Management Planning

Management Planning Books

Management Planning Books

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

About the authors

1. Introduction

2. Definitions and background

2.1 Protected areas

2.2 Management planning

2.3 Budget

2.4 Time requirements

2.5 Management by objectives

2.6 Management Plan

2.7 Other plans associated with the Management Plan

2.8 Why plan?

2.9 Legislative, statutory or other requirements

2.10 The benefits of management planning

2.11 Implementation of national or regional policies and corporate

strategies

3. Requirements for successful preparation and implementation

of Management Plan

3.1 Introduction – what works

3.2 The process used in plan preparation

3.3 The presentation, style and content of the Management Plan

3.4 The context within which the plan must operate

3.5 Resources, commitment and capacity

3.6 Problems encountered in planning and implementation

3.7 Abbreviated forms of planning

4. The management planning process

4.1 Overview of the process

4.2 Preparing a Management Plan

Step 1. Pre-planning phase

Step 2. Data collection, background research and initial fieldwork

Step 3. Evaluating the information

Step 4. Identifying constraints, opportunities and threats

Step 5. Developing management vision and objectives

Step 6. Identifying and evaluating options including zoning

Step 7. Integration into a draft plan

Step 8. Public consultation, including public exhibition of the draft plan

Step 9. Revision of draft and production of final plan

Step 10. Approval of plan

Step 11. Implementation of the Management Plan

Step 12. Monitoring and review

Step 13. Decision to review and update the Management Plan

5. Involving people

5.1 Why involve people

5.2 Whom to involve

5.3 Types of involvement

5.4 Consultation

5.5 Methods

5.6 Towards community based planning

6. The international dimension to management planning

6.1 The management of World Heritage sites

6.2 Ramsar Sites

6.3 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves

6.4 Protected areas subject to international or regional agreements

6.5 Transboundary arrangements

7. Abbreviated planning approaches

Annex: Roles, responsibilities and skills

The planning team

The project manager, the planner and the author

References