Sustainability in the Scottish Highlands
A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere
$186.15
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
7 December 2026
Summary
This book addresses the topic of sustainability in the Scottish Highlands, offering a critical ethnography of the Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It explains what the UNESCO designation means in theory and practice and the community governance model adopted. Framed by critical theory, it unpacks the idea of the Biosphere as an alternative to ‘common sense’, a way to overcome the natureculture dichotomy and capitalist, colonial ideologies.
Zoe Malcolm outlines negotiations of nat…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399556521 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399556525 |
| Author: | Zoe Malcolm |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Imprint: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 7 December 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
| Series: | Scotland's Land |
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Critics Review
This highly innovative and inclusive study draws on a multidisciplinary methodology to present the first in-depth study of Scotland’s Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in its global context. It is admirably clear-eyed, taking a balanced but analytical perspective, but most importantly brings the experiences of local people and communities engaged and impacted by the Biosphere into focus. – Annie Tindley, Newcastle University
This critical ethnography demonstrates the power of community governance and convivial conservation to unlock opportunities for just and relational sustainability futures. Dr. Malcolm shows great sensitivity and care in her research with and for the Wester Ross Biosphere, evidencing how UNESCO Biosphere Reserves can address structural challenges by transcending nature-culture divides. – Marc Metzger, The University of Edinburgh
Dr Malcolm skilfully portrays the intrinsic and deeply personal interconnections between the people and nature of the Highlands through the conceptual prism of decolonial, anarchist, anti-capitalist resistance. This book outlines the complexity and nuance of the pressures and practical realities facing the region and the potential of community-led governance models such as the Wester Ross Biosphere in supporting a sustainable future for the Highlands and beyond. – Bobby Macaulay, University of the Highlands and Islands
Zoe Malcolm
Zoe Malcolm is a Lecturer in Sociology (sustainable development) at the University of Edinburgh, within the School of Social and Political Science.
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