Parks and Carrying Capacity

Parks and Carrying Capacity

Author: Robert E. Manning

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2013-04-16

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 1597266159

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Parks and Carrying Capacity is an important new work for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and researchers in outdoor recreation, park planning and management, and natural resource conservation and management, as well as for professional planners and managers involved with park and outdoor recreation related agencies and nongovernmental organizations.


Civilizing Nature

Civilizing Nature

Author: Bernhard Gissibl

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2012-11-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0857455273

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National parks are one of the most important and successful institutions in global environmentalism. Since their first designation in the United States in the 1860s and 1870s they have become a global phenomenon. The development of these ecological and political systems cannot be understood as a simple reaction to mounting environmental problems, nor can it be explained by the spread of environmental sensibilities. Shifting the focus from the usual emphasis on national parks in the United States, this volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time. It focuses especially on the actors, networks, mechanisms, arenas, and institutions responsible for the global spread of the national park and the associated utilization and mobilization of asymmetrical relationships of power and knowledge, contributing to scholarly discussions of globalization and the emergence of global environmental institutions and governance.


Carrying Capacity in Recreation Settings

Carrying Capacity in Recreation Settings

Author: Bo Shelby

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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The question of how many people is too many at a recreation site is becoming increasingly urgent as more resource use produces more problems of crowding and overuse. This book applies research to management by using hard data to solve real problems.


National Park System

National Park System

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, Reserved Water, and Resource Conservation

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13:

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Managing Outdoor Recreation

Managing Outdoor Recreation

Author: Robert E. Manning

Publisher: Cabi

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 9781845939311

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The global popularity of outdoor recreation and ecotourism is on the increase. At present, there is little systematic information on the management practices that have been successful in National Parks. This book presents the issue of how to manage outdoor recreation in ways that protect the integrity of park resources and the quality of the visitor experience. Using case studies drawn from the U.S. National Park System, it illustrates a range of successful management approaches that can be applied worldwide.


How Many People Can the Earth Support?

How Many People Can the Earth Support?

Author: Joel E. Cohen

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780393314953

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Discusses how many people the earth can support in terms of economic, physical, and environmental aspects.