The great land debate and the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003

Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-109

  Sellar, W David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Community rights to buy; Highland Clearances; Land reform; Scotland

Indexed keywords

LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; PUBLIC ACCESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33645781794     PISSN: 00291951     EISSN: 15025292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00291950500535251     Document Type: Article

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