![]() ![]() ![]() The research approach: Peatlands influence war and conflict through topography and nature, often being of critical significance to strategy and outcome Heaths and moors were often used as military training grounds, from early times up to the present day Peatlands were used as wartime bases especially during World War 2 when they were brought into usage as airfields and similar facilities Bogs and moors especially, had unplanned and passive roles in warfare such being the last resting places for stricken or lost bombers of both sides during WW2 Peatlands, especially bogs and fens, provided materials of immense value to wartime efforts such as supplying horse litter, sphagnum moss, alder buckthorn or peat fuel Conflicts, socio-economic stresses or extreme weather all influenced fuel use and competition and therefore peat exploitation. Ward Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam Universityĥ Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam University Rotherham Sheffield Hallam University 2018 Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam UniversityĢ Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam Universityģ Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam UniversityĤ Ian Rotherham, Sheffield Hallam Universityīenny Rothman G.H.B. War & Peat: an exploration of the interactions between human conflict, peatlands, and ecology Ian D. Presentation on theme: "Sheffield Hallam University 2018"- Presentation transcript: ![]()
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