Organization profile

Organisation profile

The Centre for Mountain Studies (CMS) was established at Perth College UHI in August 2000, with the objective of creating a centre of excellence for work in mountain areas within the emerging University of the Highlands and Islands. With a focus on mountain environments and the people who depend on them, both in Scotland and internationally, the CMS has four main goals: To undertake and communicate high-quality research; To convene meetings to disseminate and discuss knowledge and to develop research agendas; To contribute to informed policy-making processes; To lead in the development and delivery of academic courses and training.

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forest management Earth & Environmental Sciences

forestry Earth & Environmental Sciences

community forestry Earth & Environmental Sciences

biodiversity Earth & Environmental Sciences

private forestry Agriculture & Biology

ownership Earth & Environmental Sciences

rural area Social Sciences

management Social Sciences

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Profiles

Anna Lawrence

Anna.Lawrence@uhi.ac.uk

Centre for Mountain Studies - Human Dimensions of Forestry

Person

Andy Ruck

andy.ruck.perth@uhi.ac.uk

Centre for Mountain Studies - Research Associate
Perth College UHI - Research Associate

Person: Academic Research Active

Diana E Valero

diana.valero.perth@uhi.ac.uk

Tourism Research Network
Centre for Mountain Studies - Research Associate / Project Coordinator

Person: Academic Research Active

Projects 2007 2011

1 Finished

Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century

Glass, J.

1/09/07 → 1/09/11

Project: Research

Research Output 1999 2019

1 Citation (Scopus)

Fieldnotes and situational analysis in environmental education research: experiments in new materialism

Ruck, A. & Mannion, G., 3 Apr 2019, In : Environmental Education Research. p. 1-18 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

materialism

environmental education

synergy

experiment

ethnography

15 Citations (Scopus)

Forest ownership changes in Europe: State of knowledge and conceptual foundations

Weiss, G., Lawrence, A., Hujala, T., Lidestav, G., Nichiforel, L., Nybakk, E., Quiroga, S., Sarvašová, Z., Suarez, C. & Živojinović, I., 1 Feb 2019, In : Forest Policy and Economics. 99, p. 9-20 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

forest ownership

ownership

forest management

private forestry

forest policy