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Abstract
Although the legislation for the designation of national parks in England dates back to the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, it was not until 1997 that free-standing and independent national park authorities were established to help manage these landscapes. In 2014–15, the 10 English national park authorities were allocated £44.6 million from the Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs to deliver their conservation and recreation purposes and their socio-economic duty. This paper discusses how the performance of the national park authorities has been assessed, using the Northumberland National Park Authority as a case study.
Acknowledgements
To the best of their knowledge, no financial interest or benefit will accrue to the authors as a result of the direct applications of this research.
The authors would like to thank Northumberland National Park Authority for funding this research.
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Notes on contributors
Richard Austin
Richard Austin is Manager of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for Chichester Harbour Conservancy, UK. Prior to that, he worked at Northumberland National Park Authority, UK.
Guy Garrod
Guy Garrod is a Reader in Environmental Economics and Director of Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy, UK.
Nicola Thompson
Until early 2015, Nicola Thompson was a lecturer in rural development at Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy, UK.