Dr Phil Back

Email: 
phil@philback.co.uk
About the speaker: 
PhD in Scottish landscape history, worked for Imperial College on city greening project in Northern Europe, published author in academic journals and elsewhere, speaker at national and international conferences.
Base location: 
York (but frequently travel to Scotland)
Speaking locations: 
Any in Scotland
Dates available : 
Any
Talks: 
Title of talk: 
Origins of Scotland’s Country Parks
Description of talk: 

An exploration of the work of the Countryside Commission for Scotland and others in the creation of Scotland’s portfolio of country parks

Title of talk: 
Origins of individual country parks
Description of talk: 

more localised exploration of the background to individual country parks, including Aden, Culzean, Pollok, Chatelherault, Lochore Meadows

Title of talk: 
Elisabeth Beazley
Description of talk: 

The work of a lesser-known landscape architect in Scotland, mainly with the National Trust for Scotland

Title of talk: 
Protest at Pollok
Description of talk: 

The background and development of the 1995 protest against the M77 extension in south Glasgow that led to the Pollok Free State

Title of talk: 
The rise and decline of Tourism at Rumbling Bridge
Description of talk: 

An exploration of how a tiny hamlet in Kinross-shire became a favoured visitor destination from the eighteenth century onwards, attracting the rich and famous as well as day trippers, and how that position was lost in the twentieth century.

Title of talk: 
Rumbling Bridge: A hamlet through time
Description of talk: 

An exploration of the history of Rumbling Bridge through the centuries, from prehistoric times to the twentieth century, and how this small community reflected wider change in Scotland across the centuries.

Title of talk: 
A difference of view - countryside policy
Description of talk: 

Conflicting aspirations for enjoying Scotland’s scenery, focussing mainly on twentieth century countryside policy including the creation of national parks and other scenic areas

Title of talk: 
NTS: Conservation, recreation, or both?
Description of talk: 

The role of the National Trust for Scotland in the creation and promotion of countryside recreation, and in balancing the demand for recreational space against the need to conserve the countryside.