National Parks

The Natural and Cultural Landscape Heritage in Northern Friesland

by Werner Krauss

International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2005, Vol. 11, Nr. 1, pp. 39-52
republished in: Olwig, Kenneth R. and David Lowenthal (eds.), The Nature of Cultural Heritage and the Culture of Natural Heritage. Northern Perspectives on a Contested Patrimony. Oxon, New York: Routledge, 2006, pp 37-50
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Diversity of bats at two contrasting elevations in a protected dipterocarp forest Kubah NP. 2008

by M.T. Abdullah, PhD

We present an assessment of the diversity of Bornean bats at two contrasting elevations (119 m and 787 m) in Kubah... more We present an assessment of the diversity of Bornean bats at two contrasting elevations (119 m and 787 m) in Kubah National Park surveyed between August and December 2006. Three hundred and eighty-two individuals of bats from 26 species representing six families were recorded using 20 mist nets and three harp traps. The most commonly caught bat was Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1863) (n = 168) followed by Penthetor lucasi (Dobson, 1880) (n = 55), and they were also the most commonly detected species at low and high elevation sites, respectively. This survey yielded the first recorded specimen of Pipistrellus cuprosus Hill and Francis, 1984 for Sarawak. Analysis of daily cumulative capture rates indicated that further effort at these sites may not yield additional species if sampling techniques and locations are maintained. Species diversity index of Megachiroptera was higher at high elevations (H’ = 0.567 versus H’ = 0.466) whereas the species diversity index of Microchiroptera was greatest at low elevations (H’= 0.905 vs H’ = 1.225).

MOHD-AZLAN, J., SITI HASMAH TAHA, CHARLIE J.M. LAMAN & M.T. ABDULLAH.

Sumatran rhinoceros distribution in Endau Rompin. 1983

by M.T. Abdullah, PhD

Observations on Bats in Three National Parks,Thailand. 2007.

by M.T. Abdullah, PhD

pp5-20

Of the 263 species of mammals recorded from Thailand, Lekagul and McNeely (1977) list 35% from the order chiroptera,... more Of the 263 species of mammals recorded from Thailand, Lekagul and McNeely (1977) list 35% from the order chiroptera, 26% rodentia and 13 % carnivora. Biogeographically, Thailand lies in both the Sundaic and Indochinese subregions. The region south of the Isthmus of Kra (latitude 11o40’N) and peninsular Malaysia is considered as the Malayan faunal division, while the northern
part is within the Indochinese subregion (Corbet and Hill, 1992). This report presents the results of bat surveys conducted in protected areas in Thailand and also provides additional knowledge on the status of bats in certain areas. During the present survey, ecological observations were recorded for 57% of the individuals netted (comprising nine bat species) regarding their breeding status and development. About 28% of the total number of bats from seven species were at various stages of reproduction.

Key words: Bat biogeography, sympatric species, phenology.

Mammals of Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysian Borneo. 2011

by M.T. Abdullah, PhD

Some important species observed during the expedition.

We observed some species of small mammals  of Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysian Borneo.
2011.... more We observed some species of small mammals  of Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysian Borneo.
2011. Malaysian Academy of Science

Underground Tourists/Tourists Underground: African American Tourism to Mammoth Cave

by Katie Algeo

Soon to be published in Tourism Geographies

This paper uses structuration theory and the methods of historical geography to explore the conditions in which a Jim... more This paper uses structuration theory and the methods of historical geography to explore the conditions in which a Jim Crow-era hotel run by and for American Americans flourished at the edge of one of the nineteenth century's most popular tourist destinations, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. It identifies structures, legal and customary, that hindered African American travel, but also, in this particular region, other structures linked to early twentieth-century capitalism that allowed room for agency on the part of the hotel's proprietors. It demonstrates the importance of understanding networks of social relations when undertaking micro-scale structuration analysis and contributes to our understanding of a little-studied aspect of Jim Crow-era tourism, the use of temporal and spatial strategies to create separate places within white tourist destinations for African American tourists.

Historical GIS as a Platform for Public Memory at Mammoth Cave National Park

by Katie Algeo

Co-authored with Ann Epperson & Matt Brunt. Won Best Article of 2011 for the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research.

The Mammoth Cave Historical GIS (MCHGIS) fosters new understandings of a national park landscape as a historic farming... more The Mammoth Cave Historical GIS (MCHGIS) fosters new understandings of a national park landscape as a historic farming community and offers a web-based platform for public memory of pre-park inhabitants. It maps the 1920 manuscript census at the household level over a streaming topographic map and georeferences Civilian Conservation Corps photographs of dwellings for visualization and analysis of the area’s population on the eve of creation of Mammoth Cave National Park. A web interface to the MCHGIS permits broader dissemination of archival holdings. Public participation GIS techniques are adapted to initiate a virtual site of public memory to supplement the history presented by institutionally-held materials with those donated from private holdings.

The Puzzling Mr. Janin and Mammoth Cave Management, 1900-1910

by Katie Algeo

Published in the Proceedings of the Max Kämper Centennial Symposium & 9th Science Symposium: Cultural History and Research. Mammoth Cave, KY: Mammoth Cave National Park, pp. 11-21.

Albert Covington Janin was the key architect of tourism development at Mammoth Cave for two decades at the start of... more Albert Covington Janin was the key architect of tourism development at Mammoth Cave for two decades at the start of the twentieth century, yet little has been written about his tenure. This paper explores his background and accomplishments for the period 1900 to 1910 as an initial attempt to understand his contributions to Mammoth Cave. Material about  his activities in relation to Mammoth Cave is synthesized from primary sources in the archival collections of the Huntington Library (HL) of San Marino, California, and the Historical Society of Washington, DC (HSW).

Mammoth Cave and the Making of Place

by Katie Algeo

Occupation, use, and symbolic construction of place in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky has resulted in five... more Occupation, use, and symbolic construction of place in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky has resulted in five distinct eras of place-making during the past two hundred years. The connectedness of Mammoth Cave to the larger national stage is revealed through struggles over control and development that wrought successive transformations upon the cultural landscape. The symbolic import of the world’s largest cave altered as, in turn, resource extraction, tourism, and environmentalism became the dominant ideology influencing development in the Mammoth Cave region. This paper positions the process of placemaking at Mammoth Cave within the changing scene of American society and culture.

New tourisms and cultural processes in local development

by Rita Salvatore

WP 4 - This paper set outs some of the thinking developed during a national sociological research project (PRIN 2004)... more WP 4 - This paper set outs some of the thinking developed during a national sociological research project (PRIN 2004) coordinated by the University of Teramo about “Innovations in the development local systems of the Third Italy”. In particular, it refers to the role local productions can play in the configuration of new patterns of development based on the tourist valorisation of territorial resources. The idea these processes might lead towards the shaping of some “Districts of Taste” has been hypothesized. A typical mark within contemporary consumption experiences is that people have begun to look for what can be perceived both as unique and authentic. By choosing to consume a typical product instead of a standardized one, they can express a “taste choice”, able to perform a distance from mass culture products, often considered as anonymous, tasteless (even kitsch), and meaningless in terms of intellectual interest.
WP 5 - Within national parks’ latest regulatory innovations and thanks to the opportunities offered by eco–tourism, anthropic component is gaining a new pivotal role. In fact, whilst in the past men were considered as being guilty for destroying environment, now they are becoming themselves a resource to be enhanced. This kind of process is at the core of the configuration of more sustainable patterns of development, aiming to be considered as the more appropriate instrument for the revitalization of those areas (especially the mountain ones) which were reduced to marginalization both on a demographic and a social level, because of emigration flows towards big cities. A case study conducted in the National Park of Gran Sasso and Laga Mountains has offered to the researcher the opportunity to focus on the opportunities as well as on the critical situations that such a pattern can outline with regard to local communities.

A comparative study of local perceptions of ecotourism and conservation at Five Blues Lake National Park, Belize

by Patrick Holladay

Wilderness and Cultural Landscape: Settlement, Agriculture, and Land and Resource Tenure in and adjacent to Virachey National Park, Northeast Cambodia

by Ian Baird

Jeremy Ironside and Ian G. Baird (2003)
Report prepared for BPAMP, Ban Lung, Ratanakiri, Cambodia

Settlement and Agriculture in and Adjacent to Virachey National Park

by Ian Baird

Jeremy Ironside and Ian G. Baird
BPAMP, Phnom Penh (2006)

From Geoheritage to Sustainable Development: Strategies and Perspectives in the Beigua Geopark (Italy)

by Matteo Vacchi

Biodiversity Conservation and Resource Tenure Regimes – A Case Study from Northeast Cambodia

by Ian Baird

Baird, Ian G. & Philip Dearden
Environmental Management 32(5) (2003): 541-550.

Controlling the Margins: Nature Conservation and State Power in Northeastern Cambodia

by Ian Baird

Ian G. Baird
Pages 215-248 In: Bourdier, Frédéric (ed.) (2009), Development and Dominion: Indigenous Peoples of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. White Lotus Press, Bangkok.

Transportation Systems as Cultural Landscapes in National Parks: The Case of Yosemite

by Yolonda Youngs

On Grand Canyon Postcards

by Yolonda Youngs

The Grand Canyon: Nature, vision, and history

by Yolonda Youngs

Beyond Parks and Polygons: Historical GIS, National Parks, and Opportunities Bekon Historical Geographers"

by Yolonda Youngs

This is a short essay I wrote for "Past Place" the newsletter of the Historical Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.