Conservation - Environment Studies Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. International Environmental Law and the Conservation of Coral Reefs

   By Edward J. Goodwin

   Series: Routledge Research in International Environmental Law

   Tropical coral reefs are important ecosystems. They are economically important to coastal communities living in predominantly developing countries, and also provide shoreline protection, catalyse land formation enabling human habitation, act as a carbon sink and are a repository for genetic and...

   Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge
2. Nature's Spectacle

   The World's First National Parks and Protected Places

   By John Sheail

   National parks have always been an emotive and iconic symbol, ever since the first parks of the modern era were created in the mid-nineteenth century. This book, based on original research, delves deeply into their character and significance, and the larger context in which they developed. ...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
3. Frontiers in Nature-based Tourism

   Lessons from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden

   Edited by Peter Fredman, Liisa Tyrväinen

   Nature has been a key attraction factor for tourism in the Nordic countries for decades. The demand for nature-based tourism has steadily grown and is one of the most rapidly expanding sectors within tourism across Europe and elsewhere. This demand has created opportunities for nature-based tourism...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
4. Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

   The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

   Edited by Fred Nelson

   Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes,...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
5. Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World

   Edited by Laura Anne German, Alain Karsenty, Anne Marie Tiani

   Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge