The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council

Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report
Issue: Monitoring and regulation frameworks
Objective 1.10
The establishment of
a joint monitoring and
evaluation framework for
the Management Plan,
to include monitoring
indicators that will allow
meaningful comparison
with international FREWHS
Partners
Objective 1.11
The creation of a set of
management principles
for the use of the
international community
on the identification,
recording, research,
protection, conservation,
management, presentation
and understanding of the
Roman frontier.
It is intended that the
monitoring frameworks
will incorporate monitoring
on wider environmental
factors, leading to a better
understanding of trends and
risks for the biodiversity, flora
and fauna of the site, including
in the context of climate
change. In the short term
effects are likely to be neutral,
moving to minor positive in
the medium – long term, as
the findings of monitoring and
evaluation are used to inform
future PPS affecting the site.
It is intended that the
monitoring frameworks
will incorporate monitoring
on wider environmental
factors, leading to a better
understanding of trends and
risks for the tourism resource
of the site. In the short term
effects are likely to be neutral,
moving to minor positive in
the medium – long term, as
the findings of monitoring and
evaluation are used to inform
future PPS affecting the site.
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Introduction of a more
co-ordinated approach to
management principles across
the Roman frontier will have
positive effects not only for
the site, but also for wider
cultural heritage, nationally and
internationally.
It is intended that the
monitoring frameworks
will incorporate monitoring
on wider environmental
factors, leading to a better
understanding of trends and
risks for the landscape value and
geodiversity of the site, including
in the context of climate change.
In the short term effects are
likely to be neutral, moving to
minor positive in the medium
– long term, as the findings of
monitoring and evaluation
are used to inform future PPS
affecting the site.
Overall, the effects of these MP
objectives are likely to be neutral
in the short term, developing to
minor positive as opportunities
to act on the monitoring and
evaluation findings develop
over time. Positive effects are
stronger for cultural heritage
as it will be at the core of the
framework, and the introduction
of international principles will
bring additional advantages.
Recommendation: the
sustainability checklist should be
applied to actions which ensue
from these MP objectives, to
ensure that wider environmental
objectives are embedded at a
lower level of the plan.
Issue: Implementing the Management Plan
Objective 1.12
The Management Plan Steering Group, assisted by the delivery groups, will oversee the implementation, co-ordination and monitoring of the objectives in the Management Plan, in consultation and
partnership with other stakeholders where appropriate
Objective 1.13
The integration of actions into Partners’ corporate planning frameworks
Objective 1.14
The Management Plan Steering Group will be responsible for drawing up annual action plans derived from the medium-term objectives
Objective 1.15
The Partners will keep under review financial and economic impacts, specifically approaches by Partners to capital and revenue spend, that will affect delivery of the Management Plan objectives
These objectives focus on procedure, with no strong links to effects on the environmental objectives.
Issue: Capacity Building
Objective 1.16
To determine a strategy for building capacity across the ANTONINE WALL WHS
This objective focuses on procedure, with no strong links to effects on the environmental objectives.
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