Hello Alina, I have (lazily) pasted my references from a review thingy wot I wrote on UK Nat Parks as part of my MSc in 2001 - maybe 1 or 2 of these might be of interest - I particularly enjoyed the MacEwens' book & found many of their criticisms still to be relevant to NPs at the mo, unfortunately for the NPs! hope this is of some use, cheers, Wayne. ANPA. (2001) http://www.anpa.gov.uk/intro.htm Bell, P.J.P. (2000) "Contesting rural recreation: the battle over access to Windermere." Land Use Policy 17, pp.295-303. Bishop, K, Phillips, A, Warren, L. (1995) "Protected for ever? Factors shaping the future of protected areas policy." Land Use Policy Vol.12, No.4, pp.291-305. CNP. (2001) Response by the CNP to DEFRA's Terms of Reference for a forthcoming National Park Authorities and Broads Authority Review, November 2001. Countryside Commission (now Countryside Agency). (1997) National Park Management Plans Guidance. Countryside Commission, Northampton. Cullinane, S, & Cullinane, K. (1999) "Attitudes towards traffic problems and public transport in the Dartmoor and Lake District National Parks." Journal of Transport Geography 7, pp.79-87. Garner, J.F, & Jones, B.L. (1993) Countryside Law. (2nd Edn.) Shaw & Sons Ltd. London. HMSO. (1949) National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. HMSO. London. HMSO. (2001) Environment Act 1995. http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/Ukpga_19950025_en_6.htm Lake District National Park Authority. (1999) Lake District National Park Management Plan. Lake District NPA. Kendal. http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/authority/planning/natparkmanplan.htm MacEwen, A, & MacEwen, M. (1982) National Parks: conservation or cosmetics? George Allen & Unwin Ltd. London. Peak District National Park Authority. (2000) Peak District National Park Management Plan. http://www.peakdistrict.org/Media/ManPlan.pdf Pearce-Higgins, J.W, & Yalden, D.W. (1997) "The effect of resurfacing the Penine Way on recreational use of blanket bog in the Peak District National Park, England." Biological Conservation 82, pp.337-343. Phillips, M, & Huggett, D. (2001) "From passive to positive - the Countryside Act 2000 and British Wildlife." British Wildlife Vol.12, No.4. April 2001. Steiner, T.J, & Bristow, A.L. (2000) "Road pricing in National Parks: a case study in the Yorkshire Dales National Park." Transport Policy 7, pp.93-103. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alina Congreve" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Wayne Butler" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: UK national Parks > Does anyone have good refs on UK national parks. I'm supervising a > dissertation student looking at the creation of New Forest national park and > the general context section is really light. I've not found much on BIDS/ > thesis on line. Any thoughts papers but esp book chapter I may have missed. > > > thanks > > Alina. >