Essays about: "rural Scotland"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words rural Scotland.

  1. 1. Carbon credit schemes & landownership in Scotland : an analysis of policy discourses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer; [2024]
    Keywords : carbon credit schemes; discourse policy analysis; environmental governance; landownership; land reform; neoliberalisation; rural Scotland; sustainable development.;

    Abstract : Carbon Credit Schemes have become an important feature of governance approaches to climate change in recent years and have been gaining prominence in the Global North. Scotland in particular has seen a rise in the development of carbon projects, with developers looking to sell carbon credits. READ MORE

  3. 2. Werewolves to Are-wolves? Characterising key factors affecting public acceptance of a hypothetical Experimental Wolf Reintroduction in Scotland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Marta Lamorgese; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecosystem Restoration; Rewilding; Large Predator Reintroduction; Wolf Reintroduction; Public Participation; Social Acceptance; Ex-ante Policy Evaluation; Local Stakeholders Engagement; Integrated Landscape Management; Attitude Formation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The newest Scottish government Biodiversity Strategy prioritises control of overabundant deer populations. Ecological theory and real-life instances suggest an unorthodox deer management solution: wolf reintroduction (WR). Theoretically, wolves would prey on deer, thus alleviate grazing pressure on Scottish vegetation and help landscapes thrive. READ MORE

  4. 3. From community ownership to community fellowship : qualitative analysis of the socio-economic consequences of asset redistribution in rural Scotland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Mathieu Baptiste Adrien Chanteloup; [2022]
    Keywords : asset redistribution; commoning; community building; community capacity; spiralling-up trajectory; social capital; rural development; Scotland;

    Abstract : Understanding inequalities regarding land and asset ownership is essential to comprehending rural areas. An unbalance situation regarding the ownership of assets, especially in rural areas where people are even more dependent on land management and the resources they can get from it, makes rural society more fragile. READ MORE

  5. 4. Drivers of domestic cat movement in Scotland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Fiona White; [2019]
    Keywords : Domestic cat; movement; Scotland; Scottish wildcat; conservation; GPS;

    Abstract : Free-roaming domestic cats are an increasing concern for biodiversity conservation. Cats prey on wildlife, spread disease and breed with native wildcat species leading to hybridisation. It is therefore useful to know what factors influence the movement of domestic cats. READ MORE

  6. 5. Creating woodland crofts : a study on ways to govern the rural

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Magdalena Bertilsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Woodland Crofts; Community; Government at a distance; Land Reform;

    Abstract : Crofting is a form of small scale, agricultural land tenure, unique to North and West Scotland. Since the launch of the Crofting Reform Act in 2007, the creation of new crofts in woodland environments is possible. READ MORE