Thursday, 16 March 2017, 5.30 - 7.00pm (followed by a wine and nibbles reception).
***Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art*** (74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, See map here: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/maps?building=eca-main-building)
Tales from the Unwild: reviewing some management strategies in Scotland’s ‘wildland’ areas
Patricia Macdonald and Angus Macdonald
The talk will review some current management strategy options for important areas in Scotland which are often referred to as being ‘wild’, but which are, in fact, in World Heritage Convention terms, ‘organically evolved’ and/or ‘associative’ cultural landscapes – either ‘relict’ or ‘continuing’ – long used for various human purposes, although the physical traces of these activities are often not obvious to the casual viewer. In addition to their considerable international intrinsic value, such areas are increasingly valued today for recreation and eco-tourism. The impact of anthropogenic activity in a range of examples of such areas, and the implications of this for policy and management, will be considered and discussed.
Dr Patricia Macdonald BSc FRSE FRSA FSA(Scot) Hon FSGS HonFICS is an environmental academic, artist-photographer, Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and former board member of Scottish Natural Heritage.
Angus Macdonald BSc PhD FSA(Scot) HonFSGS is Professor Emeritus, and a former Head of School, at the University of Edinburgh, and has served on the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
The Macdonalds work together internationally – editorially and as artists – researching and interpreting cultural landscapes, often from the air. Their artworks are held in collections worldwide, and they are sole or joint authors of ten books and numerous exhibition catalogues and articles.
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/patricia-macdonald
www.eca.ed.ac.uk/eca-home/angus-macdonald
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