Protected Areas and the Regional Planning Imperative in North America: Integrating Nature, Conservation, and Sustainable Development - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0870136739 ISBN 13 : 9780870136733

Editeur : Michigan State University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Regional planning is imperative if North America has any hope of retaining continental biodiversity. This timely collection of essays that presents new protected area theory, method, and practice reinforces this theme of regional planning. With a North American focus, these essays consider the history, ecology, policy, and planning of protected areas while raising awareness of their contribution to society. Contemporary understanding of protected areas are challenged as the book forces readers to move from a mentality of the past that saw protected areas as "fortresses," to a wider understanding of where protected areas are seen as interdependent with other landscapes in the matters of biodiversity, ecological integrity, and environmental health. Public officials in resources and environmental management, NGOs concerned with parks and protected areas, and students of tourism, environment, and planning and education will find current ideology and application in this collection of essays by scholars from Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Gordon Nelson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Chair of the Heritage Resources Centre at the University of Waterloo.

J. C. Day is professor emeritus, School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He specializes in water and land management, environmental impact assessment, and sustainable development.

Lucy M. Sportza is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo.

James Loucky is Professor of Anthropology at Western Washington University.

Carlos Vasquez directs the Masters in Environmental Management at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuauna.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Michigan State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0870136739
• ISBN 13: 9780870136733
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 429
• Éditeur: Nelson Gordon, Day J.C., Sportza Lucy M., Loucky James, Vasquez Carlos
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible