A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 1

A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 1

Author: Derek Ratcliffe

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-01-26

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 0521203295

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This 1977 book analyses and describes the wild flora and fauna of Britain and identifies important sites that exemplify this rich heritage.


People and Places

People and Places

Author: Daniel Dorling

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1447311361

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Fully updating the 2001 volume People and Places: A 2001 Census Atlas of the UK, this authoritative book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the current social geography of the United Kingdom, how it has changed, and where it is going. Key features include an illuminating graphic summary of over 100,000 fundamental demographic statistics; new cartographic projections and techniques used throughout; an appendix incorporating rankings for twenty-five selected topics by local authority; and comparison with the 2001 census to identify national and local trends, with analysis of their implications for future policy. Complete with additional digital content that uses maps, charts, and tables to highlight important issues and topics, this new edition of People and Places is an accessible guide to social change over the past ten years as the United Kingdom has moved from boom to recession.


Scottish Royal Palaces

Scottish Royal Palaces

Author: John G. Dunbar

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781862320420

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The first exclusive study of a group of buildings of outstanding historical and architectural interest. John G. Dunbar discusses the organisation of the royal works, the roles of the principal officials and tradesmen responsible for the construction of these palaces and how they functioned when the king and court were in residence. He focuses particularly on Linlithgow, Falkland, Stirling, Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle.


A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 2, Site Accounts

A Nature Conservation Review: Volume 2, Site Accounts

Author: Natural Environment Research Council (Great Britain)

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1977-07-21

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0521214033

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This 1977 book analyses and describes the wild flora and fauna of Britain and identifies important sites that exemplify this rich heritage.


Seat by Seat

Seat by Seat

Author: Iain Dale

Publisher: Biteback Publishing

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 184954882X

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The 2015 general election is almost upon us, but the question on everyone's mind is also the one that no one seems to be able to answer: What's the result going to be? While political commentators all nervously agree it will be 'one to remember', the truth is that this is the most unpredictable election in recent memory. For the first time in British political history we are now in five-party politics, national swingometers are a thing of the past and opinion polls have been rendered almost irrelevant. Despite the challenges involved, however, political pundit Iain Dale has used recent polling, statistics and his famously sharp instinct to predict the result in each and every one of the UK's 650 constituencies. And if his predictions are anywhere near correct, Britain is on the verge of months, perhaps years of political uncertainty and upheaval. But will he be proven right? Only time will tell...