This data is sourced from the Census 2011 and shows the population and population density by council area. Raw data sourced from http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/en/censusresults/downloadablefiles.html and then manipulated in excel to merge a number of tables. The resulting data was joined to a shapefile of Scottish Council areas from sharegeo (http://www.sharegeo.ac.uk/handle/10672/305). Both sources should be attributed as the sources of the base data. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2012-12-19 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

This population dataset complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study examined settlement distribution and density patterns over the past five millennia using archaeological survey reports and French 1930s 1:200,000 scale maps to locate and map archaeological sites. An archaeological site dataset was created and compared to and modelled with soil, geology, terrain (contour), surface and subsurface hydrology and normal and dry year precipitation pattern datasets; there are also three spreadsheet datasets providing 1963 precipitation and temperature readings collected at three locations in the region. The environmental datasets were created to account for ancient and modern population subsistence activities, which comprise barley and wheat farming and livestock grazing. These environmental datasets were subsequently modelled with the archaeological site dataset, as well as, land use and population density datasets for the Jazira region. Ancient trade routes were also mapped and factored into the model, and a comparison was made to ascertain if there was a correlation between ancient and modern settlement patterns and environmental conditions; the latter influencing subsistence activities. Creation of this population dataset, derived from a 1961 census, was created to compare modern population density patterns with the distribution of ancient settlement patterns to ascertain if patterns are shared. There is a similarity between these patterns with higher concentrations of settlements and population along the banks of rivers until reaching the northern area of the Jazira where both extend across the wider landscape and away from rivers. Derived from 1:1 million scale map produced for the following report: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations. Etude des Ressources en Eaux Souterraines de la Jezireh Syrienne. Rome: FAO, 1966.Population map was copied to mylar and scanned to create a polygon coverage of the soil classes, which include land-use attribute information. Each polygon was labelled and attributed with population count. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-07-05 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

This dataset shows the population data collected for the 2011 Census mapped against Counties, Unitary Authorities, and Local Authority Districts. Fields include, total population, break down by sex, households, population in communal living, school boarders and population density for census areas. This data was sourced from the ONS website. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-for-local-authorities-in-england-and-wales/index.html It has been combined with the 2011 census area boundary dataset that can also be found on the ONS website. All re-use of this data should acknowledge the OSN as the source of the data. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2012-12-11 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

This contour dataset complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study examined settlement distribution and density patterns over the past five millennia using archaeological survey reports and French 1930s 1:200,000 scale maps to locate and map archaeological sites. An archaeological site dataset was created and compared to and modelled with soil, geology, terrain (contour), surface and subsurface hydrology and normal and dry year precipitation pattern datasets; there are also three spreadsheet datasets providing 1963 precipitation and temperature readings collected at three locations in the region. The environmental datasets were created to account for ancient and modern population subsistence activities, which comprise barley and wheat farming and livestock grazing. These environmental datasets were subsequently modelled with the archaeological site dataset, as well as, land use and population density datasets for the Jazira region. Ancient trade routes were also mapped and factored into the model, and a comparison was made to ascertain if there was a correlation between ancient and modern settlement patterns and environmental conditions; the latter influencing subsistence activities. This contour dataset was generated to determine if higher elevations affected rainfall patterns, which in turn, influenced water runoff. Higher precipitation and runoff could influence settlement patterns as water could be collected at lower elevations for the irrigation of short season cultigens. The contour dataset was also used to generate digital elevation models (DEM) to demonstrate the effects of elevations and trade route patterns in the. Derived from 1:200,000 French maps comprising the 1:200,000 French Levant Map Series sheets (Further Information element in this metadata record provides list of sheets).The contour dataset was captured from 11 map sheets, which were based on the French Levant surveys conducted in Syria during the 1930s and mapped at a scale of 1:200,000. The size of each map measures 69 x 59 cm. The contour lines on each sheet were traced to mylar. Subsequently, each mylar sheet was photocopied and reduced in size to an 11 x 17 inch sheet. These sheets were merged to form the contiguous area comprising the full extent of the boundary for the study area. This was then traced again to another mylar sheet and subsequently scanned and cleaned for further processing and use in a GIS. GIS vector data. This dataset was first accessioned in the EDINA ShareGeo Open repository on 2010-07-06 and migrated to Edinburgh DataShare on 2017-02-21.

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified, clustered sample), it aims to facilitate the study of public opinion and inform the development of public policy in Scotland, similar to the British Social Attitudes (BSA) series (held at the Archive under GN 33168). The SSA survey has been conducted annually each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008. The survey has a modular structure. In any one year it typically contains three to five modules, each containing 40 questions. Funding for its first two years came from the Economic and Social Research Council, while from 2001 onwards different bodies have funded individual modules each year. These bodies have included the Economic and Social Research Council, the Scottish Government and various charitable and grant awarding bodies, such as the Nuffield Foundation and Leverhulme Trust. Further information on the SSA and links to publications may be found on the ScotCen Social Research Scottish Social Attitudes webpages. The 2012 survey was the 13th wave in the series. The sample included a boost of addresses in remote and rural parts of Scotland. For the second edition (September 2013), data from the main Scottish Social Attitudes 2012 survey were added to the study, which previously contained only the data from questions covering constitutional change. The documentation has been updated accordingly. Main Topics: The 2012 survey contained modules of questions on:Constitutional change (funded by Economic and Social Research Council, Edinburgh University and the Electoral Reform Society); National identity (funded by the Leverhulme Trust and undertaken in collaboration with Frank Bechhofer and David McCrone at the University of Edinburgh); Attitudes to the Gaelic language (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, with additional funding from the Scottish Government and Bord na Gaidhlig and undertaken in collaboration with Lindsay Paterson and Fiona O’Hanlon at the University of Edinburgh); 2012 Scottish local elections (funded by the Nuffield Foundation); Police reform (funded by Scottish Institute for Policing Research). Standard Measures The questionnaire contains the 'left/right' scale developed by researchers involved in the BSA and the British Election Study (BES) series (held at the Archive under GN 33066). See documentation for further details. Multi-stage stratified random sample The self-completion questionnaire was administered by Computer Assisted Self Interviewing (CASI) during the face-to-face interview. Face-to-face interview Self-completion 2012 AGE ATTITUDES BRITISH POLITICAL P... CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILDREN CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE CULTURAL HERITAGE DEBILITATIVE ILLNESS DECENTRALIZED GOVER... DECISION MAKING DIALECTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EDUCATIONAL FEES EDUCATIONAL STATUS EMPLOYEES EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMES ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN IDENTITY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT GENDER HEALTH HEALTH STATUS HOURS OF WORK HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING TENURE IDENTITY ILL HEALTH INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME TAX INTERNET INTERNET ACCESS LANGUAGE DISCRIMINA... LANGUAGES LEGISLATURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT EL... LOCAL GOVERNMENT SE... LOCAL TAX BENEFITS MANAGERS MARITAL STATUS MEETINGS NATIONAL IDENTITY NATIONAL LANGUAGE E... NATIONAL PRIDE NATIONALITY NEWSPAPER READERSHIP OCCUPATIONS PART TIME EMPLOYMENT PARTY IDENTIFICATION PATRIOTISM PENSION BENEFITS PLACE OF BIRTH POLICE COMMUNITY RE... POLICE PERSONNEL POLICE SERVICES POLICING POLITICAL ALLEGIANCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES POLITICAL INTEREST POPULATION DENSITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE Political behaviour... QUALIFICATIONS RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE RENTED ACCOMMODATION RESPONSIBILITY RURAL AREAS SATISFACTION SCOTS GAELIC LANGUAGE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SCOTTISH NATIONAL P... SCOTTISH NATIONALISM SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SECOND LANGUAGES SELF EMPLOYED SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL CLASS SOCIAL INEQUALITY SOCIAL SECURITY BEN... SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS SPOUSE S ECONOMIC A... SPOUSE S EMPLOYMENT SPOUSES STANDARD OF LIVING STATE HEALTH SERVICES STATE RESPONSIBILITY STATE RETIREMENT PE... STATUS IN EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISORS Social behaviour an... TELEPHONE HELP LINES TELEVISION TRUST TRUST IN GOVERNMENT UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS VOTING VOTING BEHAVIOUR WORKERS