Adaptive Heritage: Inclusive, Climate Sensitive Futures for Landscapes Containing Internationally-Designated Protected Areas
A special issue of Climate (ISSN 2225-1154).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2022) | Viewed by 15461
Special Issue Editor
Interests: climate change adaptation; ecosystem management; world heritage; watershed management; decision making
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Heritage is what we leave for future generations. Internationally designated heritage areas (i.e., World Heritage, RAMSAR, MAB sites) are the best of the best, the very few locations deserving of conservation in perpetuity. These rare valuable landscapes represent <2% of the world’s >130,000 protected areas, and each faces biophysical and social risk from climate change and human incursion. Heritage conservation is often approached at a relatively fine temporal and spatial scale. Management decisions are guided by efficiency, resulting in a narrow stakeholder base.
Authors are invited to contribute to this Special Issue to advance the management of internationally designated heritage areas. The intended contributions of this Special Issue are: a) an increased consideration of heritage at the landscape scale, b) advancing adaptive, climate-sensitive approaches to management and c) empowering an inclusive approach that effectively engages marginalized and under-represented groups.
Prof. Dr. Jim Perry
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heritage
- internationally designated protected areas
- World Heritage
- RAMSAR
- MAB
- protected area management
- adaptive management
- decision making
- conservation
- climate change
- inclusivity
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