Parks in transition biodiversity rural development and the bottom line by child b brian full library record details publication year 2004 publication id 8463 lead collection of papers drawing on insight from over 50 case studies and synthesising them into lessons to guide park management in transitional economies where the challenges of poverty and governance can be severe . Parks face intense pressure from both environmental and developmental perspectives to conserve biodiversity and provide economic opportunities for rural communities these imperatives are often in conflict while potential solutions may be subject to theoretical and practical disagreement and complicated by pressing economic political and cultural considerations. Parks face intense pressure from both environmental and developmental perspectives to conserve biodiversity and provide economic opportunities for rural communities these imperatives are often in conflict while potential solutions may be subject to theoretical and practical disagreement and complicated by pressing economic political and cultural considerations parks in transition collects . Request pdf on jan 1 2004 brian child published parks in transition biodiversity rural development and the bottom line find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate