Restoration and History: The Search for a Usable Environmental Past

by Marcus Hall

Once a forest has been destroyed, should one plant a new forest to emulate the old, or else plant designer forests to satisfy our immediate needs? Should we aim to re-create forests, or simply create them? How does the past shed light on our environmental efforts, and how does the present influence our environmental goals? Can we predict the future of restoration?

This book explores how a consideration of time and history can improve...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041587176X
• ISBN13: 9780415871761
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.3"