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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] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%