| Main Title |
The sunflower forest : ecological restoration and the new communion with nature / |
| Author |
Jordan, William R.,
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| Publisher |
University of California Press, |
| Year Published |
2003 |
| OCLC Number |
49576400 |
| ISBN |
0520233204; 9780520233201 |
| Subjects |
Restoration ecology
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESAM |
QH541.15.R45J67 2003 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
08/06/2004 |
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| Collation |
256 pages ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238). |
| Contents Notes |
Weeding Key Biscayne -- The challenge of reinhabitation -- Paradigms of community -- Awareness: restoration as a way of seeing, and as work and play -- The exchange: restoration as repayment, and the gift of ecological immortality -- Value and make-believe: a primer on performance -- Sacrifice and celebration: restoration as a performing art -- Sacrifice and celebration: restoration as a performing art -- Conservation and community: restoration, the environment, and environmentalism. Examines how ecological restoration can reverse environmental damage and conserve forests, prairies, and wetlands. Describes ways to guide damaged ecosystems back to their natural, healthy condition, and provides context for the relationship humans have with nature. |
| Place Published |
Berkeley : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c2003. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002005538 |
| Merged OCLC records |
877399768; 1022597491 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20040806192350 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01420cam 22002534a 45020 |
