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Ian D Rotherham
The landscapes and heritage of past conflicts, defensive and offensive structures, and much more are brough together in this comprehensive study.
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Today, 'virgin forests' are only to be found at a few sites unreachable by humans, and even then they are affected by climate change, atmospheric pollution and species extinctions. This…
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A unique collection of contributions from leading authorities on countryside and landscape history, this book honours the memory of Oliver Rackham. Ranging all over Europe from Bialowieza Forest in Poland…
Ian D. Rotherham
This is a challenging new approach to understanding ecological systems especially in urban and urbanised areas. Whether or not conservationists accept ecological change, factors such as urbanisation and globalisation combine…
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AN ACCESSIBLE INTRODUCTION TO BIODIVERSITY, CONSERVATION AND THE ECO-CULTURAL NATURE OF LANDSCAPES. Key issues are addressed in short, focused chapters, supported by a detailed thousand-year timeline based on the British…
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This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and those concerned about environmental protection. The book provides a wide-ranging but concise overview of peatlands from both…
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This book addresses critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees. It considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores…
This volume rigorously examines the issues surrounding countryside management in Britain, providing a critical overview of the history and importance of countryside management, detailing the achievements of a largely forgotten…
For at least half a century since the emergence of Country Parks and Forest Parks, countryside services have provided leisure, tourism, conservation, restoration and regeneration across Britain
Shadow Woods: a search for lost landscapes is intended to view ecology and landscapes in a somewhat different way from that which we normally do; to effectively view the countryside…
This major book explores commons, lands and rights of usage in common, traditional and customary practices, and the cultural nature of ‘landscapes’. The book takes major case studies and perspectives…
However, pause a while off main roads and consider place names and road names: Fenny Lane, The Withies, Commonside, Reed Holme, Fen Common, Turbary Lane, Wildmore, Adventurers’ Fen, Wicken Fen…
Professor Ian D. Rotherham
Full-colour guide to the history, landscape, people and wildlife of North Yorkshire’s stunning coastline
Full-colour guide to the history, landscape, people and wildlife of the stunning coastline of Holderness
Ian D. Rotherham offers an illustrated history of Sheffield, one of Britain’s great industrial centres.
Explores the rich and fascinating history of Nottingham through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.
The book considers various aspects of tree and woodland archaeology extending from the hedgerow / wood-pasture / wood [process] to final destination [product] and issues around the legacy of veteran…
This volume arose from a 2-day conference to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr Oliver Lathe Gilbert. It was organised by South Yorkshire Biodiversity Research Group and with Sheffield…
Addresses the broader context of invasive and exotic species, in terms of the perceived threats and environmental concerns which surround alien species and ecological invasions. Including a wide range of…
Professor Ian D Rotherham (Sheffield Hallam University UK)
This volume is a retrospective publication of contributions originally to two national conferences / seminars held in Sheffield, on the theme of ‘Urban Environments - History, Biodiversity and Culture’. To…
Ian D Rotherham, Christine Handley (Eds)
The chapters in the book reflect some of the breadth of industrial development and its effects that took place in and around Sheffield, South Yorkshire from the eighteenth century onwards…
Christine Handley,Professor Ian D. Rotherham
This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of South Yorkshire’s most precious assets shows what makes it such a popular destination.
Ian D Rotherham,Christine Handley,Margaret Atherden
We show here how, through the efforts of a range of governmental and non-governmental organisations, habitats and species are now being managed to preserve our biodiversity for the future. In…
Today, ‘virgin forests’ are only to be found at a few sites unreachable by humans, and even then they are affected by climate change, atmospheric pollution and species extinctions. This…
Professor Ian D. Rotherham,Christine Handley
This illustrated history portrays one of England’s finest cities - Nottingham. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
This illustrated history portrays one of England’s finest cities - Sheffield. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
Professor Ian D. Rotherham,Melvyn Jones,Christine Handley
Explore Sheffield’s secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
Tomasz Samojlik,Anastasia Fedotova,Piotr Daszkiewicz,Ian D. Rotherham
Understanding the current state and dynamics of any forest is extremely difficult - if not impossible - without recognizing its history. Bialowieza Primeval Forest (BPF), located on the border between…
