Dr Graeme Baxter g.baxter@rgu.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Dr Graeme Baxter g.baxter@rgu.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Lyndsay Bloice
Prof David Gray david.gray@rgu.ac.uk
Academic Strategic Lead
This paper explores the social importance of small, local airports to Scottish island communities, and the roles that they might play in maintaining cultural identity and a sense of place. It draws upon studies conducted in three communities: Benbecula and Kirkwall, each of which has airports with long histories; and the Isle of Skye, where there have been no air passenger services for over 30 years, but where efforts to reintroduce such services are ongoing. It considers how small, remote airports contribute to social and cultural value in a number of ways, generating benefits beyond those typically reflected in conventional economic analyses. These include: providing ‘lifeline’ services, particularly in enabling patient access to specialist healthcare; maintaining links with family, friends and the wider diaspora; overcoming perceived remoteness and isolation; acting as socio-cultural arenas in their own right; and being regarded as important symbols of local history, culture and identity.
BAXTER, G., BLOICE, L. and GRAY, D. [2021]. Exploring the socio-cultural impact of Scottish island airports. Scottish affairs [online], (accepted).
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 8, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Mar 11, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 11, 2021 |
Journal | Scottish affairs |
Print ISSN | 0966-0356 |
Electronic ISSN | 2053-888X |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Keywords | Benbecula; Kirkwall; Photo elicitation; Scottish island airports; Skye; Socio-cultural impact |
Public URL | https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1255041 |
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