The State of Scotland's Environment and Natural Heritage
The State of Scotland's Environment and Natural Heritage

Author: Scottish Natural Heritage (Agency : Great Britain)

Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 9780114973063

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This publication is the eleventh in 'The Natural Heritage of Scotland' series and presents an account of a joint conference held in September 2001 by Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. It examines the current state, trends and future prospects for the environment, and explores the scope for sustainable solutions to environmental problems. The book contains reviews of Scotland's land, air, fresh water and sea resources from environmental and natural heritage perspectives; as well as more detailed discussions of specific concerns such as climate change, biodiversity or pollution.

Scotland's Environment
Scotland's Environment

Author: George Holmes

Publisher: John Donald

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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Scotland's countryside is one of her most precious assets, and today there is more widespread public awareness and concern about its quality and its future management than ever before. Here a group of distinguished speakers look back at changes in the environment and land use over the centuries, before looking in the 'crystal ball' to try and forecast where current events and trends are taking us. Their main purpose was to examine and consider what actions might be taken to ameliorate unwelcome trends and promote beneficial ones. The end product is an 'Agenda for Action' recommending the kinds of policies and practices that would be likely to enhance the environmental qualities most valued by society. This book summarises that 'Agenda' and the reasoning underlying it.

Environment Scotland
Environment Scotland

Author: Eleanor McDowell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-15

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0429855672

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Published in 1999, this volume provides the first thorough analysis of the elements of sustainable public policy in a devolved Scotland. Following the vote for a Scottish Parliament in the 1997 referendum, it explores the immediate and longer-term challenges likely to confront Scotland. The book brings together policy-thinkers and practitioners from academia, business, the voluntary sector and politics to ask: What are the key opportunities and constraints around sustainability? What practical difference will devolution make? What changes within and beyond government will be required to strengthen the roots of sustainable development? It includes the findings from a specially-commissioned opinion poll published in this volume for the first time. Offering a far-sighted analysis, the book poses a series of timely questions and offers policy recommendations for the next decade.

Farming, Forestry and the Natural Heritage
Farming, Forestry and the Natural Heritage

Author: Richard Davison

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2006-07-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780114973247

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There have been significant changes to farming and forestry, and new strategies for agriculture, forestry and biodiversity have been launched. The influence of farming and forestry on Scotland's landscapes is seen as increasingly important, and new access rights have been put in place by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003. Although these changes bring uncertainty and challenges, they also bring a major opportunity to move decisively towards integrating landscape, biodiversity and recreational objectives in land management. This book takes stock of the changes taking places and considers a number of case studies, which together suggest that progress is being made, looks ahead at future research and advisory needs, and highlights some key challenges to achieving better integration in the future.

The Changing Nature of Scotland
The Changing Nature of Scotland

Author: Scottish Natural Heritage

Publisher:

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 9780114973599

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The environmental challenges ahead have never been more acute. Pitted against a backdrop of rapidly changing land-use, climate change and economic challenges, we need the best evidence available to underpin the way we care for nature. Scotland has some of Europe's finest landscapes and wildlife. This volume provides a stock-take of environmental change across the land, water and seas of Scotland. Drawing on more than forty papers and posters presented at a conference organised by Scottish Natural Heritage and other agencies of the Scottish Government, the book provides a fresh overview of research, policies and grass root activities. Binding the chapters together is a rapidly evolving understanding of change, informed by the development of new metrics on trends and indicators. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of environmental change in Scotland - and what we need to do to secure a healthier future for wildlife and people.

The Nature of Scotland
The Nature of Scotland

Author: Magnus Magnusson

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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This is an illustrated study of the interdependence of the landscape, the wildlife and the people of Scotland. It begins with Scotland's violent birth, and retells tales of the early hunters who followed the retreating ice and the first farmers who cleared the land and began farming. The authors go on to discuss the implicit conflicts in the use of land today, and the state of the environment and the other forces which have transformed the landscape and wildlife today.

Managing Scotland's Environment
Managing Scotland's Environment

Author: Charles R. Warren

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13:

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This text is designed for those studying Scotland's environment at undergraduate and graduate level and for those engaged in farming, forestry, conservation, game sports and employment. This edition also includes a chapter on energy and the environment.