Conflicting attitudes toward state wildlife conservation programs in Kenya

JS Akama, CL Lant, GW Burnett - Society & Natural Resources, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
We present a case study of the social issues of wildlife conservation in Kenya based on field
work in and near Nairobi and Tsavo National Parks. Surveys of small‐scale cultivators and …

A political-ecology approach to wildlife conservation in Kenya

JS Akama, CL Lant, GW Burnett - Environmental Values, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
Kenya has one of the highest remaining concentrations of tropical savanna wildlife in the
world. It has been recognised by the state and international community as a ‘unique world …

Anti-leisure in dystopian fiction: the literature of leisure in the worst of all possible worlds

GW Burnett, L Rollin - Leisure Studies, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Literary utopias, ie designs for the theoretically perfect society, have been common in
Western literature since Plato's The Republic . A variation on this genre which emerged in the …

Parrot conservation in the Lesser Antilles with some comparison to the Puerto Rican efforts

…, TE Lacher Jr, MP Zamore, TD Potts, GW Burnett - Biological …, 1996 - Elsevier
There are four endemic species of Amazona parrots in the Lesser Antilles, namely the imperial
or Sisserou parrot Amazona imperialis and the red-necked or Jaco parrot A. arausiaca of …

The efficacy of Africa's National Parks: An evaluation of Julius Nyerere's Arusha manifesto of 1961

GW Burnett, R Conover - Society & Natural Resources, 1989 - Taylor & Francis
In the Arusha Manifesto of 1961, Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere recognized Africa's
wildlife and consequently its parks as the rightful heritage of all humankind and pledged the …

Geography and development in Kenya

I Sindiga, GW Burnett - The Professional Geographer, 1988 - Taylor & Francis
Kenya, which roughly is the size of Texas, has a variety of habitats from mangroves and
swamps along the Indian Ocean Coast; to bushland, grassland and barren desert in the interior; …

[PDF][PDF] Richard Wesley Burnett and the Dallas Eagles, 1948-1955

LG Bowman - East Texas Historical Journal, 1994 - scholarworks.sfasu.edu
… bv Larry G. Bowman In 1948, Richard Wesley Burnett attracted national attention when he
… scene in 1948, "Dick" Burnett was well-known in Southern minor league circles. Since 1935, …

Inventorying recreation potentials on dispersed tracts

GW Burnett, DG Conklin - Journal of Forestry, 1979 - academic.oup.com
… THE AUTHORS-•G. Wesley Burnett is assistant professor, Recreation and Park Administration,
Clemson University, Clemson, SC David G. Conklin is regional park manager, Montana …

National characteristics and the establishment of national parks in sub-Saharan Africa

LM Butler, GW Burnett - Environmental Conservation, 1982 - cambridge.org
What we need, surely, is a sound appraisal of the gains and losses that could result from a
major increase in atmospheric CO2. Several world organizations and many national …

Cameroon: national parks and nation-building

GW Burnett - Environmental conservation, 1984 - cambridge.org
Special interest in the conservation of African resources has stressed creation of national
parks and equivalent reserves as a means of preserving snatches of Africa's impressive wildlife…