1. Overview
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Session 4 is Susan, Chief Executive for Highlands and Islands Executive. Susan is in favour of the development going ahead as she feels it would create jobs in the local area. It would also increase the number of skiers using the slopes, bringing more money into the area. The Highlands and Islands Executive were heavily involved in the original mountain railway - it was partly funded by them - and Susan would be keen to see the extension going ahead. Session 5 introduces us to Bob, the representative from the Mountaineering Club of Scotland. Bob is wholly opposed to the project. He claims that the Cairngorms will be permanently damaged if this development goes ahead. According to him, the plateau is incredibly fragile and the ecology is unique. If large numbers of ill equipped and inexperienced people are wandering around the plateau, the dangers are obvious. He couldn't believe the original mountain railway went ahead, but he's absolutely determined this one won't! |
The
developer versus the environmentalist is an argument you will encounter
many times on this course.
© Kenneth Park
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