Protected Areas and Regional Development in Europe: Towards a New Model for the 21st CenturyIngo Mose While originally created as reserves for beautiful landscapes and endangered species, protected areas in Europe were subsequently used as a means to preserve whole ecosystems, with restrictions on human activities and impacts. More recently, protected areas are also being considered as instruments for regional development, particularly in marginal regions facing severe economic and socio-cultural problems. Contrary to previous conservation-focused policies, new approaches aim to blend conservation and development functions, making protected areas real 'living landscapes' and integrating activities such as agriculture, forestry, handicrafts, tourism and education with the conservation and sustainability aspects. The past decade has seen a marked increase in these innovative and dynamic types of protected areas. However, the policies of individual European countries are very varied. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the relationship between protected areas and regional development policies, both in theory and practice. Illustrated with a wide range of case studies from across Europe, it compares the different concepts, strategies and instruments being used. In conclusion, it suggests the most innovative and successful ways to use protected areas for regeneration and sustainable regional development. |
Contents
1972 | |
1979 | |
Conflicts | |
An Instrument for Sustainable Regional | |
Can Tourism Promote Regional Development in Protected | |
A Case | |
A Model for Protected Areas | |
A Case Study of | |
National Parks and Rural Development in Spain | |
An Analysis of | |
Index | |
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activities actors added value Alpine area protection Austria biodiversity biosphere reserve Cairngorms National Park Canton of Bern cent Cinque Terre communities concept conflicts coordination cultural landscape dimensions of sustainable Doñana Drafted by author ecological Entlebuch established Europe European example federal Figure function goals Hohe Tauern National implementation important infrastructure inhabitants initiatives integrated interests interviewees IUCN IUCN category large protected areas municipalities Müritz National Park National Park Authority national park region natural and cultural nature conservation nature protection nature-based tourism objectives Ötscher participation peripheral Picos de Europa Polana population potential programmes promote protected landscape recreation regional economic regional management regional nature park regional planning regional policy Regionalentwicklung role Saariselkä Salzburg sector Slovakia Slovensky Kras spatial strategies sustainable development sustainable regional development sustainable tourism Tauern National Park tourism development traditional UK National Park UNESCO UNESCO Biosphere Vanoise Vanoise National Park visitors Weixlbaumer wilderness