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Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to
balance ecological integrity with economic development and
collective quality of life, including the need for social and
conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and
ecological diversity, but they are also often characterized by
narrow resource bases and dependency on links to the outside world,
and by their limited ability to determine the actual character of
those links. This volume reviews the challenges of island
development and conservation in the Asia Pacific region. With
emphasis on nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites,
chapters describe the benefits, barriers, and potential pitfalls in
preserving such sites, managing biota, and attracting and
controlling tourism. The book also provides a provocative challenge
to move beyond the typical concerns of sustainability to the more
holistic concept of futurability, or future potential for convivial
human environmental interactions."
Islands face one of the most pressing issues of our time: how to
balance ecological integrity with economic development and
collective quality of life, including the need for social and
conservation space. Islands are sites of rich and varied human and
ecological diversity, but they are also often characterized by
narrow resource bases and dependency on links to the outside world,
and by their limited ability to determine the actual character of
those links. This volume reviews the challenges of island
development and conservation in the Asia-Pacific region. With
emphasis on nature reserves and UNESCO World Heritage sites,
chapters describe the benefits, barriers, and potential pitfalls in
preserving such sites, managing biota, and attracting and
controlling tourism. The book also provides a provocative challenge
to move beyond the typical concerns of "sustainability" to the more
holistic concept of "futurability," or "future potential" for
convivial human-environmental interactions.
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