Protected Area Management in Jordan
Protected Area Management in Jordan
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约旦的保护区管理
DOI：
10.1007/s002679910019
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发表时间：
2000
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
G. Wesley Burnett
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文献类型：
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作者：
Ingrid E. Schneider;G. Wesley Burnett
ABSTRACT/Protected area management is increasingly important throughout the world, particularly in less developed countries and arid regions. The Middle East, includingJordan, has important and unique resources due to its varied topography and climate. In Jordan, the protected areas are privately, rather than publicly, managed, and this provides for a unique and somewhat challenging management effort. The purpose of this paper is to review the establishment and administration of Jordan's protected areas with particular emphasis on the challenges of multiple administrative and legislative layers, departmental working relationships, and a paucity of funding. Interviews with government and nongovernmental experts in Jordan, coupled with a review of pertinent academic and planning literature, served as the information base for this study. Despite new legislative and administrative initiatives, results reveal important and continuing challenges for Jordan. Recommendations include completion of protected area inventories, government wide institutional strengthening, partnering with organizations and the public, as well as legislative reexamination.
