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Scotland's Listed Buildings
Historic Scotland identifies buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997.
Listing recognises a building's special architectural and historic interest and secures its protection through the planning system. This in turn helps to ensure that their potential for the study of history and for wider issues such as sustainability, community identity, place making and social and economic regeneration are fully explored.
Historic Scotland's Inspectorate's work includes development of policy (in liaison with Historic Scotland's Policy Group) and best practice, undertaking survey programmes and a wide range of education, training and promotion activities.
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On Tuesday 22 June 2010, Historic Scotland hosted a one day conference in Perth and a tour of the Tummel Valley to mark the publication 'Power to the People' celebrating the creation of many internationally important buildings and infrastructure related to production of hydro power, demonstrating architectural as well as engineering achievement, spanning the last 100 years.
Power to the People underlines the contribution made by a most intriguing set of characters and provides a clear view of the hydro schemes which are so crucial in providing power to homes and business across Britain.
The utility is now at the forefront of national and international government initiatives for green energy and makes a key contribution to sustainable growth in Scotland.
As well as looking at the sector's history, this conference also discussed how to manage, preserve, record and celebrate its built heritage for the future. The conference was launched by Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs and was attended by approximately 80 delegates, coming from a multitude of professional disciplines and from as far away as Norway.
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Power to the People Picture Gallery
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