Scottish Landscape Forum

1st meeting of the Scottish Landscape Forum, 22 June 2006

Agenda for the first meeting, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.

1. Welcome and introductions
2. Scotland’s landscape – time for renewed effort?
   This paper sets out the thinking behind the establishment of the SLF.
3. Setting the scene – a preliminary overview of current activity for Scotland’s landscape
   This paper presents an initial overview of current landscape activity, as background to the Forum’s work.
4. Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development
5. A Scottish Landscape Forum - draft terms of reference
   This paper presents draft terms of reference to guide the Forum’s work.
6. Discussion paper - refreshing the landscape component of NPPG 14
   This paper provides an overview of the landscape content of current planning guidance.
7. The economic value of landscape – possible research projects
   This paper introduces a literature review (see Annex) of recent work on the economic valuation of landscape.
8. Programme of work and future meetings
   This paper sets out some ideas for possible future meeting agendas.

Minutes of the 1st meeting