Geography & Geosciences (Previous name for currents schools of Earth & Environmental Sciences and ...): Recent submissions
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'Visions of wildness' : the place of (re)wilding in Scotland’s uplands
(University of St Andrews, 2014-07) - ThesisNotions of ‘wildness’ are increasingly relevant to upland management discussions in the Scottish Highlands as several conservation-focused estates embrace a ‘wildland management ethos’. However, while a range of wildland ... -
Stratigraphy, sedimentology and petrology of the Cambrian rocks in the subsurface of Southern Alberta, Canada
(University of St Andrews, 1988) - ThesisThe Cambrian section in the subsurface of southern Alberta has a maximum thickness of 1860'. It is composed of sandstones, shales, limestones, and dolomites. The grand cycles characteristic of the Cambrian Sections ... -
Explaining cultural participation in the UK : a geographical approach
(University of St Andrews, 2015) - ThesisThis thesis addresses the subject of cultural participation, specifically attendance at cultural venues in the UK. This is a topic that interests sociologists, in terms of the social construction of cultural judgements, ... -
"I wasnae on anyone's list for haeing a heart attack. I thought I wis bullet proof!" : understanding men's and women's experiences of and their responses to heart attack and recovery in post-industrial Fife, Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2014) - ThesisCoronary heart disease (including heart attacks) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity and within the UK the highest rates of CHD are observed in Scotland. Geographical health inequalities are observed for CHD and ... -
Late Quaternary glaciation and environmental change in Southern Ross-shire, Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisDespite considerable active research in the realm of Quaternary studies in Scotland, some parts of the Scottish Highlands remain largely uninvestigated in terms of both glacial and environmental history. For many areas of ...