Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: __Abstract__ \n \nNature, gifted with grandeur and a bounty of resources, has long been revered by human beings \nand continually shaped by our footprints. The way we perceive nature and our current \ninteractions with nature have changed significantly over the past century. Nature demonstrates \ndifferent facets: it is not only a reservoir of resources for conventional commodity use but also a \npopular tourist destination, a pleasurable playground, a laboratory for scientific research, a \nwildlife paradise, a basis of world heritage and a revenue generator for local economies. The \ndemand for various uses of nature has increased and diversified. This situation has produced a \ntransformative process for public land that has continued to the present day. Two dominant \nfeatures of this transformation process can be identified across different jurisdictions: one feature \nis an increase in public awareness of nature conservation and the other is an increase in \nrecreational demands and the accompanying blossoming of the tourism industry.
Author: Ma Yun
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2409535083