6. Systematic Conservation Planning: Past, Present and Future

  1. Richard J. Ladle2,3,
  2. Robert J. Whittaker2
  1. James E. M. Watson,
  2. Hedley S. Grantham,
  3. Kerrie A. Wilson,
  4. Hugh P. Possingham

Published Online: 7 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch6

Book Title

Conservation Biogeography

Conservation Biogeography

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How to Cite

Watson, J. E. M., Grantham, H. S., Wilson, K. A. and Possingham, H. P. (2011) Systematic Conservation Planning: Past, Present and Future, in Conservation Biogeography (eds R. J. Ladle and R. J. Whittaker), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444390001.ch6

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. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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:

  • systematic conservation planning - past, present and future;
  • scientific approach, designing protected area networks - theory of island biogeography;
  • systematic conservation planning - protected area network design, and alternative networks;
  • systematic conservation planning and principle of complementarity - goal of conservation, and no loss of biodiversity;
  • species-based surrogates - in systematic conservation plans;
  • systematic conservation planning - in terrestrial environment, the Maputaland case study;
  • systematic conservation planners - marine protected area network, Marxan tool and conservation targets;
  • decision support tools - for identifying and prioritizing new protected areas;
  • seven-step systematic conservation planning decision theory framework application;
  • systematic conservation planning literature - advancing ‘tools’ of systematic conservation planning trade

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • What is systematic conservation planning and why use it?

  • Concepts and principles

  • Developing a systematic conservation plan

  • Decision support tools to identify and prioritize new protected areas

  • Consultation and implementation of systematic conservation plans

  • What does the future of systematic conservation planning hold?

  • For discussion

  • Suggested reading

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