Lairds, Land and Sustainability

Modern sustainable upland management in Scotland Large estates cover vast areas of mountain environment in Scotland, with a deeply historical and unique tradition of land ownership and land use. Over the modern period, the use of these lands by stakeholders has developed into a forcing ground for large scale upland management issues. This collection of cutting edge studies is a first-to-press synthesis of studies carried out by the Centre for Mountain Studies at Perth College, which will be both enlightening and relevant to upland managers across Britain and Europe. It will compare findings from privately-owned estates as well as those owned by communities, charities and conservation groups. With the Scottish Government promoting a vision of environmental sustainability of land use and rural communities, and all eyes on the reform of land use and ownership in Scotland, this book will be extremely topical.

Jayne Glass is Research Associate at the University of the Highlands and Islands Martin Price is Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands Charles Warren is Senior Lecturer in the Deapartment of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews Alister Scott is Professor of Environment and Spatial Planning at Birmingham City University Martin Price is Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies at the University of the Highlands and Islands Charles Warren is Senior Lecturer in the Deapartment of Geography & Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews Alister Scott is Professor of Environment and Spatial Planning at Birmingham City University