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Graeme Purves |
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Frank Mears |
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I was born in Edinburgh in 1954. Between 1972 and 1976 I attended Aberdeen University, where I was awarded a First Class Honours Degree in Botany. Between 1977 and 1979 I was employed as a Research Assistant to the Scottish National Party Parliamentary Group at the House of Commons in London. From 1979 to 1984 I studied Planning at Edinburgh College Art. In 1981 I gained a Diploma with Distinction in Town Planning. In 1988 I was awarded a Ph.D. by Heriot-Watt University for my thesis on the Life and Work of Sir Frank Mears.
Between 1984 and 1990 I was employed in the Physical Planning Department of Grampian Regional Council. In 1990 I joined the Scottish Development Department to work on natural heritage issues. I am currently employed as an Assistant Chief Planner in the Scottish Executive Development Department. Between 2002 and 2004 I led the team which prepared Scotland's first National Planning Framework. I am currently a member of a team of international experts advising on good practice in spatial planning and regional development in the Celtic and Baltic countries. |
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I am a keen hillwalker and Munro-bagger and have been actively involved in voluntary environmental conservation work. I also write articles on planning history and environmental matters.
From 1992 to 1995 I served on the John Muir Trust's Conservation and Land Management Committee.
Between 1995 and 1997 and 1998 and 2000, I was a Director of the environmental charity, Reforesting Scotland. |
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