Historical, Cultural and Geographical Context
Chapter editor: Stephen F. McCool
Chapter contributors: Stephen F. McCool, Paul F. J. Eagles, David Newsome, Young Ng, Jasmine Cardozo Moreira, Yu-Fai Leung
Chapter 2 Table of Contents
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Historical and Cultural Context
- 2.2.1 Early Developments
- 2.2.2 Modern-day Challenges
- 2.2.3 Values of Protected Areas
2.3 The Context of Protected Areas and Their Management
- 2.3.1 The Resource
- 2.3.2 Resource Users
- 2.3.3 Infrastructure
- 2.3.4 Infrastructure Providers
- 2.3.5 The Protected Area Social-Ecological System as a Whole
2.4 Types of Relationships between Resources and Resource Users 2.5 Managing Visitation in a Complex Dynamic and Evolving System 2.6 Conclusions and Guidelines
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