Access v the Environment - Where do you draw the line?

Staff from the Outdoors Division are teaming up with Dr Jo Guiver, Sustainability Lead from UCLan's School of Sport, Tourism and The Outdoors, to host an exciting new event.

Chaired by Professor Richard Sharpley, 'Access v the Environment - where do you draw the line?' takes place on Wednesday 12 February 2014, 4-6pm, Greenbank Lecture Theatre, Preston, PR1 2HE.

The event is free to attend and will also be streamed live on the web. The speakers include Lynn Anderson from the State University of New York and the British Mountaineering Council's Dr Catherine Flitcroft.

They will be joined by Jamie McPhie (University of Cumbria), Kathryn Beardmore, (Yorkshire Dales National Authority) and Robin Horner (RSPB).

Please follow @uclanoutdoors for regular updates. For more information please email: outdoorsdebate@uclan.ac.uk.

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