Parks in transition
Subtitle: biodiversity, rural development, and the bottom line
By: edited by Brian Child.
Contributors: Child, B.
Publisher: Earthscan Publications
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: National parks and reserves -- Africa, Southern -- Management; Biodiversity -- Africa, Southern; Rural development -- Africa, Southern
Description: Parks face intense pressure both to conserve biodiversity and to provide economic opportunities for rural communities. Based on insights from case studies, this book synthesizes lessons to guide park management in transitional economies where the challenges of poverty and governance can be severe.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Brian Child; title: Growth of modern nature conservation in Southern Africa / Graham Child; title: Private land contribution to conservation in South Africa / Ivan Bond, ... [et al.]; title: Community-based natural resource management as a conservation mechanism: lessons and directions / Brian T B Jones, Marshall W Murphree; title: Performance of parks in a century of change / David Cumming; title: Park agencies, performance and society in southern Africa / Brian Child, ... [et al.]; title: Innovations in park management / Brian Child, ... [et al.]; title: Does 'commercialization' of protected areas threaten their conservation goals? / Derek de la Harpe, ... [et al.]; title: Who and what are parks for in transitional societies? / Marshall W Murphree; title: Parks in transition: biodiversity, development and the bottom line / Brian Child.