The Full Value of Parks: From Economics to the Intangible

Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780742527140
ISBN: 074252714X
Item Dimensions:238126157
Label: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: July 14, 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Studio: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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The Full Value of Parks is the first comprehensive look at the values associated with parks and other kinds of protected areas. Much has been written about the importance of parks to the tourism industry, yet the reasons why people care deeply about them usually have little or nothing to do with money. Instead, people value parks as sacred sanctuaries and places of spiritual self-discovery, as settings of breathtaking beauty, as venues of scientific inquiry, as destinations for much-needed recreation-even as places where one can go to heal a wounded psyche. The profound attachment that people feel to the world's great natural areas and cultural sites arises from an incredibly diverse, complex, and sometimes conflicting array of values. After a thorough overview of the kinds of values found in parks, the unique challenges of managing parks to accommodate differing viewpoints are surveyed in this path-breaking book. Drawing on insights from a broad group of international experts, and offering examples from Siberia to tropical Africa, from the Andes to the Australian outback, The Full Value of Parks is an engaging and lucid exploration of the entire range of benefits and values of protected areas-from economics to the intangible.

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