Transforming Parks and Protected Areas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Transforming Parks and Protected Areas write by Kevin S. Hanna. This book was released on 2007-10-18. Transforming Parks and Protected Areas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A rare collection of articles that fuses academic theory, critique of practice and practical knowledge, Transforming Parks and Protected Areas analyzes and critiques the emerging issues in the design and operation of parks and protected areas.
Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas
Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas write by Stan Stevens. This book was released on 2014-09-18. Indigenous Peoples, National Parks, and Protected Areas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. ""This passionate, well-researched book makes a compelling case for a paradigm shift in conservation practice. It explores new policies and practices, which offer alternatives to exclusionary, uninhabited national parks and wilderness areas and make possible new kinds of protected areas that recognize Indigenous peoples' rights and benefit from their knowledge and conservation contributions"--Provided by publisher"--
Science, Conservation, and National Parks
Science, Conservation, and National Parks - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Science, Conservation, and National Parks write by Steven R. Beissinger. This book was released on 2017-01-13. Science, Conservation, and National Parks available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Papers from a summit, "Science for Parks, Parks for Science: the next century," organized by University of California, Berkeley, in partnership with the National Geographic Society and the National Park Service and held 25-27 March 2015 at the University of California, Berkeley.
National Parks and Protected Areas
National Parks and Protected Areas - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook National Parks and Protected Areas write by Tony Prato. This book was released on 2005-05-02. National Parks and Protected Areas available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The balance of nature in any strict sense has been upset long ago…The only option we have is to create a new balance objectively determined for each area in accordance with the intended use of that area.” --Aldo Leopold, 1927, in a letter to the Superintendent of Glacier National Park The planning and management staff of state/national parks and protected areas face a complex set of management problems and an uncertain future. Today, internal and external forces are combining with changes in management philosophy (from a species to an ecosystem focus) to create a new direction in natural resources management. National Parks and Protected Areas: Approaches for Balancing Social, Economic and Ecological Values is peerless in its unified treatment of the issues surrounding this subject. From decision-making for planning and management to the principles of ecology and economics, this text examines the analytical methods, information technologies, and planning and management problems associated with protected area planning and management. Protected area managers and students in undergraduate and graduate courses in natural resource management will appreciate this highly readable book. Features Include: A multidisciplinary, systems perspective Focus on science- and knowledge-based natural resource management Concentration on North American national parks and protected areas with information and examples from other parts of the world Clarification of methods for dealing with social, economic, and ecological uncertainty Explanations of biophysical and economic simulation models and information management technologies: GIS, remote sensing, decision support systems, computer animation, etc. Discussion of the role of local communities and joint decision making for designing and implementing management strategies Case studies which show multi-dimensional decision-making for specific management problems and issuesNatural resource policy makers, members of environmental organizations, and other stakeholders will also benefit from an enhanced understanding of the complex social, economic and ecological functions and values of national parks and protected areas facilitated by explanations of ecological and economic concepts that allow comprehension by individuals with limited background in these areas.
Parks in Peril
Parks in Peril - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parks in Peril write by Katrina Brandon. This book was released on 1998-07. Parks in Peril available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Using the experience of the Parks in Peril program -- a wide-ranging project instituted by The Nature Conservancy and its partner organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean to foster better park management -- this book presents a broad analysis of current trends in park management and the implications for biodiversity conservation. It examines the context of current park management and challenges many commonly held views from social, political, and ecological perspectives. The book argues that: biodiversity conservation is inherently political sustainable use has limitations as a primary tool for biodiversity conservation effective park protection requires understanding the social context at varying scales of analysis actions to protect parks need a level of conceptual rigor that has been absent from recent programs built around slogans and stereotypesNine case studies highlight the interaction of ecosystems, local peoples, and policy in park management, and describe the context of field-based conservation from the perspective of those actually implementing the programs. Parks in Peril builds from the case studies and specific park-level concerns to a synthesis of findings from the sites. The editors draw on the case studies to challenge popular conceptions about parks and describe future directions that can ensure long-term biodiversity conservation.Throughout, contributors argue that protected areas are extremely important for the protection of biodiversity, yet such areas cannot be expected to serve as the sole means of biodiversity conservation. Requiring them to carry the entire burden of conservation is a recipe for ecological and social disaster.
