The Constitution Unit 1998 Publications Committee Sir Derek Mitchell KCB, CVO Professor John Ledingham DM, FRCP Mr John Wyn Owen CB CONTENTS Page Summary of Key Points 12 Chapter One Introduction: Purpose and scope of this report 18 Chapter Two The relationship between health and healthcare 24 Better health or better healthcare? Variations in health status; reasons and policy implications Health inequalities in Scotland, Wales and England Mortality and morbidity rates in England, Scotland and Wales 1995 Chapter Three The Government's devolution proposals 31 Scotland and Wales Regional Government in England Strategic Authority for London Northern Ireland Chapter Four Health and healthcare policies: The scope for variation in Scotland and Wales 38 Governance arrangements for the health services Service specification and the organisation of service delivery The scope for greater variation Policy objectives for the NHS The funding of health Chapter Five Health policy and management processes: the Labour Government's agenda 49 The health White Papers and the public health Green Papers Replacing the Internal Market - The Scottish proposals Replacing the Internal Market - The Welsh Proposals Replacing the Internal Market - The English Proposals CONTENTS -
Devolution and Higher Education: Impact and Future Trends 43723 Uniuk Devolution 12/11/08 13:04 Page Ii
43723 UniUK Devolution 12/11/08 13:04 Page i Research report Devolution and higher education: impact and future trends 43723 UniUK Devolution 12/11/08 13:04 Page ii Research reports This series of Research reports published by Universities UK will present the results of research we have commissioned or undertaken in support of our policy development function. The series aims to disseminate project results in an accessible form and there will normally be a discussion of policy options arising from the work. This report has been prepared for Universities UK by Alan Trench, the Law School, University of Edinburgh. The statistical annexe was produced by Nigel Brown and Brian Ramsden. Universities UK also acknowledges, with thanks, the valuable contributions of Jim Gallacher, Jim Gallagher, John Fitz and Bob Osborne to this project. The copyright for this publication is held by Universities UK. The material may be copied or reproduced provided that the source is acknowledged and the material, wholly or in part, is not used for commercial gain. Use of the material for commercial gain requires the prior written permission of Universities UK. 43723 UniUK Devolution 12/11/08 13:04 Page 1 Devolution and higher education: impact and Contents future trends 5 Preface 7 Summary of key messages Section 1 9 Introduction: devolution and the United Kingdom 1.1 9 The legal and administrative structure of devolution 1.2 11 Devolution and the structure of government in Whitehall and Westminster 1.3 13 The management of intergovernmental relations 1.4 14 Devolution