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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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