Conservation in Progress
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 11. January 1993
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-471-93641-1 (ISBN)
Description
A survey of recent developments in ecology and conservation, which discusses such topics as woodland conservation in the UK, primate conservation, conservation in National Parks, the conservation practices of Britain's National Rivers Authority, and much more.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
730 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-93641-1 (9780471936411)
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Content
Part 1 Concepts: ecology and conservation, Max Nicholson; naturalness - a geomorphological approach, Andrew Warren; managing nature, Brian Wood; nature conservation, science and popular values, Carolyn Harrison; representing nature - conservation and the mass media, Jacqui Burgess. Part 2 Species and habitats: woodland conservation in Britain, Gavin Saunders; biological aspects of the conservation of wetlands, Roderick Fisher; primate conservation - an assessment of progress, Georgina Dasilva; nature conservation at the local level - the Lee Valley, Kevin Roberts. Part 3 Approaches to conservation: achieving change, Chris Rose; places for nature - protected areas, Bill Adams; conservation in national parks, Nancy Stedman; monitoring for conservation, Barrie Goldsmith; landowners and conservation, Paul Ramsay; environmental interpretation and conservation, Graham Barrow. Part 4 Organizations: the long death of the Nature Conservancy Council, Peter Marren; conservation and the National Rivers Authority, Andrew Heaton; the voluntary movement, Steve Micklewright; local authorities and nature conservation, David Goode; conservation and partnership - lessons from the groundwork experience, John Davidson.