Research on Rural Resource Management and the
Rural Economy: Addressing the Local
and Regional Dimension

Royal Society of Edinburgh, Wednesday 16th May 2007

 

10.00 - 10.30

Introduction to the RELU Programme
Philip Lowe, Director RELU

13.00 - 12.00

Integrated Land and Water Use
Chair: John Thomson, Scottish Natural Heritage

Local Management of Water Catchments: Drawing on International Experience
Lawrence Smith, Imperial College
Discussant: Brian D’Arcy, SEPA

Better Management of Flood Plains
Joe Morris, Cranfield University
Discussant: John Elliott, ADAS

Realising the Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits of Angling in River Catchments
Liz Oughton, Newcastle University
Discussant: Caspian Richards, SEPA

12.00 - 13.10

LUNCHTIME POSTER SESSION

13.10 - 14.40

Sustainable Farming for Environment and Human Health
Chair: Margaret Clark, Commission for Rural Communities

Impacts of Policy Reform on Sustainability of Hill Farming
Szvetlana Acs, University of Stirling
Discussant: Alastair Johnson, Commission for Rural
Communities

Improving the Success of Agri-Environment Schemes
James Bullock, CEH Dorset
Discussant: Vicki Swales, Institute for European Environment Policy

Reducing E. Coli Risk in Rural Communities

Ken Killham, University of Aberdeen
Discussant: Janet Gawn, Defra

14.40 - 15.00

TEA

15.00 - 6.25

Collaborative Management of Rural Resources
Chair: Margaret Clark, Commission for Rural Communities

Collaborative Deer Management
Justin Irvine, Macaulay Institute
Discussant: Philip Ratcliffe, Independent Consultant

Stakeholder Participation in the Strategic Management of Upland Landscapes
Klaus Hubacek, University of Leeds
Discussant: Denise Walton, Borders Foundation for Rural Sustainability

16.25 - 16.30

Summing Up
Oona Muirhead, Defra

16.30

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