Wohin des Weges? Regionalentwicklung in Großschutzgebieten

Where are we heading? Regional development in large-scale protected areas. When ?large-scale protected areas? were established in Germany, three categories ofprotected areas were set up: national parks, biosphere reserves and nature parks,each of which in principle pursue different primary objectives. In recent years, however,some overlapping of focuses seems to have emerged ? particularly against thebackground of regional development, which can be understood in a variety of ways. Focusing on the states Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, this investigationaddresses topical issues at the interface between large-scale protected areas and regionaldevelopment ? thus: ?Where are we heading? Regional development in largescaleprotected areas?.