Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China

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	Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China
	Xu, JY; Chen, LD; Lu, YH; Fu, BJ
刊名	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
	2006
卷号	78 期号:4 页码:362-372
关键词	local people perceptions management improvement wolong biosphere reserve
英文摘要	This paper examines local people's knowledge, attitudes and perceptions towards Wolong Biosphere Reserve (WBR) and its management policies. Pertinent data were collected through a questionnaire survey and group discussions. This study revealed that local people's perceptions were affected by many factors, including education, gender, residence location, household size and acreage of land owned. Although most respondents had limited knowledge about WBR because of their absence in WBR management, they held a positive attitude towards WBR. An in-depth analysis of their attitudes and perceptions showed that two potential conflicts might affect biodiversity conservation and protected area management. One of them was the imbalance between the limited cropland holding and the oversupply of the labor force, and the other one was the increase in electricity price versus the decrease in economic incentives for the Natural Forest Protection Project. The study also revealed that relocation was considered unacceptable to most respondents. However, those residing far from the main road were willing to relocate more than those near the main road. Based on our studies, some recommendations are given for improvement of WBR management. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
WOS记录号	WOS:000235734200005
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/22786]
专题	生态环境研究中心_城市与区域生态国家重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Xu, JY,Chen, LD,Lu, YH,et al. Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China[J]. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,2006,78(4):362-372.
APA	Xu, JY,Chen, LD,Lu, YH,&Fu, BJ.(2006).Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,78(4),362-372.
MLA	Xu, JY,et al."Local people's perceptions as decision support for protected area management in Wolong Biosphere Reserve, China".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 78.4(2006):362-372.