The Potential for Socio-Economic Benefits from Natura 2000 Designations
The promotion of Natura 2000 sites may have an important future role in supporting the fragile economy of remote and rural Scotland, and the aim of this study was to identify the potential socio-economic benefits of Natura 2000 designations. The study reviewed existing literature and research, and described case studies in Scotland and the wider European Union. Published in: Countryside and Natural Heritage Research Programme Research Findings No 3 1999. The Potential for Socio-Economic Benefits from Natura 2000 Designations (1999). GF Broom, JR Crabtree, D Roberts and G Hill. Geoff Broom Associates and Macaulay Land Use Research Institute. ISBN 0-7480-8223-9. Publisher: The Scottish Office.

