This article considers the various factors that hindered intensification of industrial activity and retarded national economic growth. Eventually the pressure of social and cultural factors encouraged abandonment of the use of an abundant and relatively cheap resource—peat—and promoted the use of a scarcer and more expensive alternative—coal.
Two Years at Sea tells the story about a middle-aged man who lives a solitary life in a house near the mountains and close to the ocean.
Over the last two centuries, human beings have come to rely on ever-increasing quantities of energy to fuel their rising numbers and improving standards of living. In this volume of RCC Perspectives, scholars from around the world consider how our relationship to energy has changed, why it has changed, and how it may change in the years to come.
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Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands.
Jan Oosthoek explores the fascinating history of the afforestation of the Scottish uplands over the course of the twentieth century.
This contribution to the literature on the recent environmental history of Britain is an exhaustively detailed study of the interplay between tourism, conservation, and landownership in one of the most popular tourist areas in Scotland.
Robert Anderson, a Scottish inventor, develops a prototype vehicle that runs on rechargeable batteries, a major step towards the development of the electric car.
