Evaluation subjects and methods required for managing protected areas / by Graeme Worboys

"Protected areas are a landuse and sea use of immense importance to the conservation and survival of many species on Earth and the well-being of humans. Evaluation is a critical part of determining the effectiveness of management and consequently protected area practitioners need the best systems available to assess the effective-
ness of their conservation management. Protected area practitioners, however, have been frustrated by gaps in knowledge supporting such evaluation. The thesis aims were to identify both the most important subjects that were required for evaluation and the evaluation methods that were commonly used. The research would be a direct contribution to more effectively managed protected areas", Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Griffith University, 2007.