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.

Scotland After the Ice Age
Scotland After the Ice Age

Author: Kevin J. Edwards

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780748617364

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This book charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the ice age in an empty land 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9,000 years later. When the icefields and glaciers disappeared forests covered the land and sea level rose to create the Hebridean islands. Elk, aurochs, bear, boar, red deer, beaver and horse crossed the land bridge from Europe to colonise the land, first followed by hunter gatherers and later by waves of Celts, Romans, Scots, and Normans, each marking the landscape in distinctive ways. This book brings together environmental, ecological, historical, geological, and archaeological approaches to show how changing climatic conditions and this sequence of cultural impacts shaped the succession of Scottish landscapes which have led to its present unique, beautiful, fleeting forms and variety.The seventeen authors are scholars from a range of fields, all writing for students and general readers. The first six chapters consider interactions of human ecology, climate, landscape, soils, vegetation and faunal change. The next seven are a chronological narrative history of Scotland's environment over 9,000 years. The final chapter unites these systematic and historical approaches. The book is extensively illustrated with maps and photographs. The paperback edition includes a new and extensive guide to further reading.

Scotland
Scotland

Author: Alan Rodgers

Publisher: Evans Brothers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780237530976

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Investigates the climate, weather and environment of the different regions of Scotland and discusses how this impacts on the way people live there. Includes notes for parents and teachers. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

Troublemakers: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Scotland
Troublemakers: The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Scotland

Author: Kevin Dunion

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2019-07-29

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1474467903

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1. Troublemakers; 2. Whose Environment is it anyway?; 3. Cowboys and Sheriffs; 4. Small Lives, Big Risks; 5. Jobs versus the Environment; 6. Best Laid Plans; 7. Trying to Silence the Troublemakers; 8. What do you know?; 9. Environmental Justice for Scotland.

Scotland
Scotland

Author: Patricia Levy

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2019-12-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1502650797

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Scotland is a mystical, enchanting country with a rich history stretching back thousands of years. It's a place full of castles, legends of kings and queens, and a vibrant modern culture. This book delves into Scotland's past and explores its unique political and cultural climates, environmental and conservation efforts, religious divisions, festive celebrations, rich linguistic evolutions, and decadent culinary delights. With sidebars and attractive photographs, readers are sure to enjoy learning about this vast and magical place across the Atlantic.

Scotland
Scotland

Author: Conrad Riker

Publisher: Conrad Riker

Published: 101-01-01

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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Are you tired of history books that are filled with fluff and censored narratives? Do you yearn for a history book that presents the raw and unfiltered truth about the Scottish nation? Look no further. "Scotland: A Raw and Unfiltered History" is the ultimate guide to Scottish history, devoid of any sugarcoating or bias. This book addresses your pain points by delivering a history that is: 1. Uncensored: Explore the real stories behind the formation of the Scottish nation, from the Picts and Gaels to the establishment of the Kingdom of Alba. 2. Unapologetic: Dive into the 6th century when Christianity spread throughout Scotland, and learn about the Iona Abbey’s true impact. 3. Reasonable: Understand the Viking invasions' real impact on Scotland, including the formation of the Norse-Gaelic Norðrá Hanstholm Viking Kingdom. 4. Logical: Examine the political and military struggles between Scotland and England, with a focus on William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. 5. Balanced: Discuss the Scottish Reformation, its causes, effects, and the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland. 6. Masculine: Explore the Covenanters, a religious and political group that played a significant role in the Scottish Civil War. 7. Scientific: Examine the Jacobite Rebellions, a series of uprisings aimed at restoring the Stuart monarchy to the British throne. 8. Intelligent: Analyze the Clearances and their impact on the transformation of the Scottish rural economy during the 18th and 19th centuries. If you want to understand the real history of Scotland without any censorship or fluff, then buy "Scotland: A Raw and Unfiltered History" today. This book will provide you with the knowledge and understanding you seek about Scotland's rich and complex history.

The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics
The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics

Author: Michael Keating

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-05-28

Total Pages: 767

ISBN-13: 0198825099

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The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.

Walter Scott and the Greening of Scotland
Walter Scott and the Greening of Scotland

Author: Susan Oliver

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-08-12

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 1108831575

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Demonstrates how Walter Scott, one of Romanticism's most globally influential authors, put Scotland's ecologies at the heart of nineteenth-century writing.