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The topics which are addressed range from biological to social science aspects of marine parks and conservation. Tile editors use the following six categories for grouping the papers by subject matter: marine parks and protection; marine park visitors; marine and aquatic education; fisherman and marine parks; international experiences with marine parks; and the emerging Canadian experience with marine parks. The editors have handled blending of subject matter and individual author's styles reasonably well. Coverage of individual topics, however, is uneven in terms of both depth and style. This is attributable to the range of authors (resource managers, academics, etc.) and variation in what is known about the topics covered. There are numerous exceptions, but the typical paper ill this collection might be described as a case history. These might range, for example, from Japan's Marine parks, to underwater preserves in Michigan's Great Lakes, and back to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Through these case studies, the editors make the point that marine parks and conservation can and should extend beyond the tropical areas of the world with which most of us associate underwater or marine parks. As is common to collections of papers dominated by case studies, the work of comparative analysis is left primarily to the reader. This presents an appropriate challenge to the reader who is accustomed to such scholarly pursuit; however, others will have difficulty capturing the full benefit from these papers without some expert assistance. This collection of papers is not a book that one would read from cover to cover and few readers will find all of the individual papers of interest. It is, however, an essential reference for anyone concerned with marine parks and more broadly with the marine environment. Given the importance of water in many travel and recreation products, this publication should be of interest to public and private sector planners, developers, and policy makers. It would be useful as a text for a seminar on the subject of marine parks and conservation and would be a useful reference in, for example, a natural resource oriented planning course. Its utility should extend well into the future, especially given the minimal printed material available on this subject and the slow pace with which new knowledge on it is emerging. The editors of this collection of papers have done their part in bringing our attention to the major challenges and opportunities confronting us in our marine environments. They and their team of 50 other experts have provided us with insight into the biological nature of these environments, how they are being used and abused, emerging policies needed to make wise use of marine resources, and other marine parks and conservation "challenges and promises." The nontechnical style of most of the papers makes their messages comprehensible to a wide audience. These two volumes should be required readings for anyone with a serious interest in marine parks and conservation. [] [] Review assigned 1 January 1987 Submitted 1 September 1987 Accepted 10 September 1987
PUBLICATION NOTES oAmbiguous Alternative: Tourism in Small Developing Countries, Stephen Britton and William Clarke, eds. University of the South Pacific (Geography Fept, School of Social and Economic F evelopment, Sava, Fiji) ISBN 982-01-0009-7, 1 9 8 7 , 194 pp, 9.00 (paper). The ten papers published
in this volume were orginally presented in a workshop on the subject. The end chapter presents an analysis of the policies and the kind of research needed to enable small countries' gains from tourism [tables, charts, photos, references].
PUBI.ICATIONS IN I
The topics which are addressed range from biological to social science aspects of marine parks and conservation. Tile editors use the following six categories for grouping the papers by subject matter: marine parks and protection; marine park visitors; marine and aquatic education; fisherman and marine parks; international experiences with marine parks; and the emerging Canadian experience with marine parks. The editors have handled blending of subject matter and individual author's styles reasonably well. Coverage of individual topics, however, is uneven in terms of both depth and style. This is attributable to the range of authors (resource managers, academics, etc.) and variation in what is known about the topics covered. There are numerous exceptions, but the typical paper ill this collection might be described as a case history. These might range, for example, from Japan's Marine parks, to underwater preserves in Michigan's Great Lakes, and back to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Through these case studies, the editors make the point that marine parks and conservation can and should extend beyond the tropical areas of the world with which most of us associate underwater or marine parks. As is common to collections of papers dominated by case studies, the work of comparative analysis is left primarily to the reader. This presents an appropriate challenge to the reader who is accustomed to such scholarly pursuit; however, others will have difficulty capturing the full benefit from these papers without some expert assistance. This collection of papers is not a book that one would read from cover to cover and few readers will find all of the individual papers of interest. It is, however, an essential reference for anyone concerned with marine parks and more broadly with the marine environment. Given the importance of water in many travel and recreation products, this publication should be of interest to public and private sector planners, developers, and policy makers. It would be useful as a text for a seminar on the subject of marine parks and conservation and would be a useful reference in, for example, a natural resource oriented planning course. Its utility should extend well into the future, especially given the minimal printed material available on this subject and the slow pace with which new knowledge on it is emerging. The editors of this collection of papers have done their part in bringing our attention to the major challenges and opportunities confronting us in our marine environments. They and their team of 50 other experts have provided us with insight into the biological nature of these environments, how they are being used and abused, emerging policies needed to make wise use of marine resources, and other marine parks and conservation "challenges and promises." The nontechnical style of most of the papers makes their messages comprehensible to a wide audience. These two volumes should be required readings for anyone with a serious interest in marine parks and conservation. [] [] Review assigned 1 January 1987 Submitted 1 September 1987 Accepted 10 September 1987
PUBLICATION NOTES oAmbiguous Alternative: Tourism in Small Developing Countries, Stephen Britton and William Clarke, eds. University of the South Pacific (Geography Fept, School of Social and Economic F evelopment, Sava, Fiji) ISBN 982-01-0009-7, 1 9 8 7 , 194 pp, 9.00 (paper). The ten papers published
in this volume were orginally presented in a workshop on the subject. The end chapter presents an analysis of the policies and the kind of research needed to enable small countries' gains from tourism [tables, charts, photos, references].