Investigates the significance of the Sundarbans as a natural reserve or buffer area (a resource of yet unknown magnitude) in pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial South Asia.
A review of a Russian language volume published by the Russian Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage, and with a forward by the then director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre Francesco Bandarin. The book covers approaches to cultural landscapes, as well as to their conservation and management.
In 1909, Sweden becomes the first country in Europe to establish a system of national parks when the Swedish parliament Riksdag passes the first Swedish conservation act.
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
A collection of essays that, as a whole, considers strong private property rights as crucial for environmental protection.
An analysis of public parks in the United States, from a communitarian perspective.
Mark Dowie’s provocative critique of the mainstream American environmental movement.
This book investigates how indigenous peoples from various cultures interact with and conceptualize their environments, past and present.
