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These are not guidebooks about which path to follow or what hills to climb, these are books that cover the management and development of outdoor access.
Publications are grouped by subject area and then by decade.
Each entry follows the same layout and is organised thus:
Author, (Year of publication), Title, Publisher, followed by a paragraph about the book. This may be the advertising paragraph from the book cover or a short review.
Where possible a weblink is included, but some of the publications are not available online so you will need to use your favourite bookseller to get a copy. Some are no longer in print so you may need to go to a real bricks and mortar library to find a copy.
Scottish Law Commission, (2003) Report on Law of the Foreshore and Seabed, Scot Law Com No 190, 200, The Stationary Office #
In late 1999 the Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice asked the Scottish Law Commission “To consider the existing law of the foreshore and seabed, and to advise on possible reforms with a view to improving clarity and consistency.” In April 2001 a discussion paper on the Law of the Foreshore and Seabed was published and widely distributed. After fully considering the responses received the final report was given to the Scottish Parliament in March 2003.
Scottish Natural Heritage (2003) A National Access Forum for Scotland A consultation paper. Scottish Natural Heritage. ISBN 1 85397 352 1 #
The Access Forum (established 1994) and Access Forum (Inland Water) (established 1996) were set up to promote debate between recreation and land managing interests and the main public bodies with, a role in open-air recreation. They played a major role in mediating the package of reforms to the law relating to public access to the outdoors reflected in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, but the Act did not include provisions for a national access forum.
The need for a national access forum was felt to be an important facet of the developing outdoor access picture and Scottish Natural Heritage undertook a consultation for a credible national Access Forum with good communications with, land managers, users and relevant public bodies. This consultation sought views on what sort of national Access Forum is needed in the future, including its role, structure, membership and ways of working.
Scottish Natural Heritage (2003) Scottish Outdoor Access Code A consultation on a draft Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Scottish Natural Heritage ISBN: 1 85397 351 3 #
Access rights come with important responsibilities, not just for those who wish to exercise them but also for land managers. The job of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code is to provide a detailed reference on access rights and responsibilities. The Code will be used as a starting point for short, summary codes for general public use and supported through an extensive promotion and education programme. This document was a consultation that sought people’s views and observations to ensure that the Code provides a clear, helpful and widely accepted basis for responsible access to Scotland’s outdoors.
Scottish Natural Heritage (2003) Analysis of representations made on the draft Scottish Outdoor Access Code Report on the outcome of the consultation on the draft Scottish Outdoor Access Code Report 2. Scottish Natural Heritage ISBN: None #
The Access Forum and Access Forum (Inland Water) were set up in 1994 to promote debate between recreation and land managing interests and the main public bodies with, role in open-air recreation.
Under Section 10 of the access legislation, Scottish Natural Heritage (SH) has a duty to draw up and issue a code, to be known as the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. To meet this requirement, SH undertook a consultation on a draft Scottish
Outdoor Access Code between 26th March 2003 and 30th June 2003. This included extensive distribution of a consultative draft of the Code which posed 28 questions to assist responses. The aim of this report is to present a summary of the main analysis of the wide-ranging comments received in the 1,362 representations made on the draft Code. It provides data on the responses to each question, some quotations to give the reader an impression of the range of views expressed and a concluding summary on our analysis of the points expressed.