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1. Sustainable food production in a temperate climate – a case study analysis of the nutritional yield in a peri-urban food forest

Author:
Josefine Lærke Skrøder Nytofte; Christian Bugge Henriksen
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2019 v.45 pp. 126326
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
carbohydrates; case studies; crops; diet; energy; females; food availability; food production; food security; forestry; forests; gardens; legumes; males; malnutrition; nut trees; nutrient databanks; species diversity; sustainable agriculture; temperate zones; Scotland
Abstract:
... Food forestry is an emerging multifunctional perennial polyculture food production system that has the potential to contribute to food security and mitigate malnutrition in urban and peri-urban areas by addressing the three main components of food security: Availability, access and utilisation. Despite this potential to increase food security only very few studies have estimated the food productio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2019.04.009

2. An evaluation of Scottish woodland grant schemes using site suitability modelling

Author:
Haydn J.D. Thomas; James S. Paterson; Marc J. Metzger; Louise Sing
Source:
Land use policy 2019 v.80 pp. 309-317
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
climate change; climatic factors; decision making; ecosystems; forestry; forests; interviews; land policy; models; planning; stakeholders; woodlands; Scotland
Abstract:
... Woodland expansion is a key component of Scottish land use policy, with targets to increase woodland cover from 18% towards 25% of land area by 2050. However, to date there has been little assessment of whether forestry policy is achieving its objectives. Here, we present an evaluation of woodland grant schemes based on site suitability modelling for the Lochaber Forest District in northwest Scotl ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.03.030

3. A framework for characterizing business models applied by forestry service contractors

Author:
Filip Benjaminsson; Thomas Kronholm; Emanuel Erlandsson
Source:
Scandinavian journal of forest research 2019 v.34 no.8 pp. 779-788
ISSN:
1651-1891
Subject:
econometric models; forestry; forests; markets; research; Finland; Ireland; Scotland; Sweden
Abstract:
... Forestry service contractors’ performance have been found related to how they organize their business. For benchmarking purposes, it is thus of vital importance to have a tool that can capture the relevant characteristics of a firm’s business model and structure the information in a useful way. The Business Model Canvas (BMC) is a well-established tool that has frequently been used to describe bus ...
DOI:
10.1080/02827581.2019.1623304

4. A critical forest art practice: the Black Wood of Rannoch

Author:
Timothy Martin Collins; Reiko Goto; David Edwards
Source:
Landscape research 2018 v.43 no.2 pp. 199-210
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
ecology; forests; wood; woodlands
Abstract:
... The Black Wood of Rannoch is the most significant Caledonian forest in the Southern Highlands. Working from within the tradition of environmental art research, the authors sought to make a contribution to ideas about cultural ecology and the value of forests such as the Black Wood. The goal of this article is to provide an overview of the steps taken to both experience the visual/sensual condition ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1318119

5. Building Resilience into Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) Forests in Scotland in Response to the Threat of Climate Change

Author:
Andrew D. Cameron
Source:
Forests 2015 v.6 no.2 pp. 398-415
ISSN:
1999-4907
Subject:
Abies grandis; Picea sitchensis; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Tsuga heterophylla; climate; climate change; cutting; even-aged stands; financial economics; forestry; forests; planting; risk; uncertainty; North America; Scotland
Abstract:
... It is expected that a warming climate will have an impact on the future productivity of European spruce forests. In Scotland, Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) dominates the commercial forestry sector and there is growing pressure to develop alternative management strategies to limit potential economic losses through climate change. This review considers management options to increase ...
DOI:
10.3390/f6020398

6. Cross-sectoral impacts of climate and socio-economic change in Scotland: implications for adaptation policy

Author:
Ian P. Holman; Paula A. Harrison; Marc J. Metzger
Source:
Regional environmental change 2016 v.16 no.1 pp. 97-109
ISSN:
1436-3798
Subject:
biodiversity; climate; forestry; forests; imports; irrigation; issues and policy; land use; models; profitability; society; socioeconomics; stakeholders; uncertainty; Scotland
Abstract:
... Understanding the importance of cross-sectoral implications of climate and socio-economic change in Scotland is essential for adaptation policy. This study explored the direct and indirect sectoral impacts of future change using the CLIMSAVE Integrated Assessment Platform. There is great spatial diversity in projected impacts across Scotland, and increasing uncertainty in the direction of change o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10113-014-0679-8

7. Estimating the contribution of rural land uses to greenhouse gas emissions: A case study of North East Scotland

Author:
Diana Feliciano; Bill Slee; Colin Hunter; Pete Smith
Source:
Environmental Science and Policy 2013 v.25 pp. 36-49
ISSN:
1462-9011
Subject:
carbon dioxide; carbon sequestration; case studies; climate change; cropland; data collection; environmental science; forestry; forests; grasslands; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; guidelines; issues and policy; land use; livestock; methane; nitrous oxide; Scotland
Abstract:
... Challenging greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets were set in Scotland by the Climate Change (Scotland) Act in June 2009. The national objective is to reduce GHG emissions by 42% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. The GHG emission reduction targets apply both to the traded and non-traded sectors, thus including the rural land use sector. In North East Scotland, rural land u ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envsci.2012.08.007

8. Modelling the long-term response of stream water chemistry to forestry in Galloway, Southwest Scotland

Author:
R.C. Helliwell; J. Aherne; T.R. Nisbet; G. MacDougall; S. Broadmeadow; J. Sample; L. Jackson-Blake; R. Doughty
Source:
Ecological indicators 2014 v.37 pp. 396-411
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
acidification; aquatic invertebrates; cations; chemical bases; conifers; emissions; fish; forestry; forests; heathlands; hydrogeochemistry; models; neutralization; planting; pollutants; soil; streams; sulfates; sulfur dioxide; surface water; surveys; uncertainty; watersheds; Scotland
Abstract:
... The role of forestry in acidification of soils and surface waters under historic and contemporary acidic deposition was assessed using a process-based soil hydrogeochemical model incorporating Bayesian calibration and uncertainty propagation. The five study sites were acid impacted headwater catchments in the Galloway region of southwest Scotland, with between 0 and 65% forest cover. A ‘no forestr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.031

9. Private landowners’ approaches to planting and managing forests in the UK: What's the evidence?

Author:
Anna Lawrence; Norman Dandy
Source:
Land use policy 2014 v.36 pp. 351-360
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; databases; equations; farming systems; forest ownership; forest policy; forestry; forests; grants; land use; landowners; landscapes; managers; planting; professionals; public policy; social networks; statistics; sustainable forestry; woodlands; England; Scotland; Wales
Abstract:
... Woodland expansion and sustainable forest management are key features of forest policy in the UK. Because a large majority of land and forests is owned privately, these policies need the involvement of private landowners. Studies of owners’ attitudes and decisions in the UK are at a disadvantage as there is no complete database of land or forest ownership. This paper is based on a Rapid Evidence A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.09.002

10. Forest expansion in Scotland and its potential effects on black grouse Tetrao tetrix conservation

Author:
Patrick J.C. White; Philip Warren; David Baines
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2013 v.308 pp. 145-152
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Tetrao; agricultural land; forest habitats; forestry; forests; grouse; heathlands; issues and policy; planting; treeline; Scotland
Abstract:
... Increasing forest cover has been the policy of various countries in recent decades. The Scottish government aims to increase national forest cover from 18% to 25% by 2050. Mid-altitude upland areas above farmland and below the natural tree line will be targeted for planting, which could impact black grouse Tetrao tetrix, a species of conservation concern which is most abundant in this zone. We use ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.038

11. The effect of deer management on the abundance of Ixodes ricinus in Scotland

Author:
L Gilbert; G. L. Maffey; S. L. Ramsay; A. J. Hester
Source:
Ecological applications 2012 v.22 no.2 pp. 658-667
ISSN:
1051-0761
Subject:
Ixodes ricinus; cross-sectional studies; deer; forestry; forests; ground vegetation; habitat conservation; habitats; heathlands; hosts; keystone species; nymphs; pathogens; risk; risk reduction; ticks; wildlife; Scotland
Abstract:
... The management of wildlife hosts for controlling parasites and disease has a history of mixed success. Deer can be important hosts for ticks, such as Ixodes ricinus, which is the primary vector of disease‐causing zoonotic pathogens in Europe. Deer are generally managed by culling and fencing for forestry protection, habitat conservation, and commercial hunting, and in this study we test whether th ...
DOI:
10.1890/11-0458.1

12. Obituary: Gunnar Engberg Godwin

Author:
Balfour, J.; Davies, J.; Paterson, D.
Source:
Forestry 1999 v.72 no.1 pp. 85-86
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
forest policy; forest inventory; forests; Scotland
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/72.1.85

13. Forestry in Grampian

Author:
Clark, P.D.P.
Source:
Forestry 1995 v.68 no.3 pp. 175-185
ISSN:
0015-752X
Subject:
forestry development; forests; Scotland
Abstract:
... Grampian, Scotland's third largest region in terms of both land area and population, has a long history of forestry. In spite of past over-exploitation and natural disaster the woodland area is now one of the most extensive and productive in Britain and supports a thriving wood-using industry. Timber production is expected to double over the next 20 years. As well as being economically important, ...
DOI:
10.1093/forestry/68.3.175-a