ABSTRACT

Presenting a pragmatic mixture of science, landscape ecology, ecosystem management, sociology, policy development and methods for transforming social and institutional cultures. Bioregional Planning: Resource Management Beyond the New Millennium is a timely and practical guide for the analysis, planning and development of bioregional projects for a sustainable future. Significantly, this book presents the strategic actions necessary to plan for, manage and adapt to Ecologically Sustainable Development with a view beyond the new millennium and towards the next.
Postgraduates, researchers and policy makers in natural resources management, land planning, sustainable agriculture, rural sciences, ecosystem management and conservation biology will find this book captures the essence of bioregional planning succinctly and makes a compelling argument for why it is a key mechanism in the development of effective governance institutions.

part I|31 pages

Scales of Integration: Biosphere to Bioregions

chapter 3|11 pages

Bioregions As Biocultural Landscapes

part II|28 pages

Social and Institutional Adaption

part III|27 pages

Effecting Integration, Coordination and Cooperation

part IV|46 pages

Bioregional Planning and Management

chapter 8|15 pages

Bioregional Networks of Protected Areas

chapter 10|10 pages

Implementing a Bioregional Framework

chapter 11|10 pages

Sustainable Futures