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West Highland survey: an essay in human ecology
Oxford University Press • London • Published In 1955 • Pages:
By: Darling, Frank Fraser.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In an attempt to find the underlying causes of population and economic decline in the western highlands, the primary investigators of the West Highland Survey team present information on the history, physical and biological characteristics of the area, the ecology of land use, population rise and decline, the agricultural background of the region, and the social conditions of its people. Through the analysis of these data, not only do they attempt to provide answers as to why there has been such a pronounced population and economic decline in the region since 1750, but also to suggest '…how the crofter's resources can be rehabilitated and more fully used and his standard of living raised by the right care of the land…' (p. vi). A summary of the entire survey will be found on pp. 407-416.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Geography
- Population
- Composition of population
- Fishing
- Marine industries
- Pastoral activities
- Land use
- Environmental quality
- Real property
- Renting and leasing
- Internal trade
- External trade
- Port facilities
- Water transport
- Territorial hierarchy
- Towns
- Public welfare
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Highland Scots
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 1995
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- British Isles
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- collection
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Natural Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1944-1950
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- ca. 1750-1951
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Western highlands of Scotland, including the Hebrides
- NotesAdditional notes
- edited by F. Fraser Darling
- Includes index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Highlands (Scotland)