Conservation and Recreation in Protected Areas
Subtitle: A Comparative Legal Analysis of Environmental Conflict Resolution in the United States and China
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9781472475275
Subjects: Conservation of natural resources; Dispute resolution (law); Law, china; Environmental law, united states
Description: "This book provides a comprehensive and up to date comparative study of the management and resolution of conflicts between conservation and recreation in protected areas in the US and China. Competing claims on the use of nature, increasing regulation of land use and recreational activities, and the conflicting goals between conservation and development have led to a rise in conflicts in the designation and management of protected areas. How to effectively manage and resolve these conflicts has become a challenge for both legislators and managers. By adopting an institutional dimension in legal interpretation, this book critically examines how such conflicts are dealt with in the legal regimes of the US and China while exploring interactions between legislatures, agencies and courts. The book searches for a plausible solution to improve the legal framework of protected areas in China by emulating pertinent mechanisms developed in the US, whilst also presenting legal and policy recommendations to the US."--