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Wildlife Conservation by Sustainable Use
. Ed(S): Prins, Herbert H. T.; Grootenhuis, Jan Geu; Dolan, Thomas T. (Livestock Services, Nairobi, Kenya)
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Hardback. One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. Using the African savannas as an example, this book shows that in many instances sustainable wildlife utilization comprises an even better form of land use than livestock keeping. Editor(s): Prins, Herbert H. T.; Grootenhuis, Jan Geu; Dolan, Thomas T. (Livestock Services, Nairobi, Kenya). Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 496 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wildlife outside protected areas in Africa can be conserved in the face of agricultural expansion and human population growth. They reached the unequivocal - if controversial - conclusion that wildlife can be an economic asset, especially in the African savannas, if this wildlife can be sustainably utilized through safari hunting ... Read more
One of the major challenges of sustainable development is the interdisciplinary nature of the issues involved. To this end, a team of conservation biologists, hunters, tourist operators, ranchers, wildlife and land managers, ecologists, veterinarians and economists was convened to discuss whether wildlife outside protected areas in Africa can be conserved in the face of agricultural expansion and human population growth. They reached the unequivocal - if controversial - conclusion that wildlife can be an economic asset, especially in the African savannas, if this wildlife can be sustainably utilized through safari hunting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Series
Conservation Biology
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412797309
SKU
V9780412797309
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99-15
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