Call for papers
"Establishing, Planning and Managing Protected Areas in Small Islands"
According to United Nations, 'Small Island Developing States' (SIDS) are "low-lying coastal countries/regions that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on international trade, and fragile environments. Their growth and development is also held back by high communication, energy and transportation costs, irregular international transport volumes, disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies of scale." Due to their geographical framing as well as their morphological and ecological characteristics, small islands also tend to be more vulnerable to certain threats and phenomena, making their planning and management a true challenge, especially in what concerns environment conservation and sustainability. Therefore, the planning and management systems of Protected Areas need to be adjusted to the specific context of small islands, so that they can ensure maximum effectiveness in space organization, and fulfillment of inherent conservation and sustainable development objectives.
The Journal of Integrated Coastal Management / Revista de Gestão Costeira Integrada (JICM / RGCI) (http://www.aprh.pt/rgci/index_eng.html) is preparing the publication of a group of articles dedicated to the theme "Establishing, Planning and Managing Protected Areas in Small Islands". The objective is to compile articles addressing different aspects related to this theme in Small Islands, namely the following:
- Models for establishing Protected Areas: boundaries, limits and classification;
- Models for characterization and assessment of Protected Areas;
- Planning Models for Protected Areas;
- Strategies and models for integrated and participatory management of Protected Areas;
- Strategies and models for monitoring processes of Protected Areas;
- Models for ecosystem services assessment and social/economic valuation in Protected Areas;
- Models for tourism development and assessment in Protected Areas;
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) models in Protected Areas.
Manuscripts, preferably written in English (although Portuguese or Spanish written manuscripts will also be considered), must be submitted until the deadline of 31st December 2013 to aprh@aprh.pt and rgci.editor@gmail.com. Manuscripts must be submitted according to authors guidelines available in the journal’s website (http://www.aprh.pt/rgci/manuscripts-Subm.html).
The Invited Editorial Board will be able to support non-Portuguese speaking authors on the abstract and legends Portuguese version.
Invited Editorial Board:
Helena Calado (calado@uac.pt ) [Chair of the Invited Editorial Board],
Artur Gil (arturgil@uac.pt),
Mike Williams (mike.phillips@smu.ac.uk),
Carlos Silva (cpsilva@fcsh.unl.pt)
Agustin Lobo (Agustin.Lobo@ictja.csic.es)
Ruy José Válka Alves (ruyvalka1@gmail.com)
Nílber Gonçalves da Silva (nilberius@gmail.com)
RGCI/JICZM Editorial Board:
J. Alveirinho Dias (jdias@ualg.pt) [Executive Editor],
Ulisses M Azeiteiro (ulisses@uab.pt) [Associate Editor]
Monica Costa (mfc@ufpe.br) [Associate Editor].