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

Strategic Environmental Assessment: Environmental Report
4.3 Evolution of the environment in the
absence of the Plan
If the Plan were not developed, it is considered that
the likely future changes to the area could include:
• fewer people would enjoy, understand and
value the cultural and natural heritage of the
Antonine Wall WHS and its landscape;
• continuing risk of negative impacts on cultural
and natural heritage through land management
actions;
• more conflicts between cultural heritage and
natural heritage through land management
actions;
• less understanding of the impacts of climate
change on the Antonine Wall WHS and its
landscape, and consequently less likelihood
of mitigating those impacts; and
• some negative effects possible from the lack
of a proactive approach to site management/
monitoring (lack of a coordinated effort).
4.4 How was the Consultation Document
assessed?
We identified a series of questions designed to focus
the assessment on those aspects of the Plan that
will potentially lead to significant environmental
effects. These questions were formulated through
consideration of the environmental parameters
that have been scoped into the assessment and the
existing environmental baseline. In developing the
questions we have sought to ensure that they are
able to identify potential for maximising positive
impacts as well as identifying negative impacts and
opportunities for mitigation.
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