north west wales economic futures welsh assembly government final report esys consulting ltd economics and business greenbanks loxley warwick cv35 9js 01789 47 00 66 29 th september 2006 contents 1 introduction 2 study methodology 4 3 policy framework 11 spatial appraisal 18 5 future drivers 31 6 sectoral projections 42 7 local area prospects 55 8 scenario analysis 73 9 impact assessment 84 10 agenda 98 appendices & has several very important unique characteristics that distinguish it from virtually every other region of the uk principal amongst these is high quality natural environment this includes snowdonia national park areas outstanding beauty more generally coast ecology historic heritage sub a strong cultural identity one main strongholds for language in many communities dominant making few bilingual regions significance built environmental assets are reflected structure tourism hospitality
