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"A fusion of ecological restoration and sustainable development, restorative redevelopment represents an emerging paradigm for remediating landscapes. Rather than merely fixing the broken bits and pieces of nature, restorative development advocates the reuse of devastated landscapes to improve the value and livability of a location for humans at the same time as effectively reinstating natural processes and functions. Restorative Redevelopment of Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes explores the use of this approach to address the long-term, sustainable reparation of the fabled marshlands of southern Iraq destroyed by Saddam Hussein, as well as numerous examples of other ecologically sensitive regions." "Case studies presented include:" "--Southern marshlands Iraq" "-Hula swamp, Israel" "-Azraq Oasis, Jordan" "-Las Vegas Wash, USA" "-Xochimilco, Mexico" "-Pantanal, Brazil" "-Clark County Wetlands Park, USA" "-Tonle Sap, Cambodia" "-Lake Titicaca, Peru" "-Nature Reserves, Jordan" "The book reviews successfully implemented and celebrated case studies from more than 15 countries around the world which, either in whole or in part, can offer valuable insight into the restorative developmen

Author

editor, Robert L. France

Publisher

Boca Raton: CRC Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498751025

Subjects

Science, Nature, Biology