Policy Note – Spatial Data Requirements for Land-Based Policy Objectives
Policy note offering recommendations on the better integration of research-based data sources that support land use policy making.
What can young people's social connections tell us about their migration patterns in rural Scotland?
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Supporting Rural Women
Food system disruptions and food insecurity in Scotland: learning from food support workers
There is significant food insecurity in Scotland and to tackle it, the Scottish Government has published Cash-First. This sets out what they will do to improve the response to financial hardship and reduce the need for emergency food parcels. To inform development of Cash-First policies, this case study summarises findings from research with frontline food support workers.
Scotland Europe Initiative Workshop: Agriculture
Agriculture is a devolved competence and post-Brexit the Scottish Government (SG) chose to make its own arrangements for replacing support payments to farmers which were previously governed through the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 28 September 2023. The Bill commits SG to consult on the nature of the support, the purposes of which are
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Everyday Circularity: Researching behaviours and business practices in the transition to a Circular Economy
In 2018, the UK generated over 222 million tonnes of waste when including household, commercial and industrial waste. This waste was not only made up of typically ‘disposable’ items, but also included items and materials that are reusable, repairable or could have been disassembled to save components for repurposing.
Using serious gaming to communicate challenging concepts in water and land management
The highly interconnected nature of the many factors influencing land and water management can make communicating management options a challenge. Balance is key, managing economic, health, social, and environmental requirements within the limitations of land and water availability. Furthermore, the “out of sight, out of mind” nature of groundwater can exacerbate challenges in exploring and communicating management options.
Gender Inequality in Climate Change
Climate change affects everyone, but the impacts are felt in different ways by different people all over the world. Countries with lower socioeconomic status are often hit harder, alongside countries and populations that rely more on their economy and environment for natural resources. Profession, as well as location, also ties into how individuals may be impacted. For example, farmers can be some of the hardest hit by changing global climates, as unpredictable weather and rainfall damage agricultural yields. Similarly, different demographics respond to the crisis in different ways.
The Tarland Catchment: Monitoring landscape interventions to improve water quality, benefit riparian habitat and mitigate flooding
The Tarland Burn Catchment (~70 km2) has been studied since the year 2000 making it one of the longest running comprehensive catchment management case studies in the UK. Critically there has been core funding support through cycles of Scottish Government strategic research programmes in turn, enabling integration with UK and European projects.