This panel will explore recommendations for how we can maintain vibrant, successful Scottish island populations into the future. The panellists were participants in a series of four Royal Society of Edinburgh workshops held earlier this year, which explored the challenges facing the islands and addressed questions such as:
- what level of autonomy will best serve the island communities going forward?
- how can the islanders best engage with the changing environment?
- how can islands become sustainable?
- how can large-scale developments be absorbed by small island communities?
- what role will island cultures and languages have in future scenarios?
The discussion will strike chords with island communities elsewhere.
