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Managing Protected Areas - a global guide
Edited by Michael Lockwood, Graeme Worboys and Ashish Kothari
Earthscan
November 2006
Paperback 800 pp ISBN 9781844073030
£50.00
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Hardback 800 pp ISBN 9781844073023
£120.00
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The most authoritative guide ever compiled to the principles and practice of park (or 'protected area')
management - essential for all professionals and students in all countries and contexts
There are over 108,000 parks/protected areas on Earth, covering 13.5 million square kilometres - an area
the size of China and India combined
Produced by renowned experts from IUCN, the world's largest and most important conservation network,
whose membership includes 82 States, 111 government agencies, 800 NGOs, and 10,000
scientists and experts from 181 countries
This authoritative handbook, produced by IUCN, spans the full terrain of protected area management
and is the international benchmark for all professionals, students and academics worldwide. The book employs
dozens of detailed international cases studies, hundreds of concise topical snapshots, maps, tables, illustrations
and a colour plate section, as well as evaluation tools, checklists and numerous appendices to cover all aspects
of park management from biodiversity to natural heritage to financial management.
The book establishes a conceptual underpinning for protected area management, presents guiding principles
for the 21st century, reflects recent work on international best practice and provides an assessment of skills
required by professionals. The publication is relevant to the full range of management systems worldwide,
balancing more traditional, developed country approaches with developing country systems including participatory,
integrated, multi-sectoral and value-driven approaches.
Contents
Introduction Part I: Setting the Context
- Natural Heritage
- Social Context
- Global Protected Area Framework
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Values and Benefits
- Threats to Protected Areas
- Governance
- Process of Management
- Building Capacity
Part II: Principles and Practice
- Establishing Protected Areas
- Obtaining, Managing and Communicating Information
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Management Planning
- Finance and Economics
- Administration
- Sustainability Practice
and Sustainable Use
- Operations Management
- Natural Heritage Management
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Cultural Heritage Management
- Managing Threats
- Incident Management
- Tourism
and Recreation
- Collaborative Management
- Community Conserved Protected Areas
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Linking the Landscape
- Marine Protected Areas
- Evaluating Management Effectiveness
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Building Support
- Futures and Visions
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
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