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Making Nature Whole: A History of Ecological Restoration (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series) by William R. Jordan III, George M. Lubick Ph.D. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 United States 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 The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources, including archival materials and oral histories from early practitioners, to explore the development of the field and its importance to environmental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. Considering antecedents as varied as monastic gardens, the Scientific Revolution, and the emerging nature-awareness of nineteenth-century Romantics and Transcendentalists, Jordan and Lubick offer unique insight into the field's philosophical and theoretical underpinnings. They examine specifically the more recent history, including the story of those who first attempted to recreate natural ecosystems early in the 20th century, as well as those who over the past few decades have realized the value of this approach not only as a critical element in conservation but also as a context for negotiating the ever-changing relationship between humans and the natural environment. Making Nature Whole is a landma

Who reads Making Nature Whole: A History of Ecological Restoration (The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration Series)?

Author

William R. Jordan III, George M. Lubick Ph.D.

Publisher

Island Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781597265126

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Economics, Biology