TITLE:
Three Principles of the Establishment of National Park System and Their Implications for China’s Practice
AUTHORS:
Zhaoming Deng
KEYWORDS:
National Park, Public Welfare, People Oriented, State Dominance, Local Conditions, Principle
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.4 No.3,
July
1,
2016
ABSTRACT: The idea of National Park is widely accepted in the world, which has also become a scientific measure
for sustainable development. Despite of the fact that the management mechanisms of national
parks in different countries may differ, there are three principles which are shared by the international
national parks and to be maintained, namely, people oriented, state dominance, and
adjusting measures to local conditions. People oriented is the most fundamental principle as well
as the primary purpose of the construction of national park, while state dominance and adjusting
measures to local conditions are two guarantees of the fulfillment of social welfare. In order to
construct the Chinese national park system, China should learn from international experiences
and adopt the three principles. During this transitional and learning period, China is confronted
with several problems, such as “tragedy of commons”, multi-sectoral management, insufficient
fund etc. To deal with these issues, the current Chinese national-level parks should be carefully
chosen as pilot projects, and then a unified legal system and management system should be gradually
set up during this trail period. Eventually, an integrated and comprehensive Chinese National
Park system should be established.