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1. BACKGROUND
The project is an initial screening / scoping approach to identify and analyse the priority areas which will form part of an initial 'framework'. This framework will be published in early 2008 and subsequently the detailed content and future delivery mechanisms will be consulted on during a follow-on stage after the completion of this project.
The central element of this report is a scoping review to draw on the views of a wide group of stakeholder interests to discuss and help develop the framework for the next Scottish Government Rural, Environment and Marine research strategy. The project covers a range of policy areas including marine, urban and rural aspects of land use, environmental issues and other related areas. The approach considers initiatives and drivers within and relevant to Scotland.
The key aim is to consider the areas of research where science (in the broadest sense) can make a contribution to policy development relevant to Scotland. Science is taken to relate to social science, economics and natural/environmental sciences.
The project aims to identify and analyse the priority areas which will form part of an initial 'framework'. This framework will be published in Spring 2008 with the detailed content and future delivery mechanisms to be consulted on during a follow-on stage.
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