Managing Protected Areas: A Global GuideMichael Lockwood, Graeme Worboys, Ashish Kothari Earthscan, 2006 - 802 Seiten Written by a team of leading international experts and practitioners specifically for professionals, students, and academics, this book covers the full terrain of protected area management. Employing dozens of detailed international case studies, hundreds of concise topical snapshots, maps, tables, illustrations and a color plate section, as well as evaluation tools, checklists and numerous appendices, this invaluable guide covers all aspects of park management, including governance, management and administration processes; capacity building; sustainability practice and sustainable use; natural heritage management, and more.Integrating the social sciences, geography, and biological sciences, this book is the international benchmark for protected area management for all professionals worldwide, from planners, economists, and managers to field staff, for all geographic and jurisdictional contexts and for students and academics teaching in natural resource management, geography, and environmental and protected area management. Published with IUCN. |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Managing Protected Areas: A Global Guide Michael Lockwood,Graeme Worboys,Ashish Kothari Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2012 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
achieve actions activities adapted adaptive management Africa agencies animals approach assessment Australia Barrier Reef benefits biodiversity Biological Diversity Biosphere reserves capacity CCAs cent Chapter coastal communities countries decision-making ecological economic ecoregions ecosystems effective ensure environment environmental established evaluation example fire fishing forest funding global goals habitats human identified impacts implementation important incident indigenous integrated involved Islands issues IUCN IUCN Photo Library Jim Thorsell land manage protected areas management plan marine protected areas ment monitoring National Park natural resources NGOs objectives operations organizations Parks Canada plants potential programmes protected area management protected area systems recreation Reef regional response sector significant social Source species square kilometres staff stakeholders strategies Study sustainable threats tion tourism traditional transboundary transboundary conservation UNEP values visitor WCPA wetlands wildlife World Heritage World Parks Congress zone