Geography & Geosciences (Previous name for currents schools of Earth & Environmental Sciences and ...): Recent submissions
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Wish you were here?: experiences of moving through stigmatised neighbourhoods in urban Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisThis thesis is about the use of the term social exclusion in contemporary Scotland and how it has given rise to the idea of 'excluded spaces' in political and academic commentaries on deprived neighbourhoods. It argues ... -
The vertical dimensions of the last ice sheet and late quaternary events in northern Ross-shire, Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 1989) - ThesisDespite more than 100 years of research, surprisingly little is known about the precise dimensions of the last ice sheet in Northern Scotland, though recent work has suggested that it may have been much less ... -
Exploring the incidence of lung cancer in small areas across Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2003) - ThesisLung cancer is one of the most important causes of 'avoidable deaths' globally and is responsible for approximately 900,000 deaths per year. However, lung cancer rates tend to be higher for males than for females and the ... -
The economic development of second-tier city-regions in the United Kingdom : using “absorptive capacity” to theorise the “firm-territory nexus”
(University of St Andrews, 2015-11-30) - ThesisThe economic development challenges facing second-tier city-regions in the United Kingdom reflect a critical dimension of policy debates concerning spatial rebalancing. The integration of multi-location firms at second-tier ... -
The effect of land-use on soil organic carbon dynamics in the Peruvian Andes
(University of St Andrews, 2015-06-26) - ThesisSoil carbon storage in tropical ecosystems is important in the global carbon cycle, yet consensus is lacking on how soil organic carbon stocks are altered under anthropogenic land-use change. This thesis seeks to quantify ...