Royal Scottish Geographical Society

GENERAL

The World Food Problem 1950–1980. By David Grigg. 276pp, 87 tables, 18 maps, 19 figures, index, Blackwell, Oxford 1985.

CARTOGRAPHY

Keyguide to Information Sources in Cartography. By A. G. Hodgkiss and A. F. Tatham. 24 x 15.3, 253pp, Mansell Publishing Limited, London, 1986. £25.00.

Victorian Maps of the British Isles. By David Smith. 29.5 x 20.7, 176pp, 8 colour plates and numerous monochrome illustrations, index. B T Batsford., London, 1985. £30.00.

HISTORICAL

Down to Earth: one hundred and fifty years of the British Geological Survey. By H. E. Wilson. 24 x 15, 188 pp., Scottish Academic Press, Edinburgh, 1985. £9.75.

EDUCATIONAL

Volcanoes: By A. Scarth, 30x21, 17pp., Coursework Supplement No. 5, Department of Geography, University of Dundee, 1985. 50p.     

Royal Scottish Geographical Society April 1948

ABSTRACT

Land use in Scotland's countryside is currently an issue of major public concern, largely because of a sea-change in agricultural policy which seemslikely to lead to the withdrawal of some land from agricultural use. In addition, there has been concern about the scale of upland afforestation, about land availability for housebuilding, and about claims on land for conservation and for rural development. This article provides an overview of these current landuse issues in Scotland.