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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463028803321

Titolo

Healing natures, repairing relationships : new perspectives on restoring ecological spaces and consciousness / / edited by Robert L. France

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Vermont : , : Green Frigate Books, , 2008

ISBN

0-9812434-9-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FranceRobert L

Disciplina

333.95153

Soggetti

Ecological engineering

Restoration ecology

Sustainable design

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Engagement -- part II. Relationships -- part III. Design.

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting emerging perspectives on environmental restoration, this collection of essays by a leading group of environmental scholars combines theoretical discussion with practical approaches. Describing the variety of ways that humans can and should interact with nature, this multi-disciplinary work shares hands-on exercises for engaging urban communities to develop supportive relationships with their surrounding environment. These writings define the paradigm of ?restoration design" and the ways that its disciplines and actions can provide humans with a new direction for interrelat