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Author Jordan, William R.

Title Making nature whole : a history of ecological restoration / William R. Jordan III and George M. Lubick
Published Washington, DC : Island Press, [2011]
©2011

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Description xiv, 256 pages ; 24 cm
Series The science and practice of ecological restoration
Science and practice of ecological restoration.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Deep History -- 2.Run-Up -- 3.Preconditions -- 4.Invention -- 5.Neglect -- 6.Realization I: Stepping-Stones -- 7.Realization II: Taking Hold -- 8.Realization III: Finding a Voice -- 9.Realization IV: Getting Real -- 10.Realization V: The Relationship -- 11.Current Thinking
Summary Making Nature Whole is a seminal volume that presents an in-depth history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed in the US over the last three decades. The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources, including archival materials and oral histories from early practitioners, to explore the development of the field and its importance to environmental management as well as to the larger environmental movement and our understanding of the world
Analysis Restoration ecology
Notes "Society for Ecological Restoration"
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Ecology.
Ecosystem management.
Nature conservation.
Reclamation of land.
Restoration ecology.
Author Lubick, George M., 1943-
Society for Ecological Restoration International.
LC no. 2011005748
ISBN 1597265128 (cloth : alk. paper)
1597265136 (paperback: alk. paper)
9781597265126 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781597265133 (paperback: alk. paper)
Other Titles History of ecological restoration