-
Recent Posts
Archives
- September 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- November 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- April 2020
- March 2020
- January 2019
- June 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- July 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- November 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- September 2013
- August 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Current Affairs
Ghost Trains in the Urban Jungle
It could be a vision straight from a post apocalyptic sci-fi movie; a real-life “Planet of the Apes”. Trees and dense shrub vegetation encroach over former railway tracks, sidings and marshalling yards. Abandoned steam locomotives, rusting water towers and mysterious structures loom out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, History & Culture, In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Urbanism
Tagged Berlin, Environmental Art, environmental education, graffitti, Green Networks, history, Industriewald, pink floyd, planet of the apes, Südgeländ, Society for Urban Ecology, spirit of place, SURE, Urban Forestry, Urban Greenspace, woodlands, zombies
Leave a comment
Greening Urban Scotland: the Lothians and Fife Green Network
One of the biggest and most interesting challenges that I’ve had in recent years has been the development of the Lothians and Fife Green Network Partnership (LFGNP). I was involved in the setting up of this project from its inception in 2008 (initially as the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, In Scotland, Trees & Greenspaces
Tagged Central Scotland Green Network, CSGN, Edinburgh and the Lothians, environmental education, Forest Habitat Networks, Green Networks, LFGNP, Lothians and Fife Green Network Partnership, nature, sustainable development, Urban Forestry, Urban Greenspace, wellbeing, woodlands
Leave a comment
Going Home – A view of Scotland from Europe
I’ve been living in Aachen for over a year and in early November I decided it was time to head home, to reconnect (albeit briefly) with past roots and all things Scottish. Most interestingly I wanted to see how Scotland appeared to me from … Continue reading
Living in Aachen: Ancient Capital at the heart of Europe
Introducing Aachen: Over a year ago, I moved from Edinburgh to the City of Aachen located in the “Euregio” on the border of Germany, Holland and Belgium. Living in Germany’s most Westerly City has given me a great opportunity to learn about the history, … Continue reading
Posted in Aachen & Euregio, Current Affairs, History & Culture, In Europe
Tagged Aachen, Charlemagne, Culture shock, Euregio, germany, history, legends, outdoors, travel
7 Comments
Off the Beaten Track 