Changing Conceptions of Protected Areas and Conservation: Linking Conservation, Ecological Integrity and Tourism Management

Shultis, John; Way, Paul

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“…Ballantyne and Packer (2005) emphasise the importance of influencing tourists' behaviour not only at the site itself, but also in their home, work and leisure environments. There is increasing subscription to the viewpoint that humans are an integral part of nature and that "….conservation must occur in varying degrees in all lands and waters, whether 'protected' or not" (Shultis and Way, 2006). Thus, interpretive messages and experiences need to be designed "not only to meet immediate on-site needs, but also contribute to enhanced wildlife conservation awareness which visitors may take with them when they return to their normal lives or visit some other natural area in the future" (Newsome et al 2004, p. 32).…”

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Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences

2009

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Abstract:A common justification for developing wildlife tourism attractions is that they help to secure long-term conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats. Managers and guides often highlight their role in protecting wildlife and its habitat, yet little is known about the interests, needs and preferences of the tourists who participate in such activities -how aware are they of conservation issues; how concerned are they about the environmental impacts their visit may cause; do they expect and accept the conservation messages they receive? This research explores the perceptions, preferences and conservation awareness of tourists visiting the Mon Repos Conservation Park in Queensland, Australia. Comparison data from four other sites are also presented in order to provide a wider context for interpreting the data. The findings suggest that wildlife tourism management practices that enlist tourists as conservation partners, communicate the reasons behind any constraints imposed, and present a consistent message regarding interactions with wildlife, are likely to be most successful in meeting the needs of both tourists and wildlife.

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Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences

2009

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“…Although these shifts in park purposes and their implication for visitors have been explored for Canadian national parks, which are often remote from urban populations (e.g. Rudolphi & Haider, 2003;Shultis & Way, 2006;Wilkinson, 2003), this same phenomenon has not been explored for parks in the wildland-urban interface.…”

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Gatineau Park: public participation and changing park purposes in the wildland–urban interface

Heintzman

2010

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Gatineau Park is a classic example of a park confronted by management issues related to the wildland-urban interface. This study examined the planning process for the master plan to explore the issues of public participation and changing park purposes as they relate to recreation in the wildland-urban interface. Although the plan acknowledges that Gatineau Park, unlike most large natural parks, protrudes into a large urban area, the planning process did not involve a systematic survey of the views of current and potential park visitors as well as the diverse population in the region as is suggested by literature on the wildland-urban interface. The plan, by stating that the park will be "managed primarily for conservation then for recreational use" (National Capital Commission, 2005, Gatineau Park Master Plan. Ottawa, ON: Author, p. 19), created a dichotomy that does not reflect an increasing recognition of the complementary nature of park visitation and the maintenance of ecological integrity.Keywords: master plan; park purposes; park visitors; public participation; wildlandurban interface Le parc de la Gatineau est un exemple classique d'un parc périurbain. Cette étude examine le processus de planification du plan directeur et vise à explorer les questions de la participation publiques et les changements des loisirs dans les zones périurbaines du parc. Bien que le plan directeur reconnaît que le parc de la Gatineau, contrairement à la plupart de parcs grands naturels, est localisé près d'une grande région urbaine, le processus de planification na pas inclus d'étude systématique du point de vue des visiteurs (actuels ou potentiels), et na pas reconnue la diversité de la population dans la région. En indiquant que le parc sera "géré principalement pour la conservation, puis pour usage récréatif » (National Capital Commision, 2005, Gatineau Park Master Plan. Ottawa, ON: Author, p. 19), le plan a créé une dichotomie qui ne reflète pas une reconnaissance croissante de la nature complémentaire des visiteurs du parc et le maintien de l'intégrité écologique.

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“…Algunas propuestas en esa línea se han llamado ciencia post-normal y según Shultis y Way (2006) nacieron a fines del siglo XX, cuando muchos investigadores concluyeron que la ciencia tradicional ya no podría explicar ni predecir la complejidad de la realidad; de aquí, hoy se proponen: integridad ecológica (IE), teoría del caos/complejidad, teoría de la catástrofe, termodinámica de no-equilibrio, manejo adaptativo (MA), teorías todas enfocadas en un modelo dinámico que rechaza la dualidad hombrenaturaleza, incorpora valores humanos y busca puntos de vista más holísticos.…”

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Ambigüedad e incertidumbre en desarrollo sustentable (DS) y turismo sustentable (TS) : sus implicaciones epistemológicas

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RESUMENMuchas implicaciones epistemológicas del DS y TS permanecen ocultas. Para intentar descubrirlas,se revisan y analizan los supuestos y argumentos utilizados en su conceptualización, operacionalización y evaluación. Dos grandes temas no siempre explícitos, pero subyacentes en la literatura sirven para este propósito: ambigüedad e incertidumbre. Se concluye que es en el último eslabón de la cadena teoría o planteamiento/operacionalización, donde se produce el aspecto crucial: la intervención, y que puede haber una sola incertidumbre, la de cómo nos articulamos con los sistemas complejos en que nos encontramos. PALABRAS CLAVES ABSTRACTMany epistemological implications of SD and ST are still undiscovered. Trying to discover them, suppositions and argumentations used in their conceptualization, operationalization and evaluation are analyzed here, through two large topics: ambiguity and uncertainty. It can be concluded that is in the last link of the theory-operationalization or approachoperationalization chain, where the crucial topic is produced: the intervention, and there is only one uncertainty, that is, how we articulate with the complex systems where we are.KEY WORDS Sustainability, ambiguity, uncertainty. INTRODUCCIÓNDel DS, concepto complejo, aún sin una definición que guíe las acciones hacia ello, se sostiene la necesidad de buscar su operatividad (Gutman, 1994) generalmente en un marco de planeación. Muy relacionado con él, del TS se sostiene una capacidad para propiciarlo, aunque literatura y experiencia muestran impactos desfavorables difíciles de identificar, manejar y evaluar. No obstante, se aplican conceptos, métodos y herramientas sin un análisis comprehensivo de sus implicaciones e ignorando sus debates, como si fueran conceptos improblemáticos percibidos y aplicados homogéneamente, cuando en realidad, hay fuertes tensiones entre DS y planeación (teoría/práctica, ideal/viable) y se evidencia un "déficit de implementación" (Freeman, 2004: 308).En este artículo se considera necesario exponer y analizar los supuestos y argumentos utilizados en su conceptualización, operacionalización y evaluación. La convicción detrás de esta idea, es que si la discusión al respecto parece interminable, subyace un problema epistemológico no abordado. Voâ et al. (2007) sugieren 3 grandes temas en las discusiones sobre DS: ambigüedad (de la sustentabilidad como meta), incertidumbre (en cuanto al conocimiento) y distribución del poder (para realizar cambios sociales). De éstos, se analizan los dos primeros, contrastando campos disciplinarios y recurriendo a algunos enfoques epistemológicos. Para ello, se toman en cuenta cuatro aspectos.Primero, hoy ciencia y política de la sustentabilidad demandan mayor reflexividad, incluyendo un conocimiento de primer orden o estratégico para el

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Changing Conceptions of Protected Areas and Conservation: Linking Conservation, Ecological Integrity and Tourism Management

Cited by 44 publications

References 26 publications

Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences

Tourists' support for conservation messages and sustainable management practices in wildlife tourism experiences

Gatineau Park: public participation and changing park purposes in the wildland–urban interface

Ambigüedad e incertidumbre en desarrollo sustentable (DS) y turismo sustentable (TS) : sus implicaciones epistemológicas

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