Parks, Peace, and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation (Energy, Ecology and the Environment) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552386422 ISBN 13: 9781552386422

Publisher: University of Calgary Press, 2012

Synopsis

Today, over 3,000 protected areas around the world contribute to the protection of biodiversity, peaceful relations between neighbouring countries, and the well-being of people living in and around the protected environs. Historical and geo-political constraints are disappearing in a new spirit of collaboration to address common issues confronting ecosystems, species, and communities. Managing across boundaries is seen as the only way to ensure the long-term viability of ecological systems and sustainable communities. Current international thinking in this area is reflected in this collection of essays by park managers, biologists, scholars, scientists, and researchers. From Waterton-Glacier International Park to the European Alps, and Lake Titicaca in Peru and Bolivia, Parks, Peace, and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation provide illustrative examples of the challenges and new solutions that are emerging around the world. With contributions by: Gillian Anderson Rolf D. Baldus Kent L. Biringer Len Broberg K. C. Cariappa Milindo Chakrabarti Charles C. Chester Barbara Ehringhaus Robert G. Fincham Wayne Freimund Hall Healy Peter Jacobs Jennifer Laing David Mabunda David A. Mihalic Kerry Mitchell Susan A. Moore Danie Pienaar Michael S. Quinn Patrick Robsen Angeles Mendoza Sammet Animesh Sarkar Lynda H. Schneekloth Michael L. Schoon Goetz Schuerholz Robert G. Shibley Belinda Sifford Bartolomeu Soto Theresa Sowry Piet Theron Freek Venter J. Todd Walters Betty Weiler Kevan Zunkel

About this title

About the Author:

Michael S. Quinn is the Director and Talisman Energy Chair of Environmental Sustainability at the Institute for Environmental Sustainability, Mount Royal University.

Len Broberg is the Director of the Environmental Studies Program at the University of Montana.

Wayne Freimund is the Director of the Wilderness Institute and a Professor in the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana.

Review:

The EcoTravel Guide features this book in their online magazine, March 2014. "Crucially, this book brings to light a number of regional challenges, such as the proposed Siachen Peace Park between India and Pakistan in the mountains of northern Kashmir in the western Himalayas, which lies in an area of disputed territory and often hostile climatic conditions. Such parks have a major role to play in fostering international collaboration and improving cross-border political relations."

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Calgary Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1552386422
• ISBN 13: 9781552386422
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 576
• Editor: Quinn Michael S., Broberg Len, Freimund Wayne