GGRB21H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Blue Ridge Parkway, Land Ethic, Selous Game Reserve
Document Summary
History of protected areas: emerged initially in the late 19th century. Boom in north american parks tied to infrastructure development (blue ridge parkway) Protected areas: standard objectives: protecting against extinction and maintaining biodiversity (plants, animals, etc. ) Push back against species extinction: maintaining continuous stretches of habitat for various flora and fauna, maintaining aesthetic and wilderness values. Trying to create hard limits against development. Processes of urbanization, suburbanization and rural development whether its around housing or whatever puts tremendous pressure on landscapes: protection against development pressures, overall, the goal is to conserve nature. Aldo leopold: ecologists, forester and environmentalist, author of a sand country almanac, prominent figure in the rising conservation and wilderness movements in the 20th century. Conservation and aldo leopold: an ethic may be regarded as mode of guidance for meeting ecological situations so new or intricate, that the path of social expediency is not discernible to the average individual .
