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State of the Park Report

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State of the Park Report 2005

This is a partner document to the National Park Plan, a comprehensive baseline of information about the Park, the changes and trends affecting it and the issues to be considered in achieving the four statutory National Park aims.

FOREWORD

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

SETTING THE SCENE
1. Journey through the National Park's Landscapes
2. Land Use and Land Ownership
3. Administrative Boundaries
4. Community Futures

THE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE
5. Climate
6. Geology, Minerals and Soils
7. Landscape
8. Historic Landscape
9. Biodiversity
10. Management for Nature Conservation
11. Freshwater Lochs and Rivers
12. Marine and Coastal Environment
13. Water Quality and Management
14. Fisheries Management
15. Mountains and Moorland
16. The Lowlands
17. Forests and Woodlands
18. Agriculture
19. Deer Management
20. Pollution and Environmental Quality
21. Mineral Extraction
22. Waste Management
23. Renewable Energy
24. Archaeology
25. Historic Built Environment
26. Gaelic and Scots Language
27. Cultural Traditions

COMMUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS
28. Population
29. Housing
30. Communities
31. Profile of Economy and Employment
32. Economic Development

NATIONAL PARK EXPERIENCE
33. Visitor Numbers and Characteristics
34. Visitor Resource
35. Land Based Recreation
36. Water Based Recreation
37. Education and Interpretation

TRANSPORT AND PLANNING
38. Transport and People Movement
39. Planning and Development
40. Design Quality in Buildings

SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE

GLOSSARY

MAP AND FIGURE REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mapping Data Sources