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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF ACRONYMS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
OBJECTIVES
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH
STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT
CHAPTER TWO: DETERMINANTS OF
LAND VALUES
ECONOMIC THEORIES OF LAND VALUE
HEDONIC PRICING STUDIES
THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES ON LAND VALUES
SUMMARY FINDINGS
CHAPTER THREE: THE SSSI AND ESA
SCHEMES IN SCOTLAND
SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST
THE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS (ESA) SCHEME
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE SSSI SCHEME
SUMMARY FINDINGS
CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS FROM THE
SURVEY OF SCOTTISH LAND AGENTS
FACTORS INFLUENCING LAND PURCHASE DECISIONS
DESIGNATION AND THE LAND MARKET
CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARDS DESIGNATION
THE ROLE OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION TRUSTS (CARTS) IN THE
LAND MARKET
CHAPTER FIVE: DESCRIPTION OF THE
SCOTTISH LAND MARKET
SIZE OF THE MARKET
LAND PRICES
CHAPTER SIX: A HEDONIC ANALYSIS OF
SCOTTISH LAND VALUES
DESCRIPTION OF THE MODEL RESULTS
SUMMARY FINDINGS
CHAPTER SEVEN: POSITIVE MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENTS: A PROGRAMMING ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTION OF THE MODELLING APPROACH
RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS
POSITIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS, RISK AVERSION AND LAND RENTS
SUMMARY FINDINGS
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1
APPENDIX 2
APPENDIX 3
Footnotes