Reconstruction of Protected Area System in the Context of the Establishment of National Park System in China
In the context of the establishment of China's National Park System,this paper analyzes policies and problems in current protected areas-related legal documents from the aspects of protected objects,resource quality and the intensity of human use.A proposal of the reconstruction of China's protected area system is furtherly presented,which is to add National Park to current protected area system,and meanwhile to review and re-adjust the protected objects,resource quality and intensity of human use of all the existing protected areas.At the aspects of protected objects and resource quality,this paper suggests that Nature Reserve and National Park should represent the different types of ecosystems of China;National Park and Scenic and Historical Area should represent the most beautiful natural landscapes of China;in the proposed protected area system,National Parks is the type,which represents the highest integrated values,and the primary goal of other types of protected areas is to protect single value.From the aspect of intensity of human use,this paper suggests that Nature Reserve and National Park should both have an area which is strictly preserved and has no human activities.This paper also provides a unified standard for the zoning of all kinds of protected areas.In addition,this paper gives some advice on guaranteeing the realization of the reconstruction.
landscape architectureprotected areanational parkprotected objectresource qualityintensity of human use