1st Edition
Parks in Transition Biodiversity, Rural Development and the Bottom Line
Edited By Brian Child
Copyright 2004
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
286 Pages
by
Routledge
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Parks face intense pressure from both environmental and developmental perspectives to conserve biodiversity and provide economic opportunities for rural communities. These imperatives are often in conflict, while potential solutions may be subject to theoretical and practical disagreement and complicated by pressing economic, political and cultural considerations.
Parks in Transition collects the... Read more
Preface * Introduction * Growth of Modern Nature Conservation in Southern Africa * Private Land Contribution to Conservation in South Africa * Community-Based Natural Resource Management as a Conservation Mechanism: Lessons and Directions * Performance of Parks in a Century of Change * Park Agencies, Performance and Society in Southern Africa * Innovations in Park Management * Does 'Commercialization' of Protected Areas Threaten Their Conservation Goals? * Who and What Are Parks in Transitional Societies? * Parks in Transition: Biodiversity, Development and the Bottom Line * Index
Biography
Brian Child is Chair of the Southern Africa Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), which promotes a convergence of biodiversity conservation and economic strategies.
