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Category : Wilderness areas
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference: Wilderness as a place for scientific inquiry
Author: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference: Wilderness ecosystems, threats, and management
Author: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference: Wilderness within the context of larger systems
Author: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference
Author: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference: Wilderness visitors, experiences, and visitor management
Author: Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference
Author: Proceedings RMRS.
Author: New Publications
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Monitoring Selected Conditions Related to Wilderness Character
Author: The Full Value of Parks
Author: David HarmonPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN: 0742581063
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive look at the values associated with parks and other kinds of protected areas. Much has been written about the importance of parks to the tourism industry, yet the reasons why people care deeply about them usually have little or nothing to do with money. Instead, people value parks as sacred sanctuaries and places of spiritual self-discovery, as settings of breathtaking beauty, as venues of scientific inquiry, as destinations for much-needed recreation-even as places where one can go to heal a wounded psyche. The profound attachment that people feel to the world's great natural areas and cultural sites arises from an incredibly diverse, complex, and sometimes conflicting array of values. After a thorough overview of the kinds of values found in parks, the unique challenges of managing parks to accommodate differing viewpoints are surveyed in this path-breaking book. Drawing on insights from a broad group of international experts, and offering examples from Siberia to tropical Africa, from the Andes to the Australian outback, The Full Value of Parks is an engaging and lucid exploration of the entire range of benefits and values of protected areas-from economics to the intangible.