Geography & Geosciences Theses: Recent submissions
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Valuing culture : a mixed-methods approach to the comparative investigation of the roles and importance of cultural resources in Edinburgh and Dundee
(University of St Andrews, 2016-11-30) - ThesisIn Scotland, as the UK and internationally, publicly funded cultural organisations face a precarious future, characterised by funding cuts and a growing need to justify investments. This practical need to understand and ... -
Palaeohydrodynamics and computer simulation of turbidites in the Marnoso-Arenacea, Northern Apennines, Italy
(University of St Andrews, 1982-06) - ThesisObservation of turbidite features including areal development and thickness of Bouma units, grainsize and grading are used to define the flow parameters of a turbidity current. Observations have been made on four beds ... -
Dendroclimatic reconstruction of late Holocene summer temperatures in the Scottish Highlands
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-22) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on reconstructing past temperatures using Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) tree-ring chronologies developed from Scotland. The research aims to fill a spatial and temporal gap in understanding northwest ... -
The parallel tracks of Partition, India-Pakistan 1947 : histories, geographies, cartographies
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-22) - ThesisOn 15 August 1947, the British government withdrew from India and partitioned the subcontinent to create two new nation-states: India and Pakistan. The Partition of India and Pakistan has been studied chiefly as a historical ... -
Immigrant integration and the global recession : a case study using Swedish register data
(University of St Andrews, 2015-11-30) - ThesisIn many immigrant-receiving countries, the increased rate and diversification of immigration has placed immigrant integration high on academic and political agendas. Immigrant integration must also be understood within ...