Out of the wilderness? Achieving sustainable development within Scottish national parks

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• 作者：Adam Barker ; Aileen Stockdale
• 关键词：National parks ; Protected areas ; Sustainable development ; Spatial planning
• 刊名：Journal of Environmental Management
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：July 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：88
• 期：1
• 页码：181-193
• 全文大小：555 K

文摘

The introduction of national parks to Scotland represents a significant shift in the evolution of protected area management within the UK. Although the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000 adopts the established national park aims of conservation and recreation, provisions are also made for advancing notions of sustainable development. This paper provides an assessment of the degree to which the Scottish national park model is likely to enable the realisation of multiple national park objectives. Five key areas are considered for analysis. These relate to management aims, institutional arrangements, implementation, democratic accountability and funding. The evaluation reveals that whilst management provisions have been established in accordance with international sustainable development guidelines, a number of concerns relating to operational processes remain.