2. Social Values and Conservation Biogeography

  1. Richard J. Ladle2,3,
  2. Robert J. Whittaker2
  1. Richard J. Ladle2,3,
  2. Paul Jepson2,
  3. Lindsey Gillson1

Published Online: 7 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch2

Book Title

Conservation Biogeography

Conservation Biogeography

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How to Cite

Ladle, R. J., Jepson, P. and Gillson, L. (2011) Social Values and Conservation Biogeography, in Conservation Biogeography (eds R. J. Ladle and R. J. Whittaker), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch2

Editor Information

  1. 2

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  2. 3

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Author Information

  1. 1

    Plant Conservation Unit, Botany Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa

  2. 2

    School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

  3. 3

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 7 APR 2011
  2. Published Print: 18 FEB 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781444335040

Online ISBN: 9781444390001

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Keywords:

  • social values and conservation biogeography;
  • practice of conservation of natural world - a social phenomenon;
  • effective conservation, key stakeholders - geographic patchwork of different values, cultural/societal differences;
  • humans, emotional affiliation to forms of life - in valuing life and living systems;
  • conservation biogeography, and social values - shaping geographic foci of action;
  • conservation values, and protected areas - international conservation treaties and conventions;
  • conservation values, ‘intrinsic’ and ‘instrumental’ - protecting nature, its value to humanity;
  • foundational values of modern conservation movement - social groups involved;
  • Victorian age passions, hunting and natural history - metropolitan elite's contact with nature at home;
  • global increase in protected areas, main drivers - legal frameworks for conservation in individual states, as the United Nations or European Commission

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Many values, many goals

  • The origins and values of different protected area types

  • Reserve designations from international conventions

  • An international system for categorizing protected areas

  • Social values and conservation practice

  • Concluding remarks

  • For discussion

  • Suggested reading

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