Zoe Malcolm is Lecturer in Sociology (sustainable development) at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Social and Political Science.

This highly innovative and inclusive study draws on a multidisciplinary methodology to present the first in-depth study of Scotland’s Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in its global context. It is admirably clear-eyed, taking a balanced but analytical perspective, but most importantly brings the experiences of local people and communities engaged and impacted by the Biosphere into focus.

• List of FiguresList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere2 The Wester Ross Biosphere: Designation and Organisation3 The Biosphere as Regional Place-Making4 (Un)Sustainability and Nature-Culture Relations5 Conserving Cultural Heritage6 The Past, Present and Futures of Crofting7 Gaelic Language and Culture: Loss and Revival8 Wester Ross in the World: The Local-Global Nexus9 Towards Biocultural and Convivial Conservation10 The Politics of Land Use and Ownership11 Alternatives for Just and Sustainable Futures12 Conclusion: Moving Beyond Common SenseAppendix 1: Participant ListReferencesIndex

Zoe Malcolm is Lecturer in Sociology (sustainable development) at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Social and Political Science.

This highly innovative and inclusive study draws on a multidisciplinary methodology to present the first in-depth study of Scotland’s Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in its global context. It is admirably clear-eyed, taking a balanced but analytical perspective, but most importantly brings the experiences of local people and communities engaged and impacted by the Biosphere into focus.

• List of FiguresList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere2 The Wester Ross Biosphere: Designation and Organisation3 The Biosphere as Regional Place-Making4 (Un)Sustainability and Nature-Culture Relations5 Conserving Cultural Heritage6 The Past, Present and Futures of Crofting7 Gaelic Language and Culture: Loss and Revival8 Wester Ross in the World: The Local-Global Nexus9 Towards Biocultural and Convivial Conservation10 The Politics of Land Use and Ownership11 Alternatives for Just and Sustainable Futures12 Conclusion: Moving Beyond Common SenseAppendix 1: Participant ListReferencesIndex

Zoe Malcolm is Lecturer in Sociology (sustainable development) at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Social and Political Science.

This highly innovative and inclusive study draws on a multidisciplinary methodology to present the first in-depth study of Scotland’s Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in its global context. It is admirably clear-eyed, taking a balanced but analytical perspective, but most importantly brings the experiences of local people and communities engaged and impacted by the Biosphere into focus.

• List of FiguresList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgements1 Introduction: A Critical Ethnography of a Community Biosphere2 The Wester Ross Biosphere: Designation and Organisation3 The Biosphere as Regional Place-Making4 (Un)Sustainability and Nature-Culture Relations5 Conserving Cultural Heritage6 The Past, Present and Futures of Crofting7 Gaelic Language and Culture: Loss and Revival8 Wester Ross in the World: The Local-Global Nexus9 Towards Biocultural and Convivial Conservation10 The Politics of Land Use and Ownership11 Alternatives for Just and Sustainable Futures12 Conclusion: Moving Beyond Common SenseAppendix 1: Participant ListReferencesIndex