Culzean country park - how an iconic Scottish landscape used designation to secure a sustainable future
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Woudstra, Jan
Back, Phil
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
When in 1969 Culzean, Ayrshire, was designated as Scotland’s first country park, it utilised legislative provisions intended to provide countryside recreation space for motorists. This paper offers a critical review of the designation process, revealing how this was used by the National Trust for Scotland as a mechanism to manage their prime property, and particularly to achieve a financially sustainable future. It shows how creative financing, bending rules, manipulating expectations, and flexibility were applied through partnerships with public authorities that were beneficial to all parties, while not quite adhering to the intent of the legislation. Culzean achieved acclaim, offered an exemplar to be followed by its counterparts, and informed perceptions and definitions of the British country park. A review of this experience is critical in that austerity is now threatening the existing funding model and new funding models are needed. An understanding of historic processes may help inform present solutions.
Date Issued
2020-08-25
Date Acceptance
2020-08-01
Citation
Landscape Research, 2020, 45 (8), pp.1032-1046
ISSN
0142-6397
Publisher
Routledge
Start Page
1032
End Page
1046
Journal / Book Title
Landscape Research
Volume
45
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
© 2020 Landscape Research Group Ltd. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Landscape Research on 25 Aug 2020, available online: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01426397.2020.1808960
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Social Sciences
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Environmental Studies
Geography
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Country parks
countryside recreation
Culzean
designated landscapes
visitor management
visitor attractions
heritage conservation
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-08-25