Mike Alexander

Management Planning for Nature Conservation (eBook, PDF)

A Theoretical Basis & Practical Guide

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first planning guide to meet the requirements of Natura 2000 sites and it brings a new dimension to the modern literature on conservation management. Combining key theories with real practice it fills a critical gap which has often hindered understanding of the planning process. The book provides historical and rational background which helps to explain what makes a really effective management plan, and it presents a practical guide to developing such a plan. It concludes with a series of case studies which illustrate the underlying principles drawn out in the text, while highlighting the different approaches demanded by very different sites.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherland
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781402065811
• Artikelnr.: 43729800

Autorenporträt

Mike Alexander has been at the forefront of developing systems and methods in the field of management planning for conservation, with experience ranging from Uganda to Estonia, and from Costa Rica to Wales. He was responsible for developing the current management planning guidelines for the international Ramsar (Convention on Wetlands) sites located around the world.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- 1. Why Plan?.- 2. Structure, Preparation and Precautionary Principle.- 3. Language and Audience.- 4. Local Communities and Stakeholders.- 5. Survey, Surveillance, Monitoring and Recording.- 6. Adaptable Management, Review and Audit.- 7. Ethics and Conservation Management or Why Conserve Wildlife?.- 8. What Do We Value?.- 9. Approaches to Conservation Management.- 10. Legislation and Policy.- 11. Description.- 12. Features and Evaluation.- 13. Factors.- 14. Objectives for Biological Features.- 15. Rationale for Biological and Other Features.- 16. Action Plan.- 17. Access, Tourism and Recreation.- Case study 1: Complete management plan.- Case study 2: Access Management Plan for Cors Caron NNR.- Case study 3: The Relationship between Species and Habitat Features (Topla Landscape Park).- Case study 4: Adaptable Planning Rhos Llawr Cwrt NNR.- Case study 5: Computers (CMS) and Management Planning.- Glossary.- References.- Index.

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1. The Need for Planning and Core Management Planning Principles.- 2. Structure, Preparation & Precautionary Principle.- 3. Language and Audience.- 4. Local Communities and Stakeholders.- 5. Survey, Surveillance, Monitoring & Recording.- 6. Adaptive Management, Adaptive Planning, Review and Audit.- 7. The Ecosystem Approach.- 8. Ethics and Conservation Management: Why Conserve Wildlife?.- 9. What do we value?.- 10. Approaches to Conservation Management.- 11. Legislation and Policy.- 12. Description.- 13. Features and Evaluation.- 14. Factors.- 15. Objectives and Performance Indicators for Biological Features.- 16. Rationale for Biological and Other Features.- 17. Action plan.- 18. Access, Tourism & Recreation - Definition and Background.- 19. Preparing an integrated plan for access and recreation.- Case Study 1: Extracts from a conservation management plan.- Case Study 2: Access & recreationsection of the management plan for Cors Caron National Nature Reserve.- Case Study 3: The relationship between species and habitat features.- Case Study 4: Marsh Fritillaries at Rhos Llawrcwrt National Nature Reserve - an example of adaptable planning.- Case Study 5: Computers and Management Planning.

Rezensionen

From the book reviews:

"This book is essential for nature conservation planners and managers from academia and various governmental and private agencies. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (R. L. Smith, Choice, Vol. 51 (8), April, 2014)

"I was very happy to recommend this book to my undergraduate and postgraduate students as soon as I obtained a copy. This is a hands-on book, and offers an informative outline of what management planning for conservation entails in practice, including how to develop an action plan, which is a skill that standard academic texts seldom provide. One striking aspect of the book is its logical structure, and plain but authoritative tone." (Munir Morad, International Journal of Environmental Studies, Vol. 66 (3), 2009)