New publication available:
Wilderness in the Circumpolar North: searching for compatibility in
ecological, traditional, and ecotourism values
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Watson, Alan E.; Alessa, Lilian; Sproull, Janet, comps. 2002. Wilderness
in the Circumpolar North: searching for compatibility in ecological,
traditional, and ecotourism values; 2001 May 15ú16; Anchorage, AK.
Proceedings RMRS-P-26. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 143 p.
There are growing pressures on undeveloped (wild) places in the
Circumpolar North. Among them are pressures for economic development,
oil and gas exploration and extraction, development of geothermal energy
resources, development of heavy industry close to energy sources, and
lack of appreciation for "other" orientations toward wilderness
resources by interested parties from broad geographical origins. An
international seminar in Anchorage, Alaska, in May of 2001, was the
first step in providing basic input to an analysis of the primary set of
values associated with Circumpolar North wilderness and the constraints
and contributors (factors of influence) that either limit or facilitate
receipt of those values to various segments of society.
Electronic Publish Date: October 1, 2002
Keywords: biodiversity, tourism, wilderness, conflict, collaboration,
culture, traditional ecological knowledge
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