PLENARY PAPERS
Welcome and Introduction 4
Glenn Millar, British Waterways
Introduction to Economic Appraisals and Evaluation 5
George Barrett, Ecotec
Evaluating the Impacts of Projects 12
DrAndy Cope, Sustrans/Professor Les Lumsdon, Lancashire Business School/Dr Paul Downward, Loughborough University
Case Study: Rights of Way and Greenspace – How do we value them 17 Martin Shaw, Countryside Agency
Retaining the Impacts Locally 21
Justin Sacks, K2A
Issues in Economic Appraisals 24
Simon Shibli, Sheffield Hallam University
Case Study: Economic Impact Study on the Mountain Biking World Cup at Fort William 28
John Taylor, Stirling University
Monitoring Projects 45 Steve Green, Bowles Green Limited
Evaluation: the funder’s perspective 49
Gareth Maeer, Heritage Lottery Fund
Conclusion 55
Glenn Millar, British Waterways
SUPPORTING PAPERS
Annex A- Programme 57
Annex B – Speaker 59
Annex C – Delegate List 65
Annex D – Slide Handouts from all speakers 66