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the changing vegetational landscapes of the Outer Hebrides are examined together with a consideration of archaeological distributions. It is shown that woodland persisted for the first half of Postglacial time; that woodland reduction was taking place at the same time as a human presence can be demonstrated; that fire is likely to have played a major role in promoting the development or maintenance of heathland; and that agricultural activities have led to major phases of soil erosion

examines the concept of continuity and discontinuity through the use of documentary, place-name, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental data integrated with evidence from the landscape itself

traces the evolution of settlement and landscape change in the valleys of the Pennine and Lake District hills across the medieval period. Two contrasting types of forest are identified, the `closed' forests dominated by demesne stock farming, and the forests open to peasant colonisation. Much of the central Pennines was dominated by demesne cattle farms (`vaccaries') or monastic stock farms. Leasing and subdivision of both lay and monastic stock farms in the later middle ages led to the growth of small hamlet settlements. Elsewhere, in `open' forests, the lords allowed grazing and settlement by peasant communities by the thirteenth century. Seasonal occupation of shieling grounds developed into permanent settlement as peasant communities carved new farms from the valley sides. The paper concludes by exploring the dynamics of landscape change in the medieval uplands

examines developments in understanding the landscape of towns since the 1970s, the role of rescue archaeology resulting from urban growth in the 1960s--1980s, and the effect of urban conservation planning. The introduction of town-plan analysis in a British and European context is also discussed

discusses the attitude of landscape historians and archaeologists towards industry in the landscape. It emphasises that industrial activity was a feature of many landscapes, urban and rural, and looks at the importance of continuity as well as change in industrial development, taking examples from the textile and mining industries. It considers the problems of recording and conserving industrial landscapes in the face of environmental pressures to reuse derelict and contaminated land

changing trends in landscape history are examined: from an initial concern with the influence of humans as expressed physically and visually in the landscape there had been a growing concern with both human cultural impact and our perception of the environment. There has been an awakening of interest in protecting Europe's cultural/historical landscapes