Managing Scotland's Environment - 3rd Edition by Charles Warren & Jayne Glass (Hardcover)

About the Book

Completely revised and updated to reflect the current debates in Scotland's natural environment

Book Synopsis

Written in the light of international thinking on environment management, this third edition tackles the hottest debates of recent years - deer management, the post-Brexit future of farming, land reform, rewilding v. repeopling, windfarms and conflicts between game sport and conservation. Underlying all the practical and policy choices are intriguing ethical and philosophical considerations which the book addresses head on, including debates about the goals of conservation in a pervasively humanised world. This is an ideal text for those studying Scotland's environment at an undergraduate and graduate level, as well as for those already involved in - or interested in - managing land and nature in Scotland. Throughout, it is well illustrated with photographs and specially prepared maps and diagrams.

From the Back Cover

Managing Scotland's Environment Third Edition Completely revised and updated to reflect the current debates in Scotland's natural environment Scotland's natural environment is its most treasured asset but also the subject of vociferous debates. Written in the light of international thinking on environment management, this third edition tackles the hottest debates of recent years - deer management, the post-Brexit future of farming, land reform, rewilding versus repeopling, windfarms and conflicts between game sport and conservation. Underlying all the practical and policy choices are intriguing ethical and philosophical considerations which the book addresses head on, including debates about the goals of conservation in a pervasively humanised world. This is an ideal text for those studying Scotland's environment at an undergraduate and graduate level, as well as for those already involved in - or interested in - managing land and nature in Scotland. Throughout, it is well illustrated with photographs and specially prepared maps and diagrams. The book addresses such questions as:  Why have Scotland's landscapes and wildlife been the focus of such persistent disagreement?  Why is it so difficult to reconcile the competing demands of society and nature?  Is it possible to meet our needs for food and energy while also satisfying our desire to protect and enhance the natural heritage?  To what extent can the management of the various land uses be effectively integrated?  Does the imperative of tackling climate change require a radically different approach to environmental management? Charles Warren is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Geography and Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews. Jayne Glass is a Researcher in the Natural Resource and Sustainable Development group of the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University in Sweden.

Review Quotes

a must-read for anyone interested in the management of Scotland's environment today.--Douglas MacMillan "Scottish Forestry"

Readers will find it an incredibly useful starting point for understanding the factors which have shaped the Scottish environment, as well as those issues which will continue to influence the world around them, now and in the future.--Jonathan Bell, Head of Land and Sea Policy, RSPB

About the Author

Charles Warren is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, and holds degrees in geography, glaciology and resource management from Oxford and Edinburgh universities. He has written widely on Scottish land use issues, including his book Managing Scotland's Environment (Edinburgh University Press 2009). He also co-edited Learning from Wind Power: Governance, Societal and Policy Perspectives on Sustainable Energy (Palgrave 2012).

Jayne Glass is a Researcher in the Natural Resource and Sustainable Development group of the Department of Earth Sciences at Uppsala University in Sweden. She is also an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Geosciences at the University of Edinburgh and previously worked at Scotland's Rural College and the University of the Highlands and Islands. Jayne has published widely on topics related to Scotland's land and rural communities, including Lairds, Land and Sustainability (Edinburgh University Press, 2013), Land Reform: History, law and policy (Edinburgh University Press, 2020), Rural Poverty Today: experiences of social exclusion in rural Britain (Policy Press, 2023) and Managing Scotland's Environment (Edinburgh University Press, 2024).