Protected Areas of the World Annotated Book Bibliography

PROTECTED AREAS OF THE WORLD ANNOTATED BOOK BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Protected Areas - General Marine Protected Areas - General

United States Protected Areas
General Literature National Park System

International Protected Areas
General Literature South Africa Asia Malaysia
Australia Canada Bolivia United Kingdom

PROTECTED AREAS - GENERAL

1997 United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas. Gland, Switzerland: World Conservation Monitoring Center and IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, 1994. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.A1 U54 1993. The 1993 U. N. list of National Parks and Protected Areas of the World.

List of Biosphere Reserves. Cambridge, UK: World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 1990. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.L47 1990. Merely a list as of 1990 0f 285 biosphere reserves in 72 countries, including geographic provinces, size and dates of approval.

Protected Areas and Demographic Change: Planning for the Future: a Working Report of Workshop 1.6 (World Congress on National Parks and Protected Areas 1992) Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.A2 W927 1992. An international report.

Protected Areas of the World: a Review of National Systems. Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4. Cambridge, UK: IUCN Publications Services Unit, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.P78 1991.

Allin, Craig W., Editor. International Handbook of National Parks and Nature Reserves. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1990. Biodiv. Ref. SB 481.I56 1990. Representative, comparative, by distinguished authors and organized politically rather than geographically. Authors follow a common outline.

Burton, Robert, editor, in association with IUCN. Nature’s Last Strongholds. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.N38 1991. Pictures and graphics explaining ecosystem functions. Discusses the importance of surviving wildernesses for the health and continuation of the planet, plus steps, past and present, to conserve and protect the world’s ecosystems. Sections on wilderness, types and preservation.

Ham, Sam H. Environmental Interpretation: A Practical Guide for people with Big Ideas and Small Budgets. Golden, Co: North American Press, 1992. Biodiv. QH75.H36 1992.

Hamilton, L. S., et al. Transborder Protected Area Cooperation. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN – the World Conservation Union, 1996. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.A2 T72 1996.

Harmon, David, Ed. Coordinating Research and Management to Enhance Protected Areas. Park Falls, Wisconsin: Weber and Sons, 1994, published by IUCN in Collaboration with The George Wright Society, the science and Management of Protected Areas Assoc., and the Commission of European Union. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.C775 1994.

Payne, R. J. and Per Nilsen, editors. Innovations and Challenges in the Management of Visitor Opportunities in Parks and Protected Areas: Commemorating the Work of the Late Robert Graham. Waterloo, Ont.: Heritage Resources Center, University of Waterloo, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. SB484.C2 155 1995.

Wells, Michael, Katrina Brandon, Lee Hannah. People and Parks: Linking Protected Area Management with Local Communities. Washington, DC: World Bank, World Wildlife Fund, U.S. Agency for International Development, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB486.M35 W45 1992.

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MARINE PROTECTED AREAS - GENERAL

Agardy, Tundi. Marine Protected Areas and Ocean Conservation. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1997. Biodiv. QH 91.75.A1 A35 1997.

Agardy, Tundi, ed. The Science of Conservation in the Coastal Zone: New Insights on How to Design, Implement and Monitor Marine Protected Areas. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. QH91.75.A1 S345 1995. How to implement and monitor marine reserves.

Gubbay, Susan, editor. Marine Protected Areas: Principles and Techniques for Management. London: Chapman and Hall, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. QH91.75.A1 M37 1995. Book of models and schemes for marine reserves.

Hoagland, Porter, Yoshiaki Kaoru and James M. Broadus. A Methodological Review of Net Benefit Evaluation for Marine Reserves. Washington, DC: Environment Department, World Bank, 1995. Biodiv Ref. QH91.75.H62 1995.

McArdle, Deborah A., editor. California Marine Protected Areas. La Jolla, CA: California Sea Grant College System, University of California, 1997. Biodiv. Ref. QH91.75.U6 M32 1997. California marine reserves, pictures and text.

Shafer, Craig L. Nature Reserves: Island Theory and Conservation Practice. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990. Biodiv. QH75.S52 1990.

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UNITED STATES PROTECTED AREAS

GENERAL LITERATURE

An Environmental Profile of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Bozeman, Montana: Greater Yellowstone Coalition, 1991. Main QH104.5.Y43 E58 1991.

National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on Criteria and Guidelines for the Evaluation of Projects Designed to Protect or Enhance Biodiversity. Evaluation of Biodiversity Projects. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1989. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.A1 N35 1989.

Agee, James K. and Darryll R. Johnson, editors. Ecosystem Management for Parks and Wilderness. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1988. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.A1 E35 1988.

Dewitt, John B. and Suzanne Moss. California Redwood Parks and Preserves: A Guide to the Redwood Parks and a Brief History of the Efforts to Save the Redwoods. San Francisco, CA: Save-the-Redwoods League, 1985. Biodiv. Ref. SD413.C2 D48 1985.

Gallant, Alica L. Ecoregions of Alaska. Washington, DC:Supt. Of Documents, U.S.G.P.O., 1995. Main. QE75.P9 no. 1567, 1995.

Noss, Reed F. and Allen Y. Cooperrider. Saving Nature’s Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1994. Biodiv. Ref. QH76.N67 1994. Specific management guidelines and techniques for maintaining biodiversity within different landscapes; useful for land managers and others for long-term conservation; by credible, independent scientists with expertise in government systems.

Lerner, Steve and William Poole. The Economic Benefit of Parks and Open Space: How Land Conservation Helps Communities Grow Smart and Protect the Bottom Line. San Francisco, CA: Trust for Public Land. Biodiv. SB482.A4 L37 1999.

Wald, Johanna H. and Sami Yassa. Selling Our Heritage: Congressional Plans for America’s Public Lands. New York, N.Y.: Natural Resources Defense Council, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. HD216.W35 1995.

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 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Decision for the Desert: The California Desert Protection Act. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, National Audubon Society for the California Desert Protection League, 1989. Biodiv. Ref. QH76.5.C2 D42 1989.

Natural Resource Inventory and Monitoring in National Parks. Washington DC (?): Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. SB486.P76 N37 1995. Informational booklet with color pictures of managing biodiversity in U. S. parks.

The Proposed Plan for Fort Baker: A Historic Gem in the Golden Gate National Parks: an Amendment to the 1980 General Management Plan for the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. San Francisco, CA (?): Golden Gate National Parks Association, 1998. Biodiv. F868.M3 P76 1998. Small illustrated plan for the SF parkland.

Dottavio, F. Dominic, Peter F. Brussard, and John D. McCrone, eds. Protecting Biological Diversity in the National Parks: Workshop Recommendations, May 3-5, 1988, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Washington, DC: U. S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1990. Biodiv. Ref. QH76.P75 1990.

Freemuth, John C. Islands under Siege: National Parks and the Politics of External Threats. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1991. Biodiv. SB482.A4 F74 1991.

Wright, Gerald R. Wildlife Research and Management in the National Parks. Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB482.A4 W75 1992. On charismatic megafauna in U. S. parks.

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FOREIGN PROTECTED AREAS

GENERAL LITERATURE

Managing Tourism in Natural World Heritage Sites: Report of the International Workshop Held in Dakar, Senegal, 22-26 November 1993. Paris, France: UNEP, Industry and Environment: UNESCO, World Heritage Centre, 1994. Biodiv. Ref. G154.9.E96 1993.

Holing, Dwight. Earthtrips: a Guide to Nature Travel on a Fragile Planet. Los Angeles, CA: Living Planet Press, 1991. Biodiv. G155.A1 H64 1991.

Kemf, Elizabeth, editor. The Law of the Mother: Protecting Indigenous Peoples in Protected Areas. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1993. Biodiv. Ref. GN380.L39 1993.

McNeely, Jeffry A., James W.Thorsen, and Haector Ceballos-Lascuraain, prepared with the assistance of IUCN. Guidelines, Development of National Parks and Protected Areas for Tourism. Madrid, Spain: World Tourism Organization, Paris, France: United Nations Environment Programme, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.M36 1992.

Poore, Duncan. IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas. Guidelines for Mountain Protected Areas. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. SB481.I83 1992.

Thorsell, Jim, editor. Parks on the Borderline: Experience in Transfrontier Conservation: Papers Presented at the Border Parks Workshop Held During the First Global Conference on "Tourism- a Vital Force for Peace", Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 1998. Cambridge: IUCN, 1990. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.A1 G56 1988. Parks that border countries.

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SOUTH AFRICA

Wahl, Maritz and K. Naudae. National Register of Protected Areas in South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, 1996. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.S6 W34 1996. Thin book with names of preserved areas in South Africa.

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 ASIA

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Regional Action Plan for Protected Areas in South Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. New Delhi. India: WCPA South Asia, c/o Ministry of Environment and Forests, 1998. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.S64 192 1998.

Jim, C.Y. and Bosheng Li., editors. Protected Areas and Nature Conservation in East Asia. Hong Kong: Joint Pub. (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd., 1996. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.E18 P76 1996. A comprehensive look at native reserves in Asia, illustrations and maps.

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 MALAYSIA

National Parks. Kuala Lampur: Tourist Development Corp. of Malaysia, 1991. Biodiv. Ref. SB484.M4 N37 1991. Thin book with small, colorful pictures of parks.

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 AUSTRALIA

Conservation in Victoria. East Melbourne, Vic.: Community Education and Information Branch of the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, 1987. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.A8 C66 1987.

Delineation of Environmentally Sensitive Marine Areas around Australia. Perth, W.A.: Department of Environmental Protection, 1994. Biodiv. Ref. QH91.75.A8 D44 1994.

Alderson, Mick. Wetland in Kakadu National Park: Aboriginal Traditional Owner’s Perspective. Jabiru, N.T.: Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, 1997. Biodiv. QH77.A8 A42 1997.

Borschmann, Gregg. Greater Daintree: World Heritage Tropical Rainforest at Risk. Hawthorn, Vic: Australian Conservation Foundation, 1984. Biodiv. Ref. QH 77.A8 B67 1984

Ivanovici, Angela, Diane Tarte and Molly Olson, editors. Protection of Marine and Estuarine Areas: a Challenge for Australians: Proceedings of the Fourth Fenner Conference on the Environment, Canberra, A.C.T., October 9-11, 1991. Sydney, Australia: Australian Committee for IUCN in Association with the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1993. Biodiv. Ref. QH91.75.A8 F46 1991.

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 CANADA

Banff National Park Management Plan. Ottawa, Canada: National and Historic Parks Branch, 1997. Biodiv. SB 484.C2 P37 1977.

Dykes, Mervyn and Hans J. Strohhacker. The Empty Eden. Surrey, B.C.: North-West Book Co., 1990. Biodiv. QL84.6.A1 D94 1990.

Hummel, Monte, ed. Endangered Spaces: The Future for Canada’s Wilderness. Toronto, Ont., Canada: Key porter Books, 1989. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.C2 E54 1989.

Hummel, Monte, ed. Protecting Canada’s Endangered Spaces: An Owner’s Manual. Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. QH77.C2 P76 1995.

Mercier, Francine and Claude Mondor. Sea to Sea to Sea: Canada’s National Marine Conservation Areas System Plan. Ottawa, Canada: Parks Canada, 1995. Biodiv. Ref. QH 91.75.C2 M37 1995

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 BOLIVIA

Bolivia: Biodiversity Conservation. Washington, DC: Global Environment Facility, 1992. Biodiv. Ref. QH 77.B5 B644 1992.

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 UNITED KINGDOM

David Harmon, ed. Coordinating Research and Management to Enhance Protected Areas. Cambridge, United Kingdom: IUCN – The World Conservation Union in Collaboration with the George Wright Society, Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Commission of the European Union, 1994. Biodiv. Ref. QH75.C775 1994.

A Parks and Protected Areas System Plan for the British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands: British Virgin Islands National Parks Trust (?), 1986. Biodiv. SB484.B75 P37 1986.

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