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Wild by Design
The Rise of Ecological Restoration
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"A fascinating book—far-reaching, deeply researched, and probing." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky "Outstandingly well-researched and deeply thoughtful... An essential read." -John Dupré, Los Angeles Review of Books "Makes a strong case for restoration's enduring value." -Michelle Nijhuis, New York Review of Books Today...
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Wild by Design
Laura J. Martin examines ecological restoration’s long history. Since the early 1900s, restorationists have confronted vexing philosophical questions: Which states of nature should be restored? Who should choose? Is human-designed wilderness really wild? Restoration work leads us to reimagine nature and the nature of environmental justice.
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"A fascinating book—far-reaching, deeply researched, and probing." -Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White Sky
"Outstandingly well-researched and deeply thoughtful... An essential read." -John Dupré, Los Angeles Review of Books
"Makes a strong case for restoration's enduring value." -Michelle Nijhuis, New York Review of Books
Today environmental restoration is a global pursuit. Governments, nonprofits, and corporations spend billions of pounds each year to remove invasive species, build wetlands, and reintroduce species driven from their habitats.
In Wild by Design, historian Laura J. Martin uncovers the origins of restoration science and policy. She explores how restorationists struggled with the problem of caring for biodiversity without romanticising nature as an untouched Eden. Could humans intervene in nature for nature's own sake? What natural baselines should be restored? Was it possible to design nature without destroying wildness?
In illuminating restoration's past, Wild by Design not only provides vital lessons for our future in a changing climate—it makes an urgent call for environmental restoration that is socially just.
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ISBN: 9780674298361
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 January 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Illustration: 40 photos, 2 illus.
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 21.0mm
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 395g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Laura J. Martin is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Williams College. She is a past fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, the Stanford Humanities Center, and the Harvard University Center for the Environment. She has written for Scientific American, Slate, Environmental History, Environmental Humanities, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, and other publications.
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