Conceptual basis for an integrated system for the management of a protected area. Examples from its application in a mediterranean area
| Autor: | F.J. Zapata, J. Barandica, Juan M. Zorrilla, T. Gómez, F. J. Acosta, E. Cornejo, J. M. Serrano, Sara G. Fungairiño |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Engineering Computer science media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Extinction Biological 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Continuous assessment Resource (project management) Animals Organizational Objectives Resource management Quality (business) Project management Natural resource management Waste Management and Disposal 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common Islands Management science business.industry Endangered Species General Medicine Risk analysis (engineering) Spain business Protected area |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Management. 166:237-249 |
| ISSN: | 0301-4797 |
| Popis: | Improving the efficiency of management in protected areas is imperative in a generalized context of limited conservation budgets. However, this is overlooked due to flaws in problem definition, general disregard for cost information, and a lack of suitable tools for measuring costs and management quality. This study describes an innovative methodological framework, implemented in the web application SIGEIN, focused on maximizing the quality of management against its costs, establishing an explicit justification for any decision. The tool integrates, with this aim, a procedure for prioritizing management objects according to a conservation value, modified by a functional criterion; a project management module; and a module for management of continuous assessment. This appraisal associates the relevance of the conservation targets, the efficacy of the methods employed, both resource and personnel investments, and the resulting costs. Preliminary results of a prototypical SIGEIN application on the Site of Community Importance Chafarinas Islands are included. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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