One land, many functions: exploring 'integrated land use'

The photograph shows the landscape of Machrie Bay from the south. There is a clear blue sky, reflected in the sea to the left. The land to the east shows grazing land, forestry and mountains in the distance.

Image: Figure 1: Different land uses in one place on the Isle of Arran …

Using three different groups of symbols, the infographic shows where reference was found in selected documents to land use functions that are productive, regulatory or supporting services.

Image: Figure 2: Land's many functions …

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Scottish Government. (2023). National Planning Framework 4. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/strategy-plan/2023/02/national-planning-framework-4/documents/national-planning-framework-4-revised-draft/national-planning-framework-4-revised-draft/govscot%3Adocument/national-planning-framework-4.pdf [accessed June 2023]

Scottish Government. (2019, February 5). Scotland's Forestry Strategy 2019-2029. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-forestry-strategy-20192029/pages/1/ [accessed 8 December 2020]

Scottish Government . (2021, March 24). Bioenergy: update - March 2021. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/bioenergy-update-march-2021/#:~:text=Considers%20the%20potential%20role%20for,of%20bioenergy%20resources%20in%20Scotland. [accessed 8 August 2022]

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UK Climate Change Committee. (2020, December). The Sixth Carbon Budget: Agriculture and land use, land use change and forestry. Retrieved from https://www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sector-summary-Agriculture-land-use-land-use-change-forestry.pdf [accessed May 2021]

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Davies, G., Ingvorsen, L.L., Wilcocks, J., Wiltshire, J., Bates, J., Jenkins, B., … Croxton, S. (2020). Perennial energy crops and their potential in Scotland: evidence review. Retrieved from https://www.climatexchange.org.uk/research/projects/perennial-energy-crops-and-their-potential-in-scotland-evidence-review/#:~:text=Scotland%3A%20evidence%20review-,Perennial%20energy%20crops%20and%20their%20potential%20in%20Scotland%3A%20evidence%20review,of%20the%20energy%20supply%20system. [accessed 29 May 2021]

Scottish Government. (2024, March). A Draft Bioenergy Policy Statement. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/consultation-paper/2024/03/draft-bioenergy-policy-statement/documents/draft-bioenergy-policy-statement/draft-bioenergy-policy-statement/govscot%3Adocument/draft-bioenergy-policy-statement.pdf [accessed 24 May 2024]

Deer Working Group. (2020, February 5). The management of wild deer in Scotland: Deer Working Group report. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/management-wild-deer-scotland/ [accessed 15 August 2021]

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Scottish Government. (2021). Just Transition - A Fairer, Greener Scotland: Scottish Government response. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/transition-fairer-greener-scotland/ [accessed 9 September 2021]

Image: Figure 1: Different land uses in one place on the Isle of Arran …

Image: Figure 2: Land's many functions …

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