Designating national parks in contested landscapes : governance challenges and the evolving national park concept in Northern Ireland, with lessons from Scotland

This thesis examines rural governance practice and the global evolution of national park models by analysing the attempted designation of the Mournes national park in Northern Ireland and the actual designation of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. Qualitative data is analysed thematically to...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Jonathan Patrick Walker
Published: Queen's University Belfast 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.602436