National Parks and Protected Areas Management Strategies for Balancing Social, Economic and Ecological Values of Nature

About this book

Written from a multidisciplinary, systems perspective this book focuses on science and knowledge-based natural resource management. It clarifies methods for dealing with social, economic and ecological dynamics and uncertainty, and gives explanations of the usefulness of biophysical and economic simulation models and information management technologies: GIS, remote sensing, decision support-systems, and computer animation. There is also a discussion on the role of local communities and collaborative decision making methods in designing and implementing management strategies.

Contents

Preface. Contemporary Issues in Protected Area Management. Role and Status of Protected Areas. Cultural Values. Social, Economic, and Ecological Values.Institutional Environment. Selection and Delineation. Concepts for Ecosystem Management. Approaches to Ecosystem Management. Case Studies in Protected Area Management - I. Case Studies in Protected Area Management - II. Future Planning and Management. Synthesis. Index.

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Biography

Tony Prato is Professor of Ecological Economics, Co-Director, Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems, University of Missouri-Columbia. Dan Fagre is Research Ecologist and Global Climate Change Coordinator, USGS Science Center, West Glacier, Montana.