Social Change and Conservation

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-85383-410-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 538 g

Protected areas and conservation policies ore usually established with only local nature and wildlife in mind. Yet they con have far reaching consequences for local populations, often undermining their access to resources and their livelihoods. This book is the first comprehensive discussion of the social consequences of protected area schemes and conservation policies. Drawing on case studies from North America, Europe, Asia, Central America and Africa, it critically reviews current trends in protected area management, and shows how local people have been affected in terms of their customary rights, livelihoods, wellbeing and social cohesion. The loss of secure livelihoods ultimately threatens conservation, as poverty and environmental degradation intensify in and around protected areas. The leading authorities who have contributed to this ground breaking volume argue for a thorough overhaul of conservation thinking and practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ghimire, Krishna B.

Pimbert, Michael P.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Soziale & wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Umweltfaktoren
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements and a Caveat to the Reader

List of Figures

List of Tables

I. Social Change and Conservation: an Overview of Issues and Concepts

Krishna B. Ghimire and Michel P. Pimbert
II. Biodiversity and Human Welfare

Piers Blaikie and Sally Jeanrenaud
III. National Parks and Protected Area Management in Costa Rica and Germany: a Comparative Analysis

Jens Briiggemann
IV. Salvaging Nature: Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas

Marcus Colchester
V. Women, Forest Products and Protected Areas: a Case Study of Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, India

Chandana Dey
VI. Local Development and Parks in France

Andrea Finger-Stich and Krishna B. Ghimire
VII. Conservation and Social Development: an Assessment of Wolong and other Panda Reserves in China

Krishna B. Ghirnire
VIII. Ecotourism and Rural Reconstruction in South Africa: Reality or Rhetoric?

Eddie Koch
IX. Management of Wildlife, Tourism and Local Communities in Zimbabwe

Chris Mayor
X. Protected Areas, Conservationists and Aboriginal Interests in Canada

James Morrison
XI. Parks, People and Professionals: Putting 'Participation' into Protected Area Management

Michel P. Pimbert and Jules N. Pretty
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Land and Weight Measurements; Currency Conversion

Über Autor(innen)

Krishna B. Ghimire, Michael P. Pimbert