The Environment and Climate Change
But for all our talk about the weather, there's aren't many books on the subject. Christopher Warren's Managing Scotland's Environment debates the issues surrounding land development and reform, environmental protection and species management, and is designed for students and workers in the environmental field. Kevin Dunion's Troublemakers is a history of Scotland's environmental campaigners.
Two titles take a historical perspective on the Scottish environment: Species History in Scotland: Introduction and Extinctions Since the Ice Age and Scotland After the Ice Age.
For an overview of the Scottish environment, you can't get any bigger than Scotland From Space, from photography specialists Colin Baxter.
Scottish Woodlands
In 1799 William Blake said, 'the tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way'. Proverbs are equally mixed in their messages. One, from Guinea, warns those seeking shade or inspiration from trees, 'under a flowering tree, one finds many insects...' And another from China advises, 'keep a green tree in your heart, and perhaps a singing bird will come.'
Perhaps you will find inspiration from Britain's oldest tree, the Fortingall Yew in Tayside, which is probably over 3,000 years old. The tallest trees in Britain are Scottish too; a Douglas Fir in Reelig Glen in Invernesshire is the tallest; second places goes to a 64.5 metre fir in the Hermitage Forest, in Perthshire. The trees of Scotland are celebrated in titles such as Scottish Woodland History , People and Woods in Scotland and A Pleasure in Scottish Trees. Naturalist Don MacCaskill's Listen To The Trees has been reprinted many times, most recently hardback.
Easily the most beautiful book on the subject of Scotland's plant life is Flora Celtica by William Milliken and Sam Bridgewater.
- Flora Celtica
The wild plants of the British Isles have been providing essentials for people's lives since mankind first set foot on our shores. Scotland, in particular, has a diverse and colourful plant lore that's as relevant today as it was 500 years ago. - Listen To The Trees
This is a new, enhanced hardback edition of the evocative story of Don MacCaskill's life, complemented by 60 additional photographs and specially commissioned drawings. - Managing Scotland's Environment
This book is illustrated with photographs and maps and diagrams. It is designed for those studying Scotland's environment at undergraduate and graduate level and for those engaged in farming, forestry, conservation, game sports and employment. - People And Woods In Scotland: A History
This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. It begins 11,500 years ago when the ice sheet melted and trees such as hazel, pine, ash and oak returned, bringing with them first birds and mammals and, soon after, the first hunter-gathering humans. - A Pleasure In Scottish Trees
All trees in Scotland come under scrutiny in this volume. It celebrates the wealth of trees that flourish throughout the country, not only the 30-odd native to Scotland, but the 1000 and more introduced from everywhere in the temperate world. - Scotland After The Ice Age: An Environmental And Archaeological History, 8000 BC - AD 1000
Gathering environmental, ecological, historical, geological, and archaeological evidence, this text charts the environmental transformation of Scotland from the end of the Ice Age 10,000 years ago to the Viking invasions of an established society 9000 years later. - Scotland From Space
This book contains satellite images of Scotland taken from over 400 miles above the Earth in true colour, along with captions about Scotland's landscape. - Scottish Woodland History
This book deals with both the old Caledonian pine forests and the deciduous woods, and discusses how people have used and misused them over the centuries. - Species History In Scotland: Introductions And Extinctions Since The Ice Age
Environmental historians, archaeologists, ecologists, biologists and nature conservationists offer an interdisciplinary approach to species history in Scotland. - Troublemakers: The Struggle For Environmental Justice In Scotland
Environmentalist Kevin Dunion argues for a sustained challenge to environmental injustice in Scotland. This text offers an insight into the nature of environmental campaigning in Scotland and draws on international as well as Scottish case studies.
The Global Picture
There are a few Scottish titles about global warming more generally, such as The Breakdown of Climate and Extreme Weather by Peter Bunyard, and Mark Maslin's striking Global Warming. Dave Reay's Climate Change Begins at Home investigates the causes of global warming, and suggests changes that we can all make at home. He argues that we cannot wait for governments and industry to come up with the answers.
Chambers publish Weather and Climates, by Laure Chémery, a handy reference guides to climate patterns across the earth.
For younger readers, children will enjoy Balamory: Weather and High School pupils will find The Physical Environment useful.
- The Breakdown Of Climate: Human Choices Or Global Disaster?
The Breakdown of Climate provides a clear overall picture of climate, from its origins to the present day, comparing the cause and effects of evolutionary changes with human influences. - Climate Change Begins At Home: Life On The Two-Way Street Of Global Warming
After summarizing today's state of affairs, scientifically and politically, Dave Reay explores the climate impact of housing, gardening, food, money, work, transport, and death. Packed with provocative case studies, calculations, and lifestyle comparisons, this book makes the complexities of climatology understandable. - Extreme Weather
Describing and exploring extreme weather events, including Hurricane Katrina, the Alpine floods of 2005 and the heavy European and American snowfalls of 2006, this title looks at what happened, the human cost, what caused it, and what can be done to change things for the future. - Global Warming
Maslin examines the latest evidence on the topic, and describes the impact that global warming will have on health, agriculture, water resources, coastal regions, forests, wildlife and our climate. - The Physical Environment
The third edition of this title offers a re-designed page layout to aid pupil understanding at all three levels of Standard Grade. Each topic is studied through single, extended case studies. The volume covers weather, mapwork, river and glacial landforms and related physical processes, climate and vegetation. - Weather
What kind of day is it in Balamory today? Open up this board book to find out. - Weather And Climates
Examining the variety of climates that exist on Earth, this text provides explanations of the factors that influence global weather patterns and climate change. Photographs and maps help illustrate the principles upon which this fascinating area of environmental science is based.