Sustainability in the Scottish Highlands

A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book addresses the topic of sustainability in the Scottish Highlands, offering a critical ethnography of the Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It explains what the UNESCO designation means in theory and practice and the community governance model adopted. Framed by critical theory, it unpacks the idea of the Biosphere as an alternative to ‘common sense’, a way to overcome the nature–culture dichotomy and capitalist, colonial ideologies.Zoe Malcolm outlines negotiations of nature–culture relationships, power and scale, focusing on actors within the Biosphere and situating these perspectives in wider national and international contexts. She explores examples such as tourism and place-making, community empowerment, nature conservation, heritage conservation, Gaelic language, crofting and land ownership.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-08-31
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieScotland's Land
Antal sidor216
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781399556521

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List of FiguresList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere2 The Wester Ross Biosphere: Designation and Organisation3 The Biosphere as Regional Place-Making4 (Un)Sustainability and Nature-Culture Relations5 Conserving Cultural Heritage6 The Past, Present and Futures of Crofting7 Gaelic Language and Culture: Loss and Revival8 Wester Ross in the World: The Local-Global Nexus9 Towards Biocultural and Convivial Conservation10 The Politics of Land Use and Ownership11 Alternatives for Just and Sustainable Futures12 Conclusion: Moving Beyond Common SenseAppendix 1: Participant ListReferencesIndex