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Scotland's Landscape: Endangered Icon
Anna Paterson
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Description for Scotland's Landscape: Endangered Icon
Paperback. An exploration of the juxtaposition between cultural attitudes and national policies on the Scottish environment which offers a fascinating contrast between the landscape in imagination and in practical policy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; JPA; JPRB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 420.
Love of the native landscape is part of Scottish culture, but the economic demands of a devolved region (and potentially an independent nation) may put greater strains than ever on already damaged natural resources. Scotland's Landscape reviews the role of the landscapes and cityscapes of Scotland in the context of its contemporary culture. It examines environmental issues from many points of view - from the iconic landscapes that are part of the Scottish sense of identity to actual policies formulated by the newly devolved political establishment. The juxtaposition of cultural attitudes and national policies offers a fascinating contrast between the ... Read more
Love of the native landscape is part of Scottish culture, but the economic demands of a devolved region (and potentially an independent nation) may put greater strains than ever on already damaged natural resources. Scotland's Landscape reviews the role of the landscapes and cityscapes of Scotland in the context of its contemporary culture. It examines environmental issues from many points of view - from the iconic landscapes that are part of the Scottish sense of identity to actual policies formulated by the newly devolved political establishment. The juxtaposition of cultural attitudes and national policies offers a fascinating contrast between the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748662722
SKU
V9780748662722
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About Anna Paterson
After various degrees in medicine and medical sciences from Lund (Sweden) and London, Dr Anna Paterson has spent most of her professional life as a medical academic in England, The Netherlands and Scotland. She is now a research consultant, a literary translator, and is currently writing her first novel, which is based in a clinical setting.
Reviews for Scotland's Landscape: Endangered Icon
This is very timely, with the new Parliament and a possible crunch-point in Scottish environmental affairs.
Professor T. C. Smout, Institute for Environmental History, University of St Andrews This book touches upon an extremely important and inadequately considered issue which is about to have a particular political significance.
Kevin Dunion This is very timely, with the new Parliament ... Read more
Professor T. C. Smout, Institute for Environmental History, University of St Andrews This book touches upon an extremely important and inadequately considered issue which is about to have a particular political significance.
Kevin Dunion This is very timely, with the new Parliament ... Read more