Scottish Islands Typology: overview 2024
This report outlines the Scottish Islands Typology (2024). It classifies Scotland’s islands into ten categories based on combinations of population, access to local amenities, and access to mainland Scotland. It offers an alternative way to compare the differences and similarities between islands.
References
Gow’s Typology of Scotland’s Islands: Technical note (2023) https://doi.org/10.57064/2164/22333
Hot Spots and Not Spots: Addressing Infrastructure and Service Provision through Combined Approaches in Rural Scotland, Skerratt, S. (2010) https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/2/6/1719
Household and Dwelling Estimates of Scottish Island Regions (2023) https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/households/household-estimates/other-geographies-2011-data-zone-based/household-and-dwelling-estimates-of-scottish-island-regions-2011-data-zone-based
Inhabited Islands Report, National Records of Scotland (2015) https://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/media/ybpbnfbp/inhabited_islands_report.pdf
Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/12/contents
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National Records of Scotland Scottish Island Regions Population dashboard (2022) https://scotland.shinyapps.io/nrs-islands-dashboard/
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Small area population estimates for Scotland, 2021 (interactive map) https://scotland.shinyapps.io/nrs-small-area-population-estimates-map/
Sub-National Population Projections, National Records of Scotland https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-projections/sub-national-population-projections
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