Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 2: Wilderness within the context of larger systems; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT

Abstract

Thirty-eight papers related to the theme of wilderness in the context of larger systems are included. Three overview papers synthesize existing knowledge and research about wilderness economics, relationships between wilderness and surrounding social communities, and relationships between wilderness and surrounding ecological communities and processes. Other papers deal with wilderness meanings and debates; wilderness within larger ecosystems; and social, economic, and policy issues.

Titles contained within Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 2: Wilderness within the context of larger systems; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT

• Economic values of wilderness recreation and passive use: what we think we know at the beginning of the 21st century
• The impact of wilderness and other wildlands on local economies and regional development trends
• Disturbance, scale, and boundary in wilderness management
• The influence of the Adirondacks on the wilderness preservation contributions of Robert Marshall and Howard Zahniser
• Navigating confluences: revisiting the meaning of "wilderness experience"
• An ecosystem approach to management: a context for wilderness protection
• Science, economics, and rhetoric: environmental advocacy and the wolf reintroduction debate, 1987-1999
• The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: an exploration of the meanings embodied in America's last great wilderness
• How valid are future generations' arguments for preserving wilderness?
• Indicators of wildness: using attributes of the land to assess the context of wilderness
• Wilderness based ecosystem protection in the northern Rocky Mountains of the United States
• State-of-the-wilderness reporting in Ontario: models, tools and techniques
• New GIS approaches to wild land mapping in Europe
• Gauging the ecological capacity of southern Appalachian reserves: does wilderness matter?
• An evaluation of wilderness and aquatic biointegrity in western Montana
• The Sundarbans: a unique wilderness of the world
• Climatic change and wildland recreation: Examining the changing patterns of wilderness recreation in response to the effects of global climate change and the El Nino phenomenon
• Assessing interconnections between wilderness and adjacent lands: the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
• Funding strategies for wilderness management
• The triumph of politics over wilderness science
• Tourism and wilderness: dancing with the messy monster
• Wilderness in Australia: what's happening in a world context
• Economic growth, ecological economics, and wilderness preservation
• Knowledge of and attitudes toward wilderness in the southern Appalachian ecoregion
• The Finnish "social wilderness"
• Wilderness perception scaling in New Zealand: an analysis of wilderness perceptions held by users, nonusers and international visitors
• Biological science in conservation
• Population growth, economic security, and cultural change in wilderness counties
• Wildland economics: theory and practice
• A political cultural map to future wilderness, monument and park designation
• Windfalls for wilderness: land protection and land value in the Green Mountains
• The relationship between debt-for-nature swaps and protected area tourism: a plausible strategy for developing countries
• Southern by the grace of God: wilderness framing in the heart of Dixie
• From confrontation to conservation: the Banff National Park experience
• Tribal wilderness research needs and issues in the United States and Canada
• Wilderness, natural areas, and ecological reserves: thoughts on the politics of the big outside
• Meaningful community involvement in protected area issues: a dialogue session

Citation

McCool, Stephen F.; Cole, David N.; Borrie, William T.; O''Loughlin, Jennifer. 2000. Wilderness science in a time of change conference-Volume 2: Wilderness within the context of larger systems; 1999 May 23-27; Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-15-VOL-2. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station.