National Parks and Protected Areas: Appoaches for Balancing Social, Economic, and Ecological ValuesISBN: 978-0-8138-1248-9
Hardcover
460 pages
May 2005, Wiley-Blackwell
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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.