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Informationen zum Autor William R. Jordan is Director of the New Academy for Nature and Culture and Codirector of the Institute for Nature and Culture! DePaul University! in Chicago! Illinois. George M. Lubick is a historian who has taught courses in American environmental history and the American West at Northern Arizona University! in Flagstaff. Klappentext "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 The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources!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."Making Nature Whole" is a landmark contribution! providing context and history regarding a distinctive form of land management and giving readers a fascinating overview of the development of the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding where ecological restoration came from or where it might be going. Zusammenfassung Presents a history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed over the three decades. This title explores 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.
