Could Scotland reposition itself as a frontier to the Nordic and Arctic regions rather than the periphery of Northern Europe?
Set over 35 spreads, Scotland’s first atlas in over 100 years explores how Scotland can move from fringe to frontier. Through a series of cartographic studies examining population, geology, energy, infrastructure, culture, language, land ownership and resources, An Atlas of Productivity investigates Scotland’s identity within Northern Europe and an economically emerging Arctic region.
Rather than accepting traditional administrative boundaries or inherited economic models, the atlas repositions Scotland and the Highlands and Islands as centres of future industry, renewable energy and strategic infrastructure, exploring ideas of northward global migration, bioregional planning, Arctic shipping routes and the long-term stewardship of land and resources.
The project was developed with Alex Hobday and Catriona MacDonald.
