Wilderness Wildlands And People

Author : Vance Martin,Cyril F. Kormos
Publisher : Fulcrum Publishing
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D02774216D

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Wilderness, Wildlands, and People by Vance Martin,Cyril F. Kormos Pdf

"In October 2005, some 1,200 people from fifty-nations gathered in Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the 8th World Wilderness Congress (WWC). The WWC first convened in 1977 and is now the worlds longest-running international environmental forum." "The 8th WWC continued to build on a proud tradition of setting practical conservation objectives. As these pages will reveal, scientists, Native people, politicians, corporate leaders, artists, educators, and others reviewed the first wilderness area in Latin America, which was made possible by Mexico's pioneering wilderness law. The delegates also expanded the list of private-sector wilderness areas, convened the first Native Lands and Wilderness Council, created the International League of Conservation Photographers, critiqued new wilderness inventories and maps, and much more. Wilderness, Wildlands, and People details the many accomplishments of the 8th WWC and its vision for a better future."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Brian Glaspell,Annette Puttkammer
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480172405

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Linking Wilderness Research and Management: Volume 2 - Defining, Managing, and Monitoring Wilderness Visitor Experiences: an Annotated Reading List by Brian Glaspell,Annette Puttkammer Pdf

The 1964 Wilderness Act calls for "...an enduring resource of wilderness...for the use and enjoyment of the American people" and lists among the attributes of wilderness "outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation." These statements confirm experiential opportunities as one of the primary purposes of wilderness. Furthermore, by signing the act into law, Congress declared that wilderness experiences are so important they are worthy of protection by national legislation. Wilderness experiences have been credited with everything from personal psychological benefits to formation of the national character. Heavy or growing use levels at many wilderness areas are proof that the public increasingly values the opportunity to experience wilderness firsthand. In response to the fear that increasing use would threaten the experiential qualities of wilderness and wildlands, researchers with training in sociology, psychology, and anthropology began a focused program of outdoor recreation research in the 1960s. Although the initial focus was on determining objective visitor "carrying capacities" for protected areas, scientists soon found that the relationship between use numbers and wilderness visitor experiences is extremely complex. This research expanded to address the values that people hold for wilderness (including nonrecreation values), the types and dimensions of wilderness experiences, and factors that influence those experiences. Simultaneously, managers and scientists worked together to develop techniques and long-term planning frameworks to ensure that quality wilderness experiences continue to be available. Whereas early wilderness stewards had few resources other than instinct and personal experience to guide them, managers today have access to a significant body of literature related to defining, managing, and monitoring wilderness experiences. In fact, the volume of available information can be confusing or even overwhelming. This reading list gathers together and organizes a representative sample of this information in a way that we hope will be useful to both managers and researchers.

Author : George Wuerthner,Eileen Crist,Tom Butler
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781610915489

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Protecting the Wild by George Wuerthner,Eileen Crist,Tom Butler Pdf

Protected natural areas have historically been the primary tool of conservationists to conserve land and wildlife. These parks and reserves are set apart to forever remain in contrast to those places where human activities, technologies, and developments prevail. But even as the biodiversity crisis accelerates, a growing number of voices are suggesting that protected areas are passé. Conservation, they argue, should instead focus on lands managed for human use—working landscapes—and abandon the goal of preventing human-caused extinctions in favor of maintaining ecosystem services to support people. If such arguments take hold, we risk losing support for the unique qualities and values of wild, undeveloped nature. Protecting the Wild offers a spirited argument for the robust protection of the natural world. In it, experts from five continents reaffirm that parks, wilderness areas, and other reserves are an indispensable—albeit insufficient—means to sustain species, subspecies, key habitats, ecological processes, and evolutionary potential. Using case studies from around the globe, they present evidence that terrestrial and marine protected areas are crucial for biodiversity and human well-being alike, vital to countering anthropogenic extinctions and climate change. A companion volume to Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth, Protecting the Wild provides a necessary addition to the conversation about the future of conservation in the so-called Anthropocene, one that will be useful for academics, policymakers, and conservation practitioners at all levels, from local land trusts to international NGOs.

Author : William E. Hammitt,David N. Cole
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-14
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0471194611

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Wildland Recreation by William E. Hammitt,David N. Cole Pdf

An authoritative guide to managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities on natural resources. The challenges facing today's recreation resource managers are both complex and daunting. Accommodating rapidly growing numbers of recreational visitors without sacrificing the ecological integrity of wildlands is a major challenge. Determining and planning for the limits of acceptable change and expanding services with little or no growth in natural resources or funding are major issues. Wildland Recreation, Second Edition provides solutions to these and other crucial recreational resource problems. Based upon its authors' extensive firsthand experience as well as their exhaustive review of the world literature on the subject, it provides up-to-date, detailed coverage of today's wildland recreation management issues, including: Ecological impacts of recreational activities on wildland resources Spatial and temporal patterns of recreational impacts Environmental durability, visitor use, and other key factors The limits of acceptable change, long-term monitoring, and impacts on wildlife Social and economic factors associated with managing impacts Alternative approaches to wildland recreation resource management Recent trends in satisfying increased demand for outdoor recreational opportunities International perspectives on recreational wildland management and ecotourism Like its best-selling predecessor, Wildland Recreation, Second Edition is a valuable working resource for wildland recreation management professionals and a comprehensive course text for students of forest and natural resources recreation, park management, environmental conservation, and related disciplines.

Author : William E. Hammitt,David N. Cole,Christopher A. Monz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118397039

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Wildland Recreation by William E. Hammitt,David N. Cole,Christopher A. Monz Pdf

The authoritative guide to understanding and managing the ecological impacts of recreational activities in wildlands This third edition provides an updated and thorough examination of the ecological impacts of recreational use on wildlands and the best management practices to employ in places where recreation and preservation of natural conditions are both important - and often conflicting - objectives. Covering the latest research, this edition provides detailed information about the environmental changes that result from recreational use. It describes spatial patterns of impact and trends over time, then explores the factors that determine magnitude of impact, including amount of use, type and behavior of use, and environmental durability. Numerous examples, drawn from parks and recreation areas around the world, give readers insight into why certain areas are more heavily damaged than others, and demonstrate the techniques available to mitigate damage. The book incorporates both the first-hand experience of the authors and an exhaustive review of the world’s literature on the subject. Boxes provide quick access to important material, and further resources are referenced in an extensive bibliography. Essential reading for all park and protected area management professionals, this book is also a useful textbook for upper division undergraduate and graduate students on recreation ecology and recreation management courses.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : MINN:31951D029964335

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Personal, Societal, and Ecological Values of Wilderness by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jennifer Lamb,National Outdoor Leadership School (U.S.)
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780811732543

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NOLS Wilderness Ethics by Jennifer Lamb,National Outdoor Leadership School (U.S.) Pdf

Survey of the legislation and agency structures that define wildlands management today. Thought-provoking and filled with valuable information, this is an essential tool for anyone who cares about the future of wilderness in the U.S. Book jacket.

Author : Wildlands Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biodiversity conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D01476345L

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The Wildlands Project by Wildlands Project Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biodiversity
ISBN : UOM:39015060772962

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Personal, Societal, and Ecological Values of Wilderness by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Wilderness areas
ISBN : MINN:31951D02996437X

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Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference: Wilderness within the context of larger systems by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nathalie Pettorelli,Sarah M. Durant,Johan T. du Toit
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108472678

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Rewilding by Nathalie Pettorelli,Sarah M. Durant,Johan T. du Toit Pdf

Discusses the benefits and risks, as well as the economic and socio-political realities, of rewilding as a novel conservation tool.

Author : David Brower
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Wilderness areas
ISBN : STANFORD:36105044261183

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Wildlands in Our Civilization by David Brower Pdf

Author : Phillip Vannini,April Vannini
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317568285

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Wilderness by Phillip Vannini,April Vannini Pdf

Wilderness provides a multidisciplinary introduction into the diverse ways in which we make sense of wilderness: how we conceptualise it, experience it, interact with, and imagine it. Drawing upon key theorists, philosophers, and researchers who have contributed important knowledge to the topic, this title argues for a relational and process based notion of the term and understands it as a keystone for the examination of issues from conservation to more-than-human relations. The text is organized around themed chapters discussing the concept of wilderness and its place in the social imagination, wilderness regulation and management, access, travel and tourism, representation in media and arts, and the use of wilderness for education, exploration, play, and therapy, as well as its parcelling out in parks, reserves, or remote "wastelands". The book maps out the historical transformation of the idea of wilderness, highlighting its intersections with notions of nature and wildness and teasing out the implications of these links for theoretical debate. It offers boxes that showcase important recent case studies ranging from the development of adventure travel and eco-tourism to the practice of trekking to the changing role of technology use in the wild. Summaries of key points, further readings, Internet-based resources, short videos, and discussion questions allow readers to grasp the importance of wilderness to wider social, cultural, political, economic, historical and everyday processes. Wilderness is designed for courses and modules on the subject at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels. The book will also assist professional geographers, sociologists, anthropologists, environmental and cultural studies scholars to engage with recent and important literature on this elusive concept.

Author : Christopher McGrory Klyza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Nature conservation
ISBN : MINN:31951D02018608P

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Wilderness Comes Home by Christopher McGrory Klyza Pdf

Fifteen experts examine the state of wilderness in the Northeast and outline a program for a rewilded North Woods.

Author : David Clarke Burks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015032238068

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Place of the Wild by David Clarke Burks Pdf

The contributors apply the insights of conservation biology to the importance of wilderness in the 21st century, raising questions and stimulating thought. The volume begins with a series of personal narratives that present portraits of wildlands and humans. Following those narratives are more-analytical discourses that examine conceptions and perceptions of the wild and of the place of humanity in it.