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Summary
Summary
Drawing on the expertise of leaders in both conservation research and wildlife management, and with a combined experience from around the world, this book is essential reading for any student studying management planning for conservation within a range of degree and postgraduate courses.
Author Notes
Mike Alexander has been at the forefront of developing systems and methods in the field of management planning for conservation, with experience ranging from Uganda to Estonia, and from Costa Rica to Wales. He was responsible for developing the current management planning guidelines for the international Ramsar (Convention on Wetlands) sites located around the world.
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This second edition (1st ed., CH, Jun'08, 45-5563) comes with improved typography and layout, the addition of color to flow diagrams, color photographs appropriate to the topic under discussion, an expanded chapter 6 introducing the most important planning concepts, and a new chapter on an ecosystem approach to planning, all greatly improving the usefulness of this book. In the first 10 chapters, Alexander (Conservation Management System Consortium, UK), a conservation management specialist with extensive worldwide experience, focuses on the conceptual basis of management: the structure of management planning, central issues involved in a plan, important planning concepts, conservation ethics, and various approaches to nature conservation and management. Chapters 11 through 19 provide a practical guide to planning from initial stages to implementation. Users can choose those chapters most appropriate to their project. The book concludes with five case studies, each with a different objective. Although strongly European in approach, the planning principles are applicable to any global geographical location to be managed wholly or in part for wildlife or as nature-oriented parks for tourism/recreation. Like its predecessor, this book is essential for nature conservation planners and managers from academia and various governmental and private agencies. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners. R. L. Smith emeritus, West Virginia University
