A S Mather
Biographic Data
| ID | 1791903 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A S Mather |
| GIVEN NAMES | A S |
| FAMILY NAME | Mather |
| SIGNATURE | MATHER A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Aberdeen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 195 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
From Floods to Reforestation
The forest area in Switzerland has been expanding for more than one hundred years, after a long period of contraction culminating in an apparently accelerated phase of deforestation in the first half of the 19th century. The nature and causes of this transition from net deforestation to net reforestation are considered. It is concluded that the perception of a resource crisis played a key role, but also that various passive factors facilitated an…
The relationships of population and forest trends
The relationship between national trends in forest area and population is reviewed at the global scale. Evidence of an inverse relationship is confirmed. The relationship, however, may have weakened in recent decades, and it has clearly undergone a reversal in some countries during the nineteenth to twentieth centuries. The theme of a changing relationship through time is thus developed, as is that of an asymmetrical relationship in the sense tha…
Development, democracy and forest trends
The course and drivers of the forest transition
From resource crisis to sustainability
After prolonged deforestation, the Danish forest area had shrunk to under 5% of the land area by the beginning of the nineteenth century. Contraction then halted, and expansion began, to the extent that the forest area has now more than doubled. The transition from shrinking to expanding forest area is outlined, and is explained in terms of a crisis-response theory in the context of the operation of a combination of 'necessary' factors. The occur…
The forest transition
A theoretical basis for the forest transition (the change from contraction to expansion of national forest area) is suggested in terms of increasing agricultural adjustment to land quality. This adjustment, operating through a process of learning by farmers, results in the concentration of agricultural production in smaller areas of better land, and the agricultural abandonment of larger areas of poorer land, which are then available for reforest…
The effects of afforestation on agriculture in Scotland
Global Forest Resources
The changing role of planning in rural land use
Planning and Afforestation in Scotland
Afforestation is not subject to development control in Britain, but local planning authorities may exert an influence on it through consultation procedures relating to Forestry Commission planting grants. The operation of these procedures in Scotland in 1988-89 is reviewed. Their analysis suggests a high rate of outcomes in accordance with requests from local planning authorities. Nevertheless, dissatisfaction has been expressed over the working …
Land Use
The rise and fall of government-assisted land settlement in Scotland
The Changing Perception of Soil Erosion in New Zealand
soil-conservation movement in New Zealand, in which a number of scientists played prominent roles. This movement culminated in soil-conservation legislation in 1941. A strong reaction from the agricultural community followed, and farmers sought to discount the problem of soil erosion. Gradually, opposition gave way to acceptance of soil conservation measures. As acceptance spread amongst farmers, government scientists began to question the belief…
The Beaches of Northern Inner Hebrides
The Beaches of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Problems of Afforestation in North Scotland
The forest area of north Scotland has been almost trebled since the end of the second world war, and the planting rate is still accelerating. The British forestry effort is becoming increasingly concentrated in the Scottish Highlands, and rapid afforestation has in places been associated with land-use problems. Most of the land undergoing afforestation is open moorland carrying only light stocks of hill sheep. Gradually forestry is being forced o…
The forest transition
A theoretical basis for the forest transition (the change from contraction to expansion of national forest area) is suggested in terms of increasing agricultural adjustment to land quality. This adjustment, operating through a process of learning by farmers, results in the concentration of agricultural production in smaller areas of better land, and the agricultural abandonment of larger areas of poorer land, which are then available for reforest…
The course and drivers of the forest transition
From Floods to Reforestation
The forest area in Switzerland has been expanding for more than one hundred years, after a long period of contraction culminating in an apparently accelerated phase of deforestation in the first half of the 19th century. The nature and causes of this transition from net deforestation to net reforestation are considered. It is concluded that the perception of a resource crisis played a key role, but also that various passive factors facilitated an…
The relationships of population and forest trends
The relationship between national trends in forest area and population is reviewed at the global scale. Evidence of an inverse relationship is confirmed. The relationship, however, may have weakened in recent decades, and it has clearly undergone a reversal in some countries during the nineteenth to twentieth centuries. The theme of a changing relationship through time is thus developed, as is that of an asymmetrical relationship in the sense tha…
Development, democracy and forest trends
The effects of afforestation on agriculture in Scotland
The Beaches of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Global Forest Resources
The changing role of planning in rural land use
The Changing Perception of Soil Erosion in New Zealand
soil-conservation movement in New Zealand, in which a number of scientists played prominent roles. This movement culminated in soil-conservation legislation in 1941. A strong reaction from the agricultural community followed, and farmers sought to discount the problem of soil erosion. Gradually, opposition gave way to acceptance of soil conservation measures. As acceptance spread amongst farmers, government scientists began to question the belief…
The Beaches of Northern Inner Hebrides
Problems of Afforestation in North Scotland
The forest area of north Scotland has been almost trebled since the end of the second world war, and the planting rate is still accelerating. The British forestry effort is becoming increasingly concentrated in the Scottish Highlands, and rapid afforestation has in places been associated with land-use problems. Most of the land undergoing afforestation is open moorland carrying only light stocks of hill sheep. Gradually forestry is being forced o…
Problems of Afforestation in North Scotland
The forest area of north Scotland has been almost trebled since the end of the second world war, and the planting rate is still accelerating. The British forestry effort is becoming increasingly concentrated in the Scottish Highlands, and rapid afforestation has in places been associated with land-use problems. Most of the land undergoing afforestation is open moorland carrying only light stocks of hill sheep. Gradually forestry is being forced o…
The Beaches of Northern Inner Hebrides
The Beaches of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
The Changing Perception of Soil Erosion in New Zealand
soil-conservation movement in New Zealand, in which a number of scientists played prominent roles. This movement culminated in soil-conservation legislation in 1941. A strong reaction from the agricultural community followed, and farmers sought to discount the problem of soil erosion. Gradually, opposition gave way to acceptance of soil conservation measures. As acceptance spread amongst farmers, government scientists began to question the belief…
The rise and fall of government-assisted land settlement in Scotland
Land Use
The changing role of planning in rural land use
Planning and Afforestation in Scotland
Afforestation is not subject to development control in Britain, but local planning authorities may exert an influence on it through consultation procedures relating to Forestry Commission planting grants. The operation of these procedures in Scotland in 1988-89 is reviewed. Their analysis suggests a high rate of outcomes in accordance with requests from local planning authorities. Nevertheless, dissatisfaction has been expressed over the working …
Global Forest Resources
The effects of afforestation on agriculture in Scotland
From resource crisis to sustainability
After prolonged deforestation, the Danish forest area had shrunk to under 5% of the land area by the beginning of the nineteenth century. Contraction then halted, and expansion began, to the extent that the forest area has now more than doubled. The transition from shrinking to expanding forest area is outlined, and is explained in terms of a crisis-response theory in the context of the operation of a combination of 'necessary' factors. The occur…
The forest transition
A theoretical basis for the forest transition (the change from contraction to expansion of national forest area) is suggested in terms of increasing agricultural adjustment to land quality. This adjustment, operating through a process of learning by farmers, results in the concentration of agricultural production in smaller areas of better land, and the agricultural abandonment of larger areas of poorer land, which are then available for reforest…
Development, democracy and forest trends
The course and drivers of the forest transition
From Floods to Reforestation
The forest area in Switzerland has been expanding for more than one hundred years, after a long period of contraction culminating in an apparently accelerated phase of deforestation in the first half of the 19th century. The nature and causes of this transition from net deforestation to net reforestation are considered. It is concluded that the perception of a resource crisis played a key role, but also that various passive factors facilitated an…
The relationships of population and forest trends
The relationship between national trends in forest area and population is reviewed at the global scale. Evidence of an inverse relationship is confirmed. The relationship, however, may have weakened in recent decades, and it has clearly undergone a reversal in some countries during the nineteenth to twentieth centuries. The theme of a changing relationship through time is thus developed, as is that of an asymmetrical relationship in the sense tha…
Geography (16 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (7 works) · Afforestation (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Forest Management and Policy (6 works) · Forestry (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Environmental Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works)