Managing Protected Areas

by Lockwood, Michael; Worboys, Graeme L.; Kothari, Ashish

• ISBN13: 9781844073030
• ISBN10: 1844073033
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-30
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Setting the Context

Natural Heritage-Graeme

Social Context

Global Protected Area Framework

Values and Benefits

Governance of Protected Areas

Process of Management

Developing Capacity

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

Appendices

Chronology of Earth's Evolutionary Development

Appendix 2

Appendix 3

Appendix 5

Appendix 6

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