UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (eBook, ePUB)

Supporting Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability and Society
Redaktion: Reed, Maureen G.; Price, Martin F.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

UNESCO Biosphere Reserves are geographical regions of global socio-ecological significance, they are designated within UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Programme forming an international, intergovernmental network. This book shows their global relevance and outlines lessons learned about biocultural diversity, sustainability, and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429767906
• Artikelnr.: 57542580

Autorenporträt

Maureen G. Reed is Professor and Assistant Director of the School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. She is UNESCO (co)-Chair in Biocultural Diversity, Sustainability, Reconciliation and Renewal. Martin F. Price is Professor and Director of the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, UK. Since 2009 he has held the UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introducing UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Part I Conceptual and Practical
Foundations of the International Man and Biosphere Programme 2. Conceptual
Origins and First-Generation Biosphere Reserves 3. Biosphere Reserves from
Seville, 1995 to 2030: A Global Network of Sites of Excellence to Address
Regional and Global Imperatives Part II Translation and Transitions: The
Changing Practices of Biosphere Reserves 4. The Mexican Biosphere Reserves:
Landscape and Sustainability 5. The Chilean Biosphere Reserves Network as a
Model for Sustainability?: Challenges Towards Regenerative Development,
Education, Biocultural Ethics and Eco-social Peace 6. Perspectives on
Growth and Change in Canada's 18 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves 7. The Evolution
of Biosphere Reserves in the United Kingdom 8. Meeting the Challenge of
Sustainable Development in Biosphere Reserves: Analyzing the Knowledge Used
to Establish Swedish Biosphere Reserves 9. The French Biosphere Reserves:
Looking for Ecological Solidarity and Stewardship 10. The More
Institutional Models, the More Challenges: Biosphere Reserves in the Czech
Republic 11. Sense and Sustainability: The Story of Biosphere Reserves in
Lebanon 12. Adapting to Socio-ecological Pressures Using Sustainability
Science in Egyptian Biosphere Reserves 13. Sustainability at the Centres of
Origin: Lessons from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in Ethiopia 14. Innovative
Implementation of the UNESCO MAB Programme in South Africa: Towards the
Advancement of Sustainable Landscapes 15. Transdisciplinary Approaches for
the Reactivation of Japanese Biosphere Reserves 16. Biosphere Reserves in
Vietnam: Management Challenges 17. Man and the Biosphere Programme in
China: Sustaining the Community of Life over Four Decades 18. The Four
Stages of Biosphere Reserves in Australia: A Retro-and Prospective Part
III: Lessons for Sustainability Science and Sustainability in Practice 19.
Integrating Science and Local Knowledge to Strengthen Biosphere Reserve
Management 20. Biosphere Reserves, Ideal Sites to Implement Holistic
Approaches in Regenerative Development 21. Co-creation of Sustainable
Development Knowledge in Biosphere Reserves 22. Implementation of
Social-ecological Management Approaches in Biosphere Reserves in the
Mediterranean Basin 23. Participatory Learning for Transdisciplinary
Science in Biosphere Regions: A Modified Role for Universities 24.
Embracing Cultures in Ecosystem Governance in Biosphere Reserves: Slowing
Down the Pace 25. Unfinished Business: The Present and Future Contributions
of Biosphere Reserves to Sustainability Science