Atherden, Margaret Ann 1947-

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ATHERDEN, Margaret Ann 1947-

PERSONAL: Born May 21, 1947, in London, England; daughter of A. E. and L. G. Atherden. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Attended James Allen's Girls' School; University of Durham, B.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1972.

ADDRESSES: Office—College of Ripon and York St. John, Lord Mayor's Walk, York, Y031 7EX England. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: University of Durham, research student, 1968-71; College of Ripon and York St. John, York, England, principal lecturer in geography, 1971—, director of research and scholarship, 1998—; University of Bradford, visiting lecturer and honorary research fellow, 1978—.

WRITINGS:

Upland Britain: A Natural History, Manchester University Press (Manchester, England), 1992.

(Coeditor) Woodland in the Landscape: Past and Future Perspectives, Leeds University Press (Leeds, England), 1998.

Contributor to books, including The North York Moors: Natural Heritage, edited by D. A. Spratt and B. J. D. Harrison, David & Charles, 1989; and Prehistoric and Roman Archaeology of North-East Yorkshire, edited by Spratt, Council for British Archaeology, 1993. Author of articles on the vegetation history of North York Moors and environmental change in Greece. Contributor to academic journals.