Land, Vol. 13, Pages 2196: How to Exercise Administrative Authority Efficiently in the Management of PAs Under a Holistic Spatial Protection Perspective—Evidence from China

Land, Vol. 13, Pages 2196: How to Exercise Administrative Authority Efficiently in the Management of PAs Under a Holistic Spatial Protection Perspective—Evidence from China

Land doi: 10.3390/land13122196

Authors: Xiaoya Cheng Haoran Gao

Administrative authority in the management of protected areas (PAs) shapes the pattern of the governance network of PAs, which is directly related to the balance and stability of natural resource elements and the whole ecosystem in PAs. A PA itself is a special ecological space, and the management of PAs must be able to guarantee the shaping of the order of this special ecological space. This paper built an analytical framework of administrative authority in the management of PAs from the perspective of holistic spatial protection by utilizing qualitative research methods and analyzing policy texts, legal texts, and typical judicial cases related to the governance of PA to sort out and review the administrative authority in the management of PAs. It proposes to centralize and synergize the exercise of administrative power in the management of PAs to meet the expectation of the comprehensive, synergistic, and holistic management of PAs.