Managing Change in Scotland's Landscape
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Managing Change in Scotland’s Landscape Conference Proceedings Report on Conference held on Concert Hall, Perth, 27 & 28 November 2012 Table of Contents Part I: SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS Overview of Key Findings and Recommended Actions................................................................................7 William J. Cairns, Conference Convenor Summary of Day 1 Conference National Issues: Past, Present and Future Peter Rawcliffe, Head of People and Places, Scottish Natural Heritage Session I: The Evolving Sequence of Landscape Change in Scotland..............................................................19 Session II: Landscape Visions and Response to Pressures.................................................................................22 Session III: Implementing Change...................................................................................................................26 Session IV: Championing Scotland’s Landscapes - Conclusions......................................................................28 Summary of Day 2 Workshops Landscape Policy and Implementation by Workshop Moderators Theme I: Conservation and Sustainability Moderated by Terry Levinthal Director, Conservation Services & Projects, The National Trust for Scotland..............................................30 Theme II: Landscape Policy Moderated by Peter Rawcliffe Head of People and Places, Scottish Natural Heritage.....................................................................................35 Theme III: Landscape Design Moderated by Ian White Principal, Ian White Associates.......................................................................................................................41 Theme IV: Landscape and Education Moderated by Robin Harper Former Green Party MSP................................................................................................................................44 Plenary Session: Managing Change - The Next 50 Years?..........................................................................46 Part II: MAIN PROCEEDINGS Speakers Scripts Day 1 Conference: Issues: Past, Present and Future Opening Session Opening Remarks,William J. Cairns...............................................................................................................48 Our Landscape Heritage and its Stewardship, Christopher Smout..................................................................49 Session I: The Evolving Sequence of Landscape Change in Scotland Reflections on the past 50 years, Peter Daniel....................................................................................................53 Scotland’s Landscape Heritage, MSP Derek Mackay......................................................................................56 Progress & Challenges - Scottish Natural Heritage, Ian Jardine.......................................................................61 Conference Proceedings: Managing Change in Scotland’s Landscape, Perth, 27 & 28 November 2012 Progress & Challenges - The National Trust for Scotland, Kate Mavor..............................................................65 Session II: Landscape Visions and Response to Pressures Meeting the Challenge, Sue Illman..................................................................................................................68 Protecting Scotland’s Finest Landscapes, Stuart Brooks..................................................................................74 Rural Pressures on Landscape, Andrew Barbour..............................................................................................76 Urban Landscapes: Contemporary Dynamics and Place-making, Karen Anderson.......................................79 Landscape Response to Climate Change, Nick James..........................................................................................82 Session III: Implementing Change Landscape Quality Governance: A Dutch Perspective, Eric Luiten.................................................................83 Landscape, Tourism, Recreation and People, Fiona Logan..............................................................................83 Economics as a Driver of Landscape Change and Tourism in the Wider Economy, David Keddie...............84 The Importance of Design, Managing Relationships, Sandy Robinson............................................................86 Session IV: Championing Scotland’s Landscapes - Conclusions Designing with Nature: A National Perspective, Brian Evans..........................................................................89 Day 2 Workshop: Landscape Policy and Implementation Theme I: Conservation and Sustainability, Summary, Terry Levinthal, Moderator CS1 Landscape Planning - Designed Landscapes, Peter McGowan................................................................91 CS2 Landscape Planning - Landscape Character Assessment, Frances Thin.................................................92 CS3 Wind Turbines - Landscape and Seascape Impact, Martin Mathers...........................................................92 CS3 Scotland’s Beauty at Risk, John Mackay.................................................................................................95 CS4 Community Ownership and Asset Transfer, Linda Gillespie...............................................................98 Theme II: Landscape Policy, Summary, Peter Rawcliffe, Moderator LP1 Policy Development for Enhancing Scotland’s Landscapes, Diarmid Hearns........................................99 LP2 Spatial Frameworks - Making them Work, Marc van Grieken................................................................99 LP3 Landscape and Land Use Policy, John Thomson....................................................................................102 LP4 Landscape and Coastal Planning, Colin Wishart.......................................................................................105 Theme III: Landscape Design, Summary, Ian White, Moderator LD1 Conceptual Framework for Landscape in Masterplans, Brian Evans.......................................................112 LD2 Sustainable Place-making Programme, Eric Dawson............................................................................112 LD3 Procurement and Design, Ewan Anderson...........................................................................................113 LD4 Landscape Design and Construction, Pol MacDonald...........................................................................113 Theme IV: Landscape and Education, Summary, Robin Harper, Moderator LE1 The Needs of the Profession, James Welch..............................................................................................114 LE2 Educational Trends - European Perspective, Lisa Mackenzie.................................................................117 LE3 Recent Trends in the Assessment of Landscape Character, Rebecca Simpson.........................................117 LE4 Creativity, Community and Landscapes - The Geddesian Perspective, Kenny Munro.............................118 Plenary Session: Managing Change - The Next 50 Years? Chaired by Lesley Riddoch ...................................119 Speaker Profiles............................................................................................................................................121 Conference Organising Committee.............................................................................................................130 Delegate List..................................................................................................................................................132 Image Gallery...............................................................................................................................................138 Conference Proceedings: Managing Change in Scotland’s Landscape, Perth, 27 & 28 November 2012 List of Abbreviations A&DS Architecture and Design Scotland APRS Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland BIM Building Information Modelling CSGN Central Scotland Green Network CAP Common Agricultural Policy CCS Countryside Commission for Scotland CSGN Central Scotland Green Network ECA Edinburgh College of Art EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ELC European Landscape Convention ERC Expert Resource Centre FiT Feed in Tariff (FiT) FWAG Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group FWSs Forestry and Woodland Strategies GIS Geographic Information Systems HLA Historic Land Use Assessment IFSs Indicative Forestry Strategies JMT John Muir Trust LCA Landscape Character Assessment LDP Local Development Plan LI Landscape Institute LIS Landscape Institute Scotland LUC Land Use Consultants NCC Nature Conservancy Council NGO Non-governmental organization NPF National Planning Framework NSAs National Scenic Areas NTS National Trust For Scotland PLI Public Local Inquiry PQQ Pre-Qualification Questionnaire SAC Special Area of Conservation SDA Settlement Development Areas SEA Strategic Environmental Assessment SLC Scotland’s Landscape Charter SNH Scottish Natural Heritage SMEs Small Medium-sized Enterprises SPA Special Protection Area SPG Spatial Planning Guidance SPP Scottish Planning Policy SPR Scottish Power Renewables SRDP Scottish Rural Development Plan SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest ZTV Zone of Theoretical Visibility Conference Proceedings: Managing Change in Scotland’s Landscape, Perth, 27 & 28 November 2012 Acknowledgements It may be of no surprise to the Reader to learn that the arranging, financing