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Alister Scott

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Overview
  • Professor of Spatial Planning and Governance
  • The Birmingham School of the Built Environment
  • Faculty of Technology, Engineering & the Environment
  • Email: alister.scott@bcu.ac.uk
  • Phone: 0121 331 5631

Areas of expertise

  • Conservation and Regeneration
  • Planning Proposals
  • Planning Practice
  • Environment
  • Sustainable Development
  • People, Place and Space
  • Green and Open Space
  • Community
  • Localism

Current Activities

Alister teaches on the following courses:

Alister is a social scientist, geographer and chartered planner with research interests centred around the changing nature of governance and partnerships. His research particularly focuses on the ways sustainable development has been conceptualised and operationalised. Alister's research work explores themes including specialist sustainable rural land use, spatial planning, public engagement and landscape problems. He is currently leading a research-council funded project 'Managing change at the rural-urban fringe' as part of the RELU initiative (Rural Economy and Land Use).

Alister’s previous roles have included Acting Science Leader Socio-Economic Research Programme (SERP) for the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Area Board Member for Scottish Natural Heritage, Director of Research for the Centre of Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Aberdeen and Director of Environmental Planning at the University of Waikato. He has evaluated policy processes and networks with a particular interest in governance and stakeholder involvement. His work stresses the importance of the policy networks and social learning aspects of rural diversification, rural development and landscape designation and Alister has also been at the forefront of landscape research including the implementation of the European Landscape Convention.

Alister has undertaken cross territory comparisons and has also developed novel research approaches to capture the views of different public(s) through the lens of experience to be used to support interaction between stakeholders. For more information on Alister’s work and current projects, please contact him via the telephone number and email address provided above.


Qualifications

BA Geography
PhD Geography: Issues in Common Land Management

Biography

Alister is a social scientist and human geographer with specialist interests in sustainable rural land use, spatial planning, public engagement and landscape problems. He is a dedicated team player who possesses skills in leadership, self-management, organisation and innovation; and a creative thinker and doer who thrives on challenge.

2010 - present
Birmingham City University: Reader in Spatial Planning MASP

2009 - 2010
Birmingham City University: Senior Lecturer Spatial Planning MASP

2008 - 2009
University of Waikato: Director of Environmental Planning

2006 - 2008
University of Aberdeen; Director of Research: Centre of Planning and Environmental Management

2005 - 2008
Scottish Natural Heritage: Area Board Member/Local Advisor (2 days per month)

2004 - 2006
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute: Acting Science Leader Socio-Economic Research Programme (SERP)

1996 - 2004
Institute of Rural Studies/Sciences, University of Wales Aberystwyth: Head of Countryside Management

1988 - 1996
Welsh Agricultural College, Aberystwyth: Head of Countryside Management

1986 - 1988
Dartmoor National Park: Assistant Conservation Officer

Publications

Peer review outputs 

Scott AJ (2011) Focussing in on focus groups: their efficacy and relevance as participative tools for land use policy , Land Use Policy 28 (2011) 684–694

Scott AJ, Carter C, White V., and Brown  K (2009) Seeing is not everything: exploring the landscape experiences of different publics  Landscape Research  34 (4) 397-424

Scott AJ, Shorten J, Owen, R. and Owen IG (2009) What kind of countryside do we want: perspectives from Wales UK Geojournal DOI 10.1007/s10708-009-9256-y online

Blackstock K.L.; White V; McCrum G; Scott A and Hunter C (2008) Measuring Responsibility: An Appraisal of a Scottish National Park’s Sustainable Tourism Indicators, Journal of Sustainable Tourism 16, 276-297.

Scott AJ and Shannon P (2007a) Planning for rural development in Scotland: A new role for Local Landscape Designations? Planning Theory and Practice 8 (4) 509-528

Scott, A.J. and Shannon P. (2007b) Local Landscape Designations in Scotland: Opportunity or Barrier to Effective Landscape Management? Landscape and  Urban Planning. 81, 257-269

Scott A.J. (2006) Assessing public perception of landscape: past, present and future perspectives, CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 1, No. 041 doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20061041

Scott AJ and Moore-Colyer R (2005) From Elitism to Inclusivity: temporal change in public participation and perception in landscape, Landscape Research, 30 (4) 501-523

Scott A.J. Midmore P and Christie M (2004) Foot and Mouth: implications for rural restructuring in Wales. Journal of Rural Studies 20 1-14

Scott AJ and Bullen A (2004) Special Landscape Areas: Conservation or Cosmetics Town Planning Review  75 (2) 205-230 

Scott A.J., Christie M and Tench H (2003) Visitor Payback: Panacea or Pandora’s Box for conservation in the UK Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 46 (4) 583-604

Scott A.J. (2003) Public perception of landscape in Wales; implications for the town and country planning system, Journal of Environment Policy and Planning, 5 (2) 123-144

Scott A.J (2002) Assessing public perception of landscape: the LANDMAP experience, Landscape Research, 27 (3) 271-295

Scott A.J. (2001) Special Landscape Areas: Their operation and effectiveness in Ceredigion, Wales, Town Planning Review 72 (4) 469-480

Scott A.J. (2001) Contesting Sustainable Development: A case study of Brithdir Mawr, Environment Policy and Planning, 3 273-287   

Scott A.J.(2000) Planning for recreation in the South Wales countryside: from presumption to empiricism, Planning Practice and Research 15 (3) 175-192

Scott, A.J. (1999) Whose Futures? A Comparative study of Local Agenda 21 in Mid-Wales. Planning Practice and Research, 14 (4) 401-421

Scott, A.J. (1998) The role of forums in sustainable rural development: case studies from rural Wales Journal of Environmental Management 54 291-303

Scott, A.J. (1998) Strategic Planning for Countryside Recreation:- The South Wales Recreation Resources Initiative, Regional Studies  32 (9) 891-899

Scott, A.J. (1997) The role of forums in sustainable development: A Case Study of Cardigan Bay Forum in Journal of Sustainable Development 5 (3) 131-138

Forthcoming in press/accepted for publication 

Scott AJ (2011) Beyond the conventional: meeting the challenges of landscape governance within the European Landscape Convention; Journal of Environmental Management

Prager, K. Reed M and Scott AJ (2011) Encouraging collaboration for the provision of ecosystem services across multiple scales – rethinking agri-environmental payments, Land Use Policy

Glass, J.H., Scott, A.J. and Price, M.F. Integrating sustainability and upland estate management: a novel participatory approach in SNH (2010) in press The Changing Nature of Scotland, SNH: Inverness

Other publications

Scott AJ and Carter 2011 The Rural Urban Fringe Forgotten Opportunity Space?  Town and Country Planning May/June 2011 231-234

Scott AJ (2011) Capturing Institutional memory: the case of the rural urban Fringe  workshop  Tripwire  p11 March/April  2011

Scott AJ (2010) Planning encounters a black hole, Planning p6 1 October 2010

Scott AJ (2010)  Spatial planning encounters a black hole, Town and Country Planning, 326-327 July/August

Scott AJ (2008) The Countryside we Want Town and Country Planning Vol. 77, No. 7/8 (July/August), pp339-342

Scott AJ , Gilbert A., and Gelan A. (2008) The Urban Rural Divide: Myth or Reality, SERG Policy Brief (2) Aberdeen: Macaulay Institute

Scott (2007) Assessing public perception of landscape: The LANDMAP experience,  in Graham Fairclough, Rodney Harrison, John Schofield, Jnr., John H. Jameson (eds) 2007 Heritage Reader, p346-362 London: Routledge
 
Scott (2007) SNH Consultation toolkit for SNH staff, SNH: Edinburgh

Christie M, Keirle I and Scott A ( 2001). The economic impact of Welsh National Nature Reserves. In Byron and Sinclair (Eds) Community Development on the North Atlantic Margin. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Co.

Scott, A.J. and Jones, E.M. (1998) Focus groups. Technical briefing sheet to Jigso, WCVA, Aberystwyth. 

Scott, A.J. (1996) Strategic Planning for Leisure in South Wales in Midmore P and Hughes (Eds) Rural Wales pp 125-143. University of Wales Press, Aberystwyth

Current research projects

Scott AJ and Crawford K (2011) Building a Bigger Society HEIF 30K

Price MJ; Scott AJ Mcmorran R (2010-2012 ) 80k Community Ownership in Rural Estates, Privately funded research UHI . This forms part of a wider set of 3 PhDs and post doctoral research project.

Scott AJ (2010) Scott Wilson, Reed., M Thompson, K. And Scott AJ (2010) Payments for ecosystems DEFRA (sub consultant 30K)

Scott AJ (2010) Technical Review Proposal: Policy measures for sustainable management of UK peatlands,  IUCN (20K) subconsultant

Scott AJ (2010-2011) Managing Environmental Change at the Fringe Phase IV RELU ESRC 145k

Larkham P;  Scott AJ; Curzon R; Lamb J and Hardman, M. (2010)   Improving community involvement: Etching Hill and The Heath Cannock Case District Council  

New project

'Lairds, Land and Sustainability: Scottish perspectives on upland management': edited book to be published by Edinburgh University Press in 2012 (lead editor, with support from Martin Price, Charles Warren, Alister Scott, Rob Mc Morran, Annie McKee and Pippa Wagstaff).

Grants/papers under review

Smart Path: an augmented reality smart phone App as part of a National Park visitor investment scheme CI led by Mark Reed University of Aberdeen

Environ UK and Scott AJ (2011) Support to Local authorities: Guidance and Capacity Building on Low Carbon Planning  SSWM 65K

Residual Landscapes as opportunity spaces for environmental change. (2011) PI  ESRC 200k (originally submitted as 99K but scheme was abolished)

Glass, J, Scott AJ and Price M (2011) The proof is in the process: a methodological framework to engage expert knowledge in local sustainability indicator selection and development Land Use Policy  revised paper from that originally submitted

PhD student completions  

Jayne Glass (2011) Joint supervisor Sustainable Estates Year 3 with University of Highlands and Islands (approved)  The Power of the Research Process: Co-producing knowledge for sustainable upland estate management in Scotland (approved subject to NO revisions)

Current PhD supervisions

Jennifer Smith BCU scholarship (Year 1) The  governance of adventure sports in protected areas Year 1

Lorna Eden BCU Scholarship (Year 1) Community governance of local landscape designations in England.

Ken Crawford BCU (Year 1) 2050 Home

Ester Renwick Joint supervisor  (Year 3) Landscape perception of World Heritage Sites with  University of Highlands and Islands

Research contracts (principal investigator/leader*)

2011 *Scott AJ and Crawford K (2011) Building a Bigger Society HEIF

2011 Payments for Ecosystem Services Defra (30K with Scott Wilson and Uplands Management team

*2010 Managing Change at the Rural Urban Fringe (RUF) RELU ERSC (145K)

*2010 Improving community involvement and regeneration : Etching Hill and The Heath, Cannock Chase District Council (30K)

2010 Technical Review Proposal: Policy measures for sustainable management of UK peatlands, IUCN (20K)

*2009 The Role of partnerships in rural estate management: The case of community land trusts, a study in conjunction with UHI (10K)

*2009 Defining rural typologies for Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Council (£10K)

*2008/9 What kind of rural do planners want? A comparative study between Scotland and New Zealand. Scholarship with Tracey Bell University of Waikato 20,00NZD

2007/8 Implementing the European Landscape Convention in Scotland (Scottish government contract in conjunction with International Centre of Protected Landscapes (25k)

*2006-2008 River Basin Management and Spatial Planning (Aberdeen Centre of Environmental  Sustainability) (66K)

*2006/7 Cumulative Impact of Wind turbines in Aberdeenshire Scottish Natural Heritage/Aberdeenshire Council (30K)

*2005/6) Evaluating experiences of landscape (councillors, planners, visitors and mountain bikers) RO203911 (SEERAD) (50k)

*2004-2006 Economic aspects of rural development RO203909 SEERAD (£500k)

*2004 Role of Local Landscape Designations in the Town and Country Planning system in Scotland. (Macaulay Development Trust £25k)

2004 Essential Dwellings in the countryside (Welsh assembly Govt contract) in conjunction with Land Use Consultants (£36k)

*2004 Sustainable Landscape: criteria and indicators for measuring and characterizing the landscape of Wales (CCW £15k)

*2004 Regulatory Impact Assessment: Common Land Legislation (DEFRA contract) in conjunction with Gloucester University (CCRU) and Asken Ltd. (£58k)

2004 Research on Issues for the Implementation of Land Management Contracts in Scotland (Scottish Natural Heritage ) (£25K)

*2003 LANDMAP :Public Perception of Neath-Port Talbot (£5k)

*2003 LANDMAP : Public perception of Pembrokeshire (£10k)

*2003 What kind of countryside do we want (Welsh Assembly Govt contract) in conjunction with Land Use Consultants (£66k).

*2002 LANDMAP :Public Perception of Wrexham £5K 

*2002 Special Landscape Areas UWA (£2.5k)

*2001 Impact of foot and mouth on rural restructuring (CCW contract) (£21k)

*2001 LANDMAP : Public perception of Merthyr Tydfil (£5k) 

*2001 Visitor Payback (CCW Contract  (£12k)

2000 New Wildwoods in conjunction with Oxford Forestry Institute (£22k)

2000 Farm Diversification and the Planning System in conjunction with Land Use Consultants and University of West of England (£55k)

*1999 LANDMAP: Evaluating public perception in Denbighshire (£6k)

*1999 LANDMAP: Mapping public perception: methodological  considerations (£6k)

*1998 LANDMAP: Evaluating public perception in the Vale of Glamorgan (£6k)

*1998 LANDMAP: Evaluating public perception in Gwynedd (£6k)

*1998  LANDMAP: Evaluating public perception in Cardiff (£8k)

*1997 Recreation Database project South Wales Countryside Council for Wales (£7k)

*1997 A modern apprenticeship scheme for tourism NVQ. Wales Tourist Board (£10k)

*1997 Recreation Resources Initiative; Countryside Council for Wales (£6.5k)

*1997 LANDMAP: Evaluating public participation in landscape assessment (£6.5k)

*1997 An evaluation of interpretation in National Nature Reserves in Wales  Countryside Council for Wales (£16k)

*1989-1994 Recreation Planning in South Wales; Countryside Council for Wales, County Councils, CADW,NRA,WTB,FE (£40k)

Esteem factors 

Scott AJ (2011) What a waste of space: Can spatial planning add value to managing the environmental change agenda? Talk given to ACES, University of Aberdeen 31 January 2011

Scott AJ (2010) Localism and Landscape: The times they are a changing;  keynote address given to Landscape Character Network LCN  Seminar Birmingham 30 September 2010

Scott AJ and Reed M (2010) Managing the Economics of Global Environmental Change at the Rural Urban Fringe: A New Interdisciplinary Framework , Keynote presentation  to the Annual Green economics Institute, Oxford. 28-31 July 2010    

Scott AJ (2008) Illuminating rural(s) theory in NZ: conceptual leaps and turns in post-productivist and spatial planning perspectives, BRCSS sponsored seminar to all New Zealand Universities 8 December 2008 University of Waikato

Scott AJ (2007) What kind of countryside do we want, Keynote paper to Institute of Welsh Affairs, Plas Tan Y Bwlch 11/12 June 2007

Scott (2007) Assessing public perception of landscape: The LANDMAP experience,  in Graham Fairclough, Rodney Harrison, John Schofield, Jnr., John H. Jameson (eds) 2007 Heritage Reader, p346-362 London: Routledge

Scott AJ (2006) Capturing Public Perceptions: Implications for Policy, Keynote paper given at Europarc European Landscape Convention Seminar Peak District Park 7-8 December 2006  

Scott (2006) What Kind of Countryside do we want: critical reflections from Wales UK,  keynote presentation at the 8th European Conference on Higher Agriculture Education, Prague 13-16 September 2006

Scott A.J. (2006) Assessing public perception of landscape: past, present and future perspectives, Invited CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 1, No. 041 doi: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20061041

Scott, (2005) (Book review) Gibbs A (2004) A Manufactured Plague: A History of Foot and Mouth in Britain : Journal of Rural Studies  21 (3) 373

Scott AJ (2004) Sustaining the countryside: community visions and planning nightmares. Invited paper given to Sustainable Research Conference Inverness 3-5 November 2004

Scott AJ (2003) Tapping into Public Perception: Invited Paper given to European Landscape Conference: Cardiff  December 2003

Referee (2000-2009)  for Geoforum; Journal of Rural Studies;  Landscape Research, Journal of Environmental Management, Landscape and Urban Planning; Journal of Planning and Environmental Management; Land Use Policy, Planning Theory and Practice.  Referee for ESRC,  RELU, TRIM research bids

Published reports

Reed, M., Buckmaster, S., Moxey, A., Keenleyside, C., Fazey, I., Scott, AJ, Thomson, K., Thorp, S. Anderson, R. Bateman I., Bryce R., Christie, M., Glass, J., Hubacek, K., Quinn, C., Maffey, G., Midgely, A., Robinson, G., Stringer, L. Lowe, P., & Slee B. (2010) Policy Options for Sustainable Management of UK Peatlands, Review 8 report to IUCN Peatlands Commission, IUCN.

Roberts, G, Scott AJ, Hughes E., and Howard P (2009) Identifying Good Practice from Countries implementing the European Landscape Convention. Report to the Scottish Government ICP/001/07, Edinburgh: Scottish Government

Scott AJ and Shannon P (2008) Cumulative impact of Small scale wind farm turbines, report to SNH and Aberdeenshire Councils. Aberdeen: Macaulay Institute
 
Scott AJ and Shannon P (2006) Rural Diversification in Aberdeenshire, Report to SEERAD 203909
 
Blackstock, K. L.; McCrum, G.; Scott, A.; White, V (2006)  A Framework for Developing Indicators of Sustainable Tourism,  Aberdeen: Macaulay Institute

Scott A.J , Wright, I. and Birnie R. (2005) Taking Regional and Local Environmental Factors into Account in a System of Land Management Contracts for Scotland, report to Scottish Natural Heritage,  Edinburgh:SNH

Scott A.J and Shannon P (2005) A Critical Review of Local Landscape Designations in Scotland, Aberdeen: Macaulay Institute

Scott A.J and Falzon C., (2004) Sustainable Landscape: Criteria and Indicators for Measuring and Characterizing the Landscape of Wales, Bangor: CCW

Scott A.J. (2004) LANDMAP Public perception of Pembrokeshire, Report and data to Pembrokeshire County Council and PCNPA, Haverfordwest. 

Scott A.J. (2004) LANDMAP Public perception of Neath Port Talbot, Report and data to Neath Port Talbot Council, 

Scott A.J. and Shorten J. (2004) What Kind of Countryside do we Want, Report to the Welsh Assembly Government, Cardiff

Scott A.J, Taylor K, Short C and Christie M (2004) Regulatory Impact Assessment for Common Land Proposals London: Defra.

Scott A.J. and Christie (2002) Charging for conservation: Visitor Payback, Report submitted to the Countryside Council for Wales, Countryside Council for Wales: Bangor

Scott A.J. Worrell R, Pryor N, Peterken GF, Taylor K, Knightbridge R and Brown N (2002) New Wildwoods in Britain. The potential for developing new landscape-scale native woodlands, Report published by Land Use Policy group

Scott A.J. Worrell R, Pryor N, Peterken GF, Taylor K, Knightbridge R and Brown N (2002) New Wildwoods: Developing the role of large scale new native woodlands in the uplands, Research Note published by Land Use Policy group

Scott A.J. (2002) LANDMAP Public Perception of Wrexham, Report to Wrexham Borough Council, Wrexham

Scott, A.J and Bullen JM (2001) LANDMAP: Public perception of Merthyr Tydfil, Report to Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council

Scott A.J., Midmore P. and Land Use Consultants, University of West of England, (2001) Farm Diversification and the Planning System, National Assembly for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J., Christie, M., Midmore P  and Youell, R. (2001) The impact of Foot and Mouth disease in Wales, Report to Countryside Council for Wales, Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor 

Scott, A.J. (1999) Methodology for evaluating public perception of landscape, Technical report to the Countryside Council for Wales May 1999. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor

Scott, A.J. (1999) LANDMAP Public perception of the Denbighshire landscape, Technical report to the Countryside Council for Wales August  1999. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor
 
Bullen J.M., Jones, E.M. and Scott, A.J. (1998) LANDMAP Pilot: Public Perception of Landscape, Report to Countryside Council for Wales. Bangor

Bullen J.M., Jones, E.M. and Scott, A.J. (1998) LANDMAP: Public Perception of the Vale of Glamorgan, Landscape report to Vale of Glamorgan Council. Vale of Glamorgan Council: Barry.

Bullen J.M., Jones, E.M. and Scott, A.J. (1998) LANDMAP: Public Perception of the Cardiff, Landscape report to Atlantic Consultants and Cardiff County Council. Cardiff County Council: Cardiff

Bullen J.M., Jones, E.M. and Scott, A.J. (1998) LANDMAP: Public Perception of the Gwynedd, Landscape report to Gwynedd County Council. Gwynedd County Council: Caernarfon

Scott, A.J., Christie, M. and Keirle, I. (1998) Recreational Use of visitors to Welsh National Nature Reserves, Report to Countryside Council for Wales. Bangor

Keirle, I., Christie M. and Scott, A.J. (1998) An Evaluation of Interpretation of Welsh National Nature Reserves, Report to Countryside Council for Wales. Bangor

Christie, M., Keirle, I. and  Scott, A.J. (1998) The Economic Impact of Welsh National Nature Reserves, Report to Countryside Council for Wales. Bangor

Sandells, S, Scott, A.J. , Youell, R. (1998) A Modern Apprenticeship Scheme for Tourism, Report prepared for Wales Tourist Board. WTB:Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1998) South Wales Recreation Resources Initiative: Household Survey report 1994/5, Report to Countryside Council for Wales. Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1995) Evaluation of Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Winter Fair : Report prepared for Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. RWAS: Builth Wells 

Scott, A.J. (1995) A Strategic Recreation Plan for South Wales. Technical report to South Wales CCW, Gwent, Mid- South- and West Glamorgan County Councils,

Cadw, Welsh Water, Wales Tourist Board, National Rivers Authority, Brecon Beacons National Park and Forest Enterprise. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor.

Scott, A.J. (1994) Strategic Plan for Recreation in South Wales Progress report, report produced for the South Wales Recreation Forum (February). Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1994) Llanbadarn Fawr Community Appraisal, Report prepared for Llanbadarn Fawr Community Council. Llanbadarn Fawr

Scott, A.J. (1993) Recreational Site Survey South Wales: 1992, Technical report commissioned by CCW, Gwent, Mid- South- and West Glamorgan County Councils. Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1993) Three Years of Recreation Site Surveys, Technical report to South Wales recreation forum, Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1993) Melindwr Community Appraisal,  Report prepared for Melindwr Community Council. Capel Bangor
 
Scott, A.J. (1992) Recreational Site Survey South Wales: 1991, Technical report commissioned by CCW, Gwent, Mid- South- and West Glamorgan County Councils. Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Scott, A.J. (1991) Recreational Site Survey South Wales 1990 , Technical report commissioned by Countryside Commission, Gwent, Mid- South- and West Glamorgan County Councils, Countryside Council for Wales: Cardiff

Key research conferences

Scott AJ (2011) Building a Bigger Society, Workshop Conference BCU 20th May HIEF
 
Scott AJ (2011) Whose fringe is it anyway: prospects and opportunities for integrated management of the rural-urban fringe (RUF).Paper given to AAG Seattle. April.

Scott AJ and Carter C (2011) Should spatial planning jump into bed with
ecosystem services: new theoretical developments from an exciting liaison paper given at Planning Theory conference UWE Bristol May 2011.

Scott AJ and Hardman (2011) Delivering the Big Society: Is spatial planning theory limiting the way we see the world? paper given at Planning Theory conference UWE Bristol May 2011.

Scott AJ (2011) What a waste of space: Can spatial planning add value to managing the environmental change agenda? Invited paper given to Aberdeen Centre of Environmental sustainability. 31 January 2011 University of Aberdeen

Reed, M., Buckmaster, S., Moxey, A., Keenleyside, C., Fazey, I., Scott, AJ, Thomson, K., Thorp, S. Anderson, R. Bateman I., Bryce R., Christie, M., Glass, J., Hubacek, K., Quinn, C., Maffey, G., Midgely, A., Robinson, G., Stringer, L. Lowe, P., & Slee B. (2010) Policy Options for Sustainable Management of UK Peatlands, paper given to to IUCN Peatlands Commission conference  University of Durham 27-28 September 2010

Scott AJ (2010) Landscape and Localism: The Times they are a Changing; keynote lecture given to Countryside Character Network Conference 30 September 2010
 
Scott AJ and Carter C (2010) Experiencing the Natural Environment: Exploring the Landscape experiences of Mountain Bikers and Walkers, paper given at the Royal Geographical Society 1-3 September 2010 (session sponsored by the Socio-cultural research group).

Scott AJ and Reed M (2010) Managing the Economics of Global Environmental Change at the Rural Urban Fringe: A New Interdisciplinary Framework , Paper submitted to the Annual Green economics Institute, Oxford. 28-31 July 2010    

Glass, J.H., Scott, A.J. and Price, M.F. (2010). Beyond the usual suspects? The role of expert knowledge in sustainability indicator development for Scotland's upland estates. Knowledge systems and mountain sustainability concerns session. Global Change and the World's Mountains Conference, Perth, 26-30 September 2010

Glass, J.H., Scott, A.J. and Price, M.F. (2010). Who is an expert? Engaging scientific and local knowledge in deliberative sustainability research. Emerging Themes in Geographical Research session: Knowledge, Theory and Learning. RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, London, 1-3 September 2010.

Glass, J.H., Scott, A.J. and Price, M.F. (2010). Twenty heads are better than one: a toolkit for monitoring sustainability on Scotland's upland estates. New and Emerging Rural Researchers Session. RGS-IBG International Annual Conference, London, 1-3 September 2010.

Glass JH, Scott AJ and Price MF (2009) 'Sustainable' upland estate management in Scotland: indicating the way ahead. Paper presented to the New and Emerging Rural Researchers session. Royal Geographical Society-IBG Annual International Conference, 26-28 August, Manchester

Glass, JH, Scott, AJ and Price, MF, (2009). 'Sustainable' upland estates in Scotland: Using Delphi to operationalise sustainability within a collaborative learning environment. Paper presented to the 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Vienna, 5-8 July 2009.

Scott AJ (2008) Illuminating rural(s) theory in NZ: conceptual leaps and turns in post-productivist and spatial planning perspectives,  BRCSS sponsored seminar to all New Zealand Universities 8 December 2008 University of Waikato.

Smith, H.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Scott, A.J.; Wall, G., (2008) Planning for sustainable futures: River basin management meets Scottish land use planning  RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), London, 26-29 August 2008.

Smith, H.M.; Blackstock, K.L.; Scott, A.J., (2008) Planning for sustainable futures: linking river basin management and land use planning in Scotland.,) International Water Association, 11th International Specialised Conference on Watershed and River Basin Management, Budapest, 4-5 September 2008.

Scott AJ (2008) Multifunctional Space and Rural Diversification: Contestation and Synergies in Land Use Planning and Policy, SENSOR Impact Assessment of Land use changes Berlin 6-9 April

Scott AJ (2006) Planning for Amenity and Conservation in the UK: Can Local Landscape Designations Deliver?., Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual conference,  Chicago 3-8 March

Scott (2006) What Kind of Countryside do we want: critical reflections from Wales UK, keynote presentation at the 8th European Conference on Higher Agriculture Education, Prague 13-16 September

Scott AJ (2006) Capturing Public Perceptions: Implications for Policy, Keynote paper given at Europarc European Landscape Convention Seminar Peak District Park 7-8 December 2006  

Blackstock, K.; Hunter, C.; McCrum, G.; Scott, A.; White, V., (2006) Measuring responsibility: An appraisal of a Scottish National Par'ks sustainable tourism indicators., American Association of Geographers Annual Conference, Chicago, 7-11 March 2006; given 10 March 2006.

Scott AJ (2005) Contesting the countryside: deconstructing community visions across the urban-rural divide, Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual conference, Denver 5-9 April

Scott AJ (2004) Sustaining the countryside: community visions and planning nightmares. Invited paper given to Sustainable Research Conference Inverness 3-5 November 2004.

Scott AJ and Whitehead M (2003) Dis)Integrating urban and rural policy – the case of sustainable development in post-Devolution Wales: Paper given to the Royal Geographical Society London September 2003

Scott AJ (2003) Tapping into Public Perception: Invited Paper given to European Landscape Conference: Cardiff  December 2003

Scott AJ (2003) Special Landscape Areas: Panacea of Pandoras Box for landscape conservation in Wales. Paper given to CCW Bangor March 2003. 

Scott AJ (2003) Diversification in rural Wales: Exclusion and marginalisation within the town and country planning system, paper given to the AAG conference in New Orleans USA, March 2003.  

Scott AJ (2003) Can community involvement help to address world problem, Paper given to LA 21 Aberystwyth March 2003 

Scott A.J. (2002) Christie M and Midmore P The impact of foot and mouth: implications for rural restructuring in Wales, Paper given to the Agricultural Economics Society April 2002 UWA.

Scott AJ (2002) Special Landscape Areas ; Landscape protection or Cosmetics  paper to be presented at the Global Challenges of Parks and Protected Area Management Symposium La Maddalena National Park , Sardinia Italy. October 2002

Scott, A.J. (2001) Contesting sustainable development: A case study of Brithdir Mawr. Paper given to  Association of American Geographers Conference, New York City February 2001

Scott, A.J (2001) Pryor S.N., Worrell R.W, Peterken GF, Knightbridge RJ and Taylor K New Wildwoods in upland Britain - opportunities and  obstacles, Paper given to the Wilderness Britain Conference, University of Leeds. March 2001

Scott, A.J. (2000) Special Landscape Areas: Their operation and effectiveness in Ceredigion, Paper given to Roots 2000, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Wye Agricultural College, April.

Scott, A.J. (2000) Assessing public perception of landscape: The Welsh experience. Paper given at Multifunctional Landscapes: Interdisciplinary approaches to landscape research and management, Centre for Landscape Research, Roskilde Denmark October 2000

Scott, A.J. (1999) A methodology for assessing public perception of landscape. Paper given to Welsh Landscape Group, Newtown Borough Council. Newtown. Welsh Landscape group. 

Scott, A.J. (1999) Evaluating Public perception of landscape : Implications for Rural Planning. Paper given to Roots 99, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Harper Adams. April.

Scott, A.J. (1998)  A Survey of Visitors in National Nature Reserves in Wales. Paper given to Countryside Council for Wales Dyfed-Powys Region. Aberystwyth

Scott, A.J. (1998) Whose Futures: A comparative study of Local Agenda 21 initiatives in Mid Wales. Paper given to RESSG conference University of Wales Aberystwyth.

Scott, A.J. (1997) The role of forums in sustainable development: A Case Study of Cardigan Bay Forum; paper given at 1997 International Sustainable development Research Conference. Manchester April

Scott, A.J. (1997) Sustainable development: Case studies from Rural Wales; paper given to Rural Resources, Rural Development at Novia Scotia Agricultural College Truro 8-12 July

Scott, A.J. (1996) Cardigan Bay Forum ; A progress report and evaluation; paper given to Annual conference of Marine Conservation Society, Cardiff:  November

Scott, A.J. (1996) A Critical Appraisal of the West Coast Directory; paper given to Joint Nature Conservation Committee conference Preston

Scott, A.J. (1996) Strategic Planning for Leisure in South Wales in Sustainability conference University of Central Lancashire April

Scott, A.J. (1996) The Role of Coastal Forums in Coastal Zone management: Case Study of Cardigan Bay Forum ; paper given at Littoral 1996 University of Portsmouth September

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