Island Futures [electronic resource] : Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region /
Baldacchino, Godfrey.editor.
Niles, Daniel.editor.
Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to balance ecological integrity with economic development and collective quality of life, including the need for social and conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and ecological diversity, but they are also often characterized by narrow resource bases and dependency on links to the outside world, and by their limited ability to determine the actual character of those links. This volume reviews the challenges of island development and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. With emphasis on nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites, chapters describe the benefits, barriers, and potential pitfalls in preserving such sites, managing biota, and attracting and controlling tourism. The book also provides a provocative challenge to move beyond the typical concerns of "sustainability" to the more holistic concept of "futurability", or "future potential" for convivial human-environmental interactions.
Description based upon print version of record.
Island Futures; Global Environmental Studies:Foreword to the Series; Foreword; Contents; Contributors; Global Environmental Series; Chapter 1: Introduction: On Island Futures; Futurability and RIHN; Beyond Sustainability; General Papers; Case Studies; Dilemmas; Only Connect; References; Chapter 2: The Futurability of Islands: A Japanese Reflection on the Harmonious Coexistence of Nature and Humankind; Introduction; Biosphere Reserves; Harmonious Coexistence Between Nature and Humankind; Sustainable Development for Island Futurability; Discussion; Conclusion; References
Chapter 3: Between International Law, Kastom and Sustainable Development: Cultural Heritage in VanuatuIntroduction; Cultural Heritage in the Pacific; Vanuatu's Chief Roi Mata Domain: Kastom and Sustainability; Land Management and Heritage Protection Issues in CRMD; Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development; Utilizing the International Framework; Challenges Ahead; Conclusion; Annex; References; Chapter 4: Ensuring the Viability of Cultural Heritage: The Role of International Heritage Law for Pacific Island States; Introduction; The Pacific Context
Cultural Heritage Protection in the PacificNational Initiatives; Legal Governance; Regional Efforts; International Heritage Law; Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage; Opportunities Offered by CSICH; Barriers and Challenges; The Way Forward; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: A Fresh Consideration of Development Strategies for Smaller Island States and Territories; Introduction; Basket Cases of Success; Two Distinct Paradigms; Economic Success; Ecological Success; Tensions at Work; Carving Out Islands for Ecological Sustainability; The State of Natural Capital
ConclusionReferences; Chapter 6: Linking Livelihoods and Conservation: Challenges Facing the Galápagos Islands; Introduction; Where Are the Galápagos Islands?; Is Sustainability Possible in a Hot Spot of World Tourism?; Challenges and Recommendations; Leadership and Governance; Recommendations; A Drastic Change in Tourism Policy; Recommendation; Sustainable Enterprise Development; Recommendations; Educational Reform; Recommendations; Expanding Environmental Problems; Recommendations; Conclusions; References
Chapter 7: Managing Environmental Diversity for Sustainable Human Communities: Lessons from East Maui, Hawai'i, USAIntroducing Biological and Cultural Resilience; This Chapter; Protection as Contested Process; The Environmental Diversity of East Maui; Coastal Zone (Sea Level - ~30 m); Lowland Zone (Sea Level - ~1,000 m); Montane Zone (~1,000 - ~2,000 m); Subalpine Zone (~2,000 - ~3,000 m); The Context of East Maui Before European Contact; Post-Contact Land Use Changes; The Cultural Kipuka : An Emergent Stakeholder; Resistance to Mass Tourism Development; Conclusion: Inspired by Place
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to balance ecological integrity with economic development and collective quality of life, including the need for social and conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and ecological diversity, but they are also often characterized by narrow resource bases and dependency on links to the outside world, and by their limited ability to determine the actual character of those links. This volume reviews the challenges of island development and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. With emphasis on nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites, chapters describe the benefits, barriers, and potential pitfalls in preserving such sites, managing biota, and attracting and controlling tourism. The book also provides a provocative challenge to move beyond the typical concerns of "sustainability" to the more holistic concept of "futurability", or "future potential" for convivial human-environmental interactions.
Environment.
Environmental management.
Sustainable development.
Economic geography.
Environment, general.
Environmental Management.
Sustainable Development.
Economic Geography.
Global Environmental Studies