The Politics and Economics of Park Management

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This text examines national protected area systems, in both developed and developing countries, that have made a transformation from "fortress parks" to a sustainable use model. The contributors - park managers, academics and members of non-governmental organizations - contend that successful institutional change in protected area systems involves the adoption of appropriate legal and regulatory regimes covering sustainable use, as well as the development of an informal culture of sustainable resource use among all of a park's stakeholders. The book goes on to show how attitudes may evolve over time, within the management structure and the community of resource users. The case studies cited represent examples of successful institutional change, demonstrating the financial and concervation benefits to protected area agencies, to serve as models for managing parks.

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The proposition that human beings and nature can be separated anywhere on earth is increasingly seeming a fiction. The management of national parks, accordingly, must be rethought. This book is the place to start. The Politics and Economics of Park Management has more new ideas and interesting case material about national and state parks here in the United States and around the world than any other source I know. -- Robert H. Nelson, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
Useful for individuals interested in applying market-based solutions to biodiversity conservation. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. * Choice Reviews *
This is a thought-provoking book that could help to shake protected-area managers out of any complacence that may remain in this time of increasing social and economic pressure on our planet's remaining bits of nature. * Environment *
Nine papers provide theoretical insights and international experience relevant to the successful modernization of park management. * Journal of Economic Literature *

Author Bio

Terry L. Anderson is Executive Director of the Political Economy Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. Alexander James is a doctoral research student in the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge.