Rethinking park protection: treading the uncommon ground of environmental beliefs
Rethinking park protection: treading the uncommon ground of environmental beliefs [electronic resource]
Edited by W. LaPage.
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- Wallingford UK CABI 2012
- 208pp.;
- CABI Books .
- CABI Books .
In today's society, hidden beliefs can subtly guide the management of parks, such as treating them as natural resources rather than national assets. Resulting management practices often lead to deferred maintenance on park infrastructure, causing inadequate protection from vandalism, poaching, and theft of artefacts. A sad demise, often due to an out-dated belief that parks are non-essential leisure services rather than necessities for a vibrant modern life. This book challenges the reader to examine the core beliefs that created our public parklands, comparing them with the beliefs that guide contemporary park stewardship in an effort to improve the management of parks and reassess their purpose in modern life.
9781780640006
10.1079/9781845939991.0000 doi
sustainability conservation areas beliefs environmental protection parks environmental management national parks
In today's society, hidden beliefs can subtly guide the management of parks, such as treating them as natural resources rather than national assets. Resulting management practices often lead to deferred maintenance on park infrastructure, causing inadequate protection from vandalism, poaching, and theft of artefacts. A sad demise, often due to an out-dated belief that parks are non-essential leisure services rather than necessities for a vibrant modern life. This book challenges the reader to examine the core beliefs that created our public parklands, comparing them with the beliefs that guide contemporary park stewardship in an effort to improve the management of parks and reassess their purpose in modern life.
9781780640006
10.1079/9781845939991.0000 doi
sustainability conservation areas beliefs environmental protection parks environmental management national parks