Vision 2020 National Parks Restoration Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, second session, on S. 624 ... S. 1693.

"May 7 and 14, 1998"--Pt. 2.

The Politics of Decentralizing National Parks Management in the Philippines

International donors and state bureaucrats in the developing world have promoted decentralization reform as the primary means to achieve equitable, efficient and sustainable natural resource management. Relatively few studies, however, consider the power interests at stake. Why do state agencies decentralize power, what political patterns unfold, and how do outcomes affect the responses of resource users? This paper explores decentralization reform by investigating the political processes behind the Philippine state's decisions to transfer authority over national parks management to local government units. Drawing on a case of devolved management at Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, Palawan Island, we examine how political motives situated at different institutional scales affect the broader process of decentralization, the structure of management institutions, and overall livelihood security. We demonstrate how power struggles between the Philippine state and City Government of Palawan over the right to manage the national park have impacted the livelihood support offered by community-based conservation. We conclude that decentralization may offer empowering resu

Concessions in National Parks: Responsible Tourism

Concession operations in natural areas have always been a source of controversy. The objectives of profit and preservation are seen by many to be incompatible. The author will examine the relationship of national park concessions and the environments in which they operate, focusing on concession selection and operation, using responsible tourism concepts as a guide

Appalachian Trail /

"March 1981."

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island /

Statue of Liberty view is from ground level and Ellis Island views are aerial views.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island /

Statue of Liberty view is from ground level and Ellis Island views are aerial views.

Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island /

Statue of Liberty view is from ground level and Ellis Island views are oblique aerial views.

Estatua de la la Libertad, Monumento Nacional : NPS New York /

Scale ca. 1:31,680; 1 pulgada equivale aproximadamente a 0.5 milla.

Freiheitsstatue Nationaldenkmal, New York /

Scale ca. 1:31,680; 1 in. equals about 0.5 mile.

Statua della Libertà, Monumento nazionale, New York /

Scale ca. 1:31,680; 1 in. equals about 0.5 mile.

Historic lower Manhattan /

Scale not given.

Sagamore Hill /

"*GPO: 1995--387-034/0018 Reprint 1984."

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, Absecon & Cape May regions /

Shows points of interest along southern part of the N.J. Heritage Trail.

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail, Delsea region /

Shows points of interest along the Delaware Bay portion of the N.J. Heritage Trail.

New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail /

Shows trail-related region, subregions, and welcome centers.