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Countryside in trust. Land management by conservation, recreation and amenity organisations
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S0006-3207(96)00141-3
Biological Conservation 82 (1997) p. 385 Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. All rights r~-~zrved 0006-3207/97 $17.00 + 0.00
ELSEVIER
BOOK REVIEW
Dictionary of Natural Resource Management. The Comprehensive, Single-source Guide to Natural Resource Management Terms. By Julian and Katherine Dunster. CAB International, Wallingford, 1996. 368 pp. ISBN 0 85199 148 3. Price £47-50 (hbk).
Trusts. The authors call these charities Conservation, Amenity and Recreation Trusts (CARTS). Although very numerous, many have a local or modest influence in contrast to the much larger national bodies such as the National Trust, RSPB, RSNC and County Wildlife Trusts and the Woodland Trust. Today the membership of these voluntary groups is estimated at four million or eight percent of the population. They employ about 4500 people with a turnover (1990) of over £110 million per year. The land holdings in 1990 were over 1.3 million acres (45.8 million hectares). The National Trust dominates these figures, having properties covering 600,000 acres (250,000 ha) and a membership of 2-2 million. The influence nationally of the mainstream CARTS cannot be overestimated. Although devoted to specific objectives concerning environmental, cultural and wildlife interests, their work also greatly helps the government financially and in other ways. Public support for them has grown rapidly in recent years, and long may this continue as most of their problems arise out of lack of funds. The authors' account leaves the reader wondering whether the growth and influence of CARTS in this country is a peculiar British tradition or whether other democracies have similar records. Evidence suggests that the National Trust, RSPB, County Trusts and Woodland Trust are probably unique, at least in Europe.
As ecological and environmental sciences expand and become more complex, clear definition of terms used is essential. This volume has more than 6000 entries and covers many disciplines - - forestry, pest management, botany, fish and wildlife management, fire control, geology, resource planning, landscape ecology and conservation biology. Some terms are explained with illustrations and where relevant multiple meanings are provided with each entry. The terms and illustrations are cross-referenced so that opposite and allied terms can be easily located. No dictionary is ever complete, but this volume will be of great value to students and laymen as well as professionals.
Eric Duffey
Countryside in Trust. Land Management by Conservation, Recreation and Amenity Organisations. By Janet C. Dwyer & Ian D. Hodge. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. 1996. 314 pp. ISBN 0471 94871 3 (hbk). Price £25.00. This volume is a very interesting and timely analysis of the origin, role and influence of different types of Land
Eric Duffey
385
S0006-3207(96)00141-3
Biological Conservation 82 (1997) p. 385 Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain. All rights r~-~zrved 0006-3207/97 $17.00 + 0.00
ELSEVIER
BOOK REVIEW
Dictionary of Natural Resource Management. The Comprehensive, Single-source Guide to Natural Resource Management Terms. By Julian and Katherine Dunster. CAB International, Wallingford, 1996. 368 pp. ISBN 0 85199 148 3. Price £47-50 (hbk).
Trusts. The authors call these charities Conservation, Amenity and Recreation Trusts (CARTS). Although very numerous, many have a local or modest influence in contrast to the much larger national bodies such as the National Trust, RSPB, RSNC and County Wildlife Trusts and the Woodland Trust. Today the membership of these voluntary groups is estimated at four million or eight percent of the population. They employ about 4500 people with a turnover (1990) of over £110 million per year. The land holdings in 1990 were over 1.3 million acres (45.8 million hectares). The National Trust dominates these figures, having properties covering 600,000 acres (250,000 ha) and a membership of 2-2 million. The influence nationally of the mainstream CARTS cannot be overestimated. Although devoted to specific objectives concerning environmental, cultural and wildlife interests, their work also greatly helps the government financially and in other ways. Public support for them has grown rapidly in recent years, and long may this continue as most of their problems arise out of lack of funds. The authors' account leaves the reader wondering whether the growth and influence of CARTS in this country is a peculiar British tradition or whether other democracies have similar records. Evidence suggests that the National Trust, RSPB, County Trusts and Woodland Trust are probably unique, at least in Europe.
As ecological and environmental sciences expand and become more complex, clear definition of terms used is essential. This volume has more than 6000 entries and covers many disciplines - - forestry, pest management, botany, fish and wildlife management, fire control, geology, resource planning, landscape ecology and conservation biology. Some terms are explained with illustrations and where relevant multiple meanings are provided with each entry. The terms and illustrations are cross-referenced so that opposite and allied terms can be easily located. No dictionary is ever complete, but this volume will be of great value to students and laymen as well as professionals.
Eric Duffey
Countryside in Trust. Land Management by Conservation, Recreation and Amenity Organisations. By Janet C. Dwyer & Ian D. Hodge. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester. 1996. 314 pp. ISBN 0471 94871 3 (hbk). Price £25.00. This volume is a very interesting and timely analysis of the origin, role and influence of different types of Land
Eric Duffey
385