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"Conquering the Highlands: History of the Afforestation of the Scottish Uplands"
Jan Oosthoek explores the fascinating history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands over the course of the twentieth century.
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Conquering the Highlands: A History of the Afforestation of the Scottish Uplands
Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands.
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"Ideology, Bureaucracy and Aesthetics: Landscape Change and Land Reform in Northwest Scotland"
By investigating landscape change and land reform in Northwest Scotland, this study illustrates how the multifaceted concept of landscape mediates cultural, social and political issues, and is continually evolving in response to aesthetic, ideological and institutional agencies.
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You've been Trumped
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland’s last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
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A Dangerous Game
This documentary from filmmaker and investigative journalist Anthony Baxter examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world.
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"Media Ecologies of Plant Invasion"
The authors analyze the portrayal in popular conservation discourse of the flowering plant Rhododendron ponticum as an invasive species in the British countryside, especially Scotland. They explore how its invasiveness is materially produced via the cultural and socioeconomic as well as vegetal relations within which it is entangled.