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Local Access Forums - a guide to good practice

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Local Access Forums - a guide to good practice - front cover

Over the past decade, Scotland has developed an approach to outdoor access that is distinctive and different from the rest of Britain - one that depends on management rather than prescription.

The approach is underpinned by three key principles:

  • respect for the interests of others
  • care for the environment
  • responsibility for one’s own actions

The approach is characterised by two defining features:

  • maximising participation to optimise decisions
  • seeking consensus to change conflict into cooperation

The central mechanism for translating these ideals into practical action is the Local Access Forum - an advisory body with a balanced representation of land managers, participants in outdoor access, communities and public agencies.

Pages: 80
Published: 2006

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