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View article: Factors influencing Scottish dairy farmers’ antibiotic use
Factors influencing Scottish dairy farmers’ antibiotic use Open
Background Good stewardship of antibiotics can reduce the development and impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR); therefore, understanding farmers’ antibiotic use is of interest to stakeholders. To date, few qualitative studies have look…
View article: Who decides? The governance of rewilding in Scotland ‘between the cracks’: community participation, public engagement, and partnerships
Who decides? The governance of rewilding in Scotland ‘between the cracks’: community participation, public engagement, and partnerships Open
Rewilding is a conservation approach which seeks to restore natural processes and ecosystem functionality. However, it also has a strong social dimension, characterised by a recently increasing emphasis on the place of people in rewilding.…
View article: Translating community resilience theory into practice: A deliberative Delphi approach
Translating community resilience theory into practice: A deliberative Delphi approach Open
Despite the availability of important theoretical insights that could enhance the resilience of rural communities to complex challenges, there is a paucity of guidance on how to apply these insights in practice. This article therefore pres…
View article: Perceived Causes and Solutions to Soil Degradation in the UK and Norway
Perceived Causes and Solutions to Soil Degradation in the UK and Norway Open
Soil quality is declining in many parts of the world, with implications for the productivity, resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems. Research suggests multiple causes of soil degradation with no single solution and a divided s…
View article: Public perceptions of deer management in Scotland: the impact of place of residence, knowledge and demographic factors
Public perceptions of deer management in Scotland: the impact of place of residence, knowledge and demographic factors Open
Deer have a prominent public and political profile in Scotland because of their iconic status, environmental and socio-economic impacts, and the long-running controversies surrounding their management. However, few studies have examined pu…
View article: Lees Project Showcase
Lees Project Showcase Open
This repository contains a series of brochures promoting the work of the Land Economy, Environment and Society research group.
View article: My land? Your land? Scotland?—understanding sectoral similarities and differences in Scottish land use visions
My land? Your land? Scotland?—understanding sectoral similarities and differences in Scottish land use visions Open
Understanding agreement and differences between land use visions forms a first step for assessing and comparing alternative pathways towards a sustainable future. This study presents an analysis of 20 semi-structured interviews with repres…
View article: Creating Wilderness: A Transnational History of the Swiss National Park
Creating Wilderness: A Transnational History of the Swiss National Park Open
Reviewed: Creating Wilderness: A Transnational History of the Swiss National Park By Patrick Kupper. Translated by Giselle Weiss. Oxford, United Kingdom: Berghahn, 2014. xi + 266 pp. US$ 95.00, £ 60.00. ISBN 978-1-78238-373-4.