What is Scotland's Land for?
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Scotland's Making Scotland's Landscape is now in full swing. The tv series on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One is based on the premise that the wild and beautiful land so many people associate with Scotland, is in fact man made. Centuries of intervention have shaped our land; history has left its imprint, from the felling of trees to build war ships to the cultivation of heather moorland for grouse shooting. If we accept the premise that there is no truly wild land in Scotland, then it causes us to view the future differently and ask the simple question, 'What is Scotland's Land for?'
The pressures of renewable energy targets - recently increased to 80% of all electricity in Scotland coming from renewable sources by 2020 - will inevitably result in more large scale wind farms in the countryside. But those concerned with marketing our mountains, lochs and glens to tourists fear that these will blight the very landscape people come here to see. Meanwhile, with traditional industries such as hill farming and fishing in decline, how do we go about encouraging people to live in the remoter parts of Scotland?
All these questions and more will be the subject of a special Out of Doors audience debate taking place on Tuesday 16th November near Perth. Mark Stephen will be our chair. Our panel will include Dr Rob McMorran of the at Perth College UHI, David Cameron of the and Jim Mclaren of the . We're really keen for anyone who is interested in these issues to come along and be in the audience - armed with questions. For tickets please visit the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ shows and tours page.
The resulting programme will then be broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland on Saturday 27th November at 7 am and again on Sunday 28th November at 11 am.
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