A management planning framework based on ecological, perceptual and economic carrying capacity: The case study of Vikos-Aoos National Park, Greece

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It is argued that planning and development in national parks can be controlled by a recreational carrying capacity framework, so as to provide for the economic needs of the resident communities. The study is based on assessments of the current perceptual carrying capacity across the Vikos-Aoos National Park. The research shows that carrying capacity is still an elusive concept and that a fixed deterministic approach is unsuitable for managing a National Park.

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Ecological restoration and land reclamation in open-cast mines in Shanxi Province, China

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China's mining industry, although economically valuable, is a large producer of derelict land, polluted water and soil erosion. Because of the short supply of land in China, the policy is to reclaim and restore it. A new study investigates the mechanisms and principles of ecological restoration in China's Shanxi Province.

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Market-driven land-use dynamics in the middle mountains of Nepal

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A new study investigates the land use dynamics in the middle mountains of Nepal and examines the problems associated with land-use intensification, focusing on animal fodder and water resource issues.

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