Integrating multiple attributes for sustainable development in a national park

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 113-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Supasit Sriarkarin ◽  
Chun-Hung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Park ◽  
Multiple Attributes

scholarly journals Strategic Sustainable Development Through the Lenses of Tourists’ Preferences: A Geotagged Photo Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Zhihua Zhang ◽  
Rachel J. C. Chen ◽  
Lee D. Han
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Patterns ◽  
Social Media Data ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
Data Source ◽  
Geotagged Photos ◽  
Geotagged Photo ◽  
Media Data

Knowing tourists’ preferences and experiences with respect to their national park visits is of great importance to implementing strategically sustainable development of national parks. Flickr geotagged photos are utilized and analyzed as our main data source. We included 7090 photos from 626 people in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to investigate visitors’ behaviors through the presentations of photo spatial and temporal patterns. The results indicated that tourist behaviors that reflect on what they like and enjoy during their park visits can be extracted from geotagged social media data in terms of frequency and length of enjoyment as visitors’ preferred spots.

scholarly journals Eco–tourism for sustainable development in Royal Chitwan National Park

Our Nature ◽  
1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-76
Author(s):  
Ramesh Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
National Park ◽  
Chitwan National Park

No Abstract available. doi:10.3126/on.v1i1.315Our Nature (2003) 1: 75-76

scholarly journals Stimulating Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and Conservation Action: Predicting Future Land Use/Cover Change in Virunga National Park, Congo

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads Christensen ◽  
Jamal Jokar Arsanjani
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
National Park ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Land Cover Changes ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Land Cover Maps

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) presents a roadmap and a concerted platform of action towards achieving sustainable and inclusive development, leaving no one behind, while preventing environmental degradation and loss of natural resources. However, population growth, increased urbanisation, deforestation, and rapid economic development has decidedly modified the surface of the earth, resulting in dramatic land cover changes, which continue to cause significant degradation of environmental attributes. In order to reshape policies and management frameworks conforming to the objectives of the SDG’s, it is paramount to understand the driving mechanisms of land use changes and determine future patterns of change. This study aims to assess and quantify future land cover changes in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by simulating a future landscape for the SDG target year of 2030 in order to provide evidence to support data-driven decision-making processes conforming to the requirements of the SDG’s. The study follows six sequential steps: (a) creation of three land cover maps from 2010, 2015 and 2019 derived from satellite images; (b) land change analysis by cross-tabulation of land cover maps; (c) submodel creation and identification of explanatory variables and dataset creation for each variable; (d) calculation of transition potentials of major transitions within the case study area using machine learning algorithms; (e) change quantification and prediction using Markov chain analysis; and (f) prediction of a 2030 land cover. The model was successfully able to simulate future land cover and land use changes and the dynamics conclude that agricultural expansion and urban development is expected to significantly reduce Virunga’s forest and open land areas in the next 11 years. Accessibility in terms of landscape topography and proximity to existing human activities are concluded to be primary drivers of these changes. Drawing on these conclusions, the discussion provides recommendations and reflections on how the predicted future land cover changes can be used to support and underpin policy frameworks towards achieving the SDG’s and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Assessing the Environmental Policy of a Natural Protected Area Using Visitor Opinions. Case Study of Parnassos National Park, Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 501
Author(s):  
Aristotelis MARTINIS
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
National Park ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Environmental Knowledge ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Hiking Trails ◽  
Conservation Of Biodiversity

Protected Areas (PAs) represent attractive destinations for visitors that seek contact with the natural environment, biodiversity, and cultural heritages. To manage PAs holistically (i.e., maintenance, protection, and sustainable development), managers must know the socio-economic and demographic characteristics of visitors. Here, questionnaire responses were used to investigate the profile, environmental perception, knowledge, and behaviour of two categories of visitors in the Parnassos National Park (Greece): summer visitors and winter visitors. Based on the questionnaires, compared to winter respondents (WR), summer respondents (SR) had a higher level of education, environmental knowledge, and environmental awareness. Most visitors (SR and WR combined) stated that they were willing to contribute financially to the protection, conservation of biodiversity, and maintenance of infrastructure in this PA. Based on our results, managers should place focus on attracting more summer visitors when shaping the future environmental policy of this PA. Examples of potential sustainable activities for summer visitors include educational trails, hiking trails, and climbing routes that incorporate the operation of ski lifts (for scenic rides up and walks down), as well as environmental activities drawing on local culture.

scholarly journals Socio-environmental survey of a forest hamlet proximate to Neora Valley National Park in the Eastern Himalayas, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sayan Bhattacharya ◽  
Sudipta De ◽  
Arkajyoti Shome ◽  
Abhishek Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
National Park ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Eastern Himalayas ◽  
Field Notes ◽  
The Village

The Eastern Himalayas have significant impact on the climate and biodiversity of the Indian Subcontinent. The Himalayan region has shown consistent warming trends in recent times, which can significantly affect the biodiversity, agriculture and local livelihoods. Many scattered hamlets are found in this zone and some of them are proximate to the forests enriched with endemic biodiversity. Icchey Gaon (27.1336oN, 88.5657oE; Altitude 5,600 feet) is a small village situated in Kalimpong district, India in the Eastern Himalayas. Icchey Gaon is situated proximate to Neora Valley National Park, which is located in the Eastern Himalayas as a global ‘biodiversity hotspot’. The village is one of the newest tourist destinations in the Eastern Himalayas. The village area is also a centre of Cinchona plantation since 19th century. The adjacent areas of Icchey Gaon have extensive coverage of Cinchona plantation. The survey work was done in April, 2017 by visiting Icchey Gaon village in Kalimpong, West Bengal. The study focuses on an interdisciplinary understanding of the physical and cultural environment of the forest and mountain areas. The survey work integrates the perspectives of human and social ecology, ecosystem services and sustainable development. Primary data were gathered through field survey and direct contact with common people and authorized centres of the region. Structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews supplemented by field notes were arranged to collect data from the village areas in Icchey Gaon. The length of each interview was about 40–50 minutes and was supplemented by field notes. Focuses were given on demography, agriculture, livestock management, traditional water management, education, culture, health, waste management, disaster management, biodiversity, joint forest management, ecosystem services and human animal conflict. Biodiversity of the region was documented by visiting the forest areas and the nature interpretation centre situated in Neora Valley National Park. There is an urgent need for implementing an integrated sustainable development system for the conservation of forest ecosystems and traditional human settlements in and around Neora Valley forest. Management strategies have been suggested for conserving the forest biodiversity and socio-economic condition of the hamlet. Bringing local communities into protected area management can have significant positive impact on long-term biodiversity conservation in the transboundary Himalayan landscapes. Extensive study is necessary in the Eastern Himalayas to explore the socio-ecological conditions in the context of climate change.

scholarly journals NATIONAL PARK AS THE ELEMENT OF RESOURCE SECURITY OF THE PROCESS OF ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION

2018 ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Nataliya Sergeevna Kholodkovskaya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
National Parks ◽  
National Park ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Recreational Resources

The long-term strategic goal of Russia is the sustainable development of its regions. Recreational resources are able to create conditions for sustainable development of the region, the importance of which is due to the fact that on the one hand they are the basis and source of economic restructuring and its modernization, and on the other, they have an impact on social factors of sustainable development. National parks, being one of the important forms of natural and recreational resources, can become the initiators and centers of active dissemination of sustainable development strategy in the surrounding areas. The paper studies the impact of alternative use of the potential of national parks in the formation of sustainable development of the region. As a factorial feature, the share of the area of the national Park in the region of its location from the entire area of the region was made, as a result - indicators corresponding to the economic, social and environmental spheres of sustainable development of the region. The indicators of the resulting indicators of the economic sphere of development of the region were selected: GRP per capita, investment in fixed capital aimed at protecting the environment and the rational use of natural resources; current costs of environmental protection; social - morbidity rates per 1.000 people, the number of deaths per 1.000 people; life expectancy; environmental - the number of air samples studied exceeding the maximum allowable concentration as a percentage of the total number of samples studied. To measure the tightness of the relationship between certain indicators, the calculation of the empirical correlation ratio was applied. The calculations show the existence of links between the size of the national Park and economic, social and environmental indicators, thereby confirming the special functional role of recreational resources in the formation of the foundations of sustainable development of the region, which should now be considered as the basis and source of economic restructuring and modernization.

Research Review of the Territory of the National Park “Gobi Gurvansaikhan”

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Zayakhuu BATBAATAR ◽  
Meirzhan YESSENOV
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
National Park ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Research Review ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Protected Natural Area ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Number Of Publications

The article is devoted to the results of the analytical review of the studies conducted in the Gobi Gurvansaikhan (Mongolia) national park from the time of its foundation till the present time. The main goal of the analysis was to take into account and evaluate previous experience in planning and organizing tourism activities at a specially protected natural area under study. At the same time, a bibliometric analysis of the data was conducted, which made it possible to clarify and systematize the thematic analysis of the previously performed work. The results are of interest to researchers involved in the sustainable development of Protected Areas, including their recreational development, long-term planning, and investment. Positive practices are considered to make it possible to ensure the preservation of the area under study taking into account the principles of sustainable development (including in the sphere of tourism and recreation). Special attention should be focused on the results of large-scale case studies carried out in the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in 2000-2007. Based on the results of the bibliometric analysis, more than 131 publications were selected and analyzed, as well as presentations, scientific and information articles of both Mongolian and foreign scientists. As a result, it was possible to identify a vector of research in recent years that is associated with an increase in the number of publications on recreational and tourist issues. It is due to the increase in tourist flows and the need to create a scientific basis for managing these flows in order to provide the sustainability of the protected area development. Conclusions and generalizations that characterize the results of the analysis will be useful both for researchers dealing with the sustainable development of the territories and for administrative and planning bodies, economic entities.

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