Dear Colleague,

I would like to draw your attention to the following conference and call
for papers/participation....


Wilderness Britain?...a three day conference on society, policy and the
environment

26 - 28th March 2001, University of Leeds

Sponsored by the ESRC and supported by the University of Leeds, RGS/IBG,
Environment Agency and Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

This conference aims to bring together a critical mass of academics,
professionals and users who share a common interest in wilderness, and the
wilder areas of Britain in particular.  The focus of the conference is on
the social and environmental perspectives of the wilderness ideal within
the British Isles, with emphasis on generating policy recommendations for
recreation and conservation.  The objectives of the conference are as
follows: 
  
   - Provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of ideas relating
to social, cultural and environmental perspectives on 'Wilderness Britain';

   - Pool a broad knowledge base pertaining to the role of the 'wild' in
recreation and conservation; 
   - Seek expert opinions and input from other countries with a long
history of wilderness preservation and management (e.g. USA) and from those
recently adopting wilderness as a designated land use (e.g. Italy and
Finland); 
   - Examine the social causes behind the recent upsurge in popularity of
outdoor recreation in Britain and identify the social and environmental
implications for wild land; 
   - Foster discourse and collaboration between the academic community and
professional bodies and user organisations on the subject of wild land
management; and 
   - To use the conference as a forum to formulate general policy
recommendations and specific recommendations regarding recreation and
landscape conservation. 

A number of key people have been invited to give keynote presentations at
the conference.  To date, those accepting the invitation include: 
   - Alan Watson, Leopold Institute, US Fish and Wildlife Service 
   - Larry Hamilton, Head of Mountains, IUCN 


****  Call for papers and participation  ****

If you would be interested in presenting a paper at the conference on any
aspect relating to wilderness, and wild areas of Britain in particular,
please download the call for papers from the conference web site (see
below).  After completing details on you and your proposed paper, please
return the form to the organising committee.  If you would like to attend
the conference, please download the call for participation and registration
form (see below).  After completing your details, please return to the
organising committee. 
  
If you would like further details please contact the organisers or visit
our web site at http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/conferences/

Regards,

Steve Carver 
and organisers (Steffen Fritz, Crewenna Dymond, Naomi van der Velden)
School of Geography
University of Leeds
Leeds
LS2 9JT
UK
Tel: +44 (0)113 2333318
Fax: +44 (0)113 2333308
Email: [log in to unmask]



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