Of species conservation, connections and collaboration. From: Environments | Date: August 1, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Wilfrid Laurier University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Abstract

Species conservation and land use planning are generally considered to be essential for sustainability, yet this is not necessarily the case. When crisis-driven or lacking suitable connections across disciplines, space and time, they can impede collaboration: Conservationists may unknowingly work against each other. Drawing from years of experience working for conservation in a large metropolitan area, discussion in this paper includes reflections on a variety of themes: landscape changes across centuries, the importance of natural cover, disciplinary silos and other ...

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