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5) Wilderness Britain - conference
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000
Permaculture UK - The views expressed on this list are not
necessarily
those of the Permaculture Assoc. (Britain)
http://www.permaculture.org.uk
http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/staff/s.carver/wildbrit_web/conference.
htm
l Wilderness Britain? ...a three day conference on society, policy
and
the environment 26- 28th March 2001, University of Leeds Aims and
objectives: The aims and objectives of this conference echo those of
the seminar series. Namely, 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.
Jamie
Jamie Saunders
Sustainability Co-ordinator (Policy)
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
t:01274 754123
f:01274 754933
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