Rambunctious garden saving nature in a post-wild world
"For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship w...
| Main Author: | Marris, Emma (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Summary: |
"For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of humanity. Emma Marris argues ... that it is time to look forward and create the "rambunctious garden," a hybrid of wild nature and human management. In this ... book, readers meet leading scientists and environmentalists and visit imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks. Marris describes innovative conservation approaches, including rewilding, assisted migration, and the embrace of so-called novel ecosystems ..."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
"Some of the material in this book appeared previously, in a different form, in the journal Nature"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: |
210 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-199) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781608194544 160819454X 9781608190324 1608190323 |
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