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Can we justify preserving landscapes for heritage?

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

This is a post I’ve mulling over for nearly a year on and off. As a society we now commonly restore rivers to improve water quality or for ecological benefits, and as recent posts on here have demonstrated we may … Continue reading →

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An introduction to England’s chalk streams: origins and history

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Originally posted on The Geography and Environment postgraduate blog:
If you’ve ever spent any amount of time in the English countryside, you’ve probably come across a chalk stream or two.  Spanning from the River Hull in Humberside to the River…

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