Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century

Research and Knowledge Exchange reflections

Dr Jayne Glass

• Overview of the research• Development of a knowledge

exchange phase• Knowledge exchange in

practice• Implications of the work

Outline

Facts and figures• Four individual projects (3 PhDs and a

post-doc) – private, community and NGO estates• 600,000 acres of case studies• Landowner survey respondents: own

1.7 million acres of upland Scotland• Over 200 hours recorded

interviews/discussions

‘Knowledge Exchange’• Going beyond the individual projects• Feeding back to participants• Focussing on cross-cutting themes that

emerged from the whole project

Supported by:

KE in practice• Focus on the role of

partnerships and community engagement on private estates• Three stakeholder workshops• A practical ‘booklet’ for

stakeholders

Braemar workshop October 2011

Cairndow workshop November 2011

Draft booklet for the workshops

Incorporating feedback• Feedback at workshops• Online feedback• Other written comments• Discussions with

stakeholders

Project websites:www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/sustainable-estateswww.sustainable-estates.co.uk

Practical guidance for landowners

Final version of the booklet – copies available at the conference

Wide dissemination• Over 1500 copies distributed• Other presentations, including:• Scottish Government policy briefing• Rural Housing Service conference• Royal Geographical Society conference• Scottish Land and Estates Housing and

Communities Policy Group

Implications?• Media coverage• Direct communication• Scottish Land and Estates

Partnership Plan October 2012• Further research

For more information and publications:www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/sustainable-estates

andwww.sustainable-estates.co.uk

Thank you

jayne.glass.perth@uhi.ac.uk