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Sustainable development in the Highlands & Islands:

a new enlightenment

26 January 2007

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Sustainable development

• Climate change

• ‘One future – different paths’

• Sustainability

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A new enlightenment

• Quality of life

• The Enlightenment

• Taking a lead role

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Scientific advances

Wave and tidal power

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Scientific advances

Wind power

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Scientific advances

Biomass

energy

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Scientific advances

UHI R+D:

Scottish

Association

for Marine

Science

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Scientific advances

Centre for

Health

Science

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Strategic objectives

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Social change

Local food

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Social change

Sustainable tourism

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Green buildings

A’Chrannag Tower

Rothesay

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Social change

Rural health and transport

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Knowledge economy

Distance

Lab Forres

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Implications & aspirations

“We need a major shift to deliver new products and services with lower environmental impacts across their lifecycle, and new business models which meet this challenge while boosting competitiveness.”

Securing the Future, UK Government’s sustainable development strategy

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