Managing Protected Areas: A Global Guide

ISBN-13: 9781844073023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 832 str.

Michael Lockwood; Graeme L. Worboys; Ashish Kothari

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Part I - Setting the Context * Natural Heritage * Social Context * Global Protected Area Framework * Values and Benefits * Governance of Protected Areas * Process of Management * Developing Capacity * Part II - Principles and Practice * Establishing Protected Areas * Threats to Protected Areas * Obtaining, Managing and Communicating Information * Management Planning * Finance and Economics * Managing Staff, Finances and Assets * Sustainability Practice and Sustainable Use * Operations Management * Natural Heritage Management * Cultural Heritage Management * Incident Management * Tourism and Recreation * Collaboratively Managed Protected Areas * Community Conserved Areas * Linking the Landscape * Marine Protected Areas * Evaluating Management Effectiveness * Building Support for Protected Areas * Challenges and Opportunities Part III - Appendices