The Machair - Politics and Economy

CONTENTS | RESOURCE DESCRIPTION | LAND USE | CONFLICTS AND SOLUTIONS

The James Hutton Institute

This page is no longer updated. The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute joined forces with SCRI on 1 April 2011 to create The James Hutton Institute.

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POLITICS AND ECONOMY

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION > HUMAN LANDSCAPE

The Western Isles are governed locally by the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council).

The low density of population and relatively low incomes qualify the Western Isles for European Regional Development Funding.