Island Futures

Island Futures Conservation and Development Across the Asia-Pacific Region - Global Environmental Studies

2011

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Publisher's Synopsis

Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to balance ecological integrity with economic development and collective quality of life, including the need for social and conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and ecological diversity, but they are also often characterized by narrow resource bases and dependency on links to the outside world, and by their limited ability to determine the actual character of those links. This volume reviews the challenges of island development and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. With emphasis on nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites, chapters describe the benefits, barriers, and potential pitfalls in preserving such sites, managing biota, and attracting and controlling tourism. The book also provides a provocative challenge to move beyond the typical concerns of "sustainability" to the more holistic concept of "futurability", or "future potential" for convivial human-environmental interactions.

Book information

ISBN: 9784431539889
Publisher: Springer Japan
Imprint: Springer
Pub date:
Edition: 2011
DEWEY: 577.5209164
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 182
Weight: 477g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 12mm