Integrated Protected Area Management
Contributors: Michael Walkey (Editor); Ian R. Swingland (Editor); Shaun Russell (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 31, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780412803604
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Management of land & natural resources; Conservation Of Natural Resources (General); Nature; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental Science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science / Environmental Science; Technology : Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Biodiversity conservation; Biological diversity conservat; Congresses; Protected areas
First sentence: Protected areas have a long history: from time immemorial, human communities have conferred special status on sacred sites, set certain areas of land aside as hunting preserves, or reached agreements on the management regime for communal lands.