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Making Nature Whole

A History of Ecological Restoration

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  • © 2011

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Authors:
  1. William R. Jordan
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  2. George M. Lubick
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  • William Jordan is a leading person in the development of ecological restoration in the US, a founding member of the Society for Ecological Restoration and the first journal of the field (now Ecological Restoration)
  • The book makes timely and important contributions to ongoing discussions and controversies in the rapidly growing field of restoration
  • The authors’ approach of setting environmental restoration against a broader history of environmental attitudes, degradation, and management is unique

Part of the book series: The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration (SPER)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 1-10

  3. Deep History

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 11-24

  4. Run-Up

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 25-35

  5. Preconditions

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 37-60

  6. Invention

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 61-84

  7. Neglect

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 85-105

  8. Realization I: Stepping-Stones

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 107-119

  9. Realization II: Taking Hold

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 121-145

  10. Realization III: Finding a Voice

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 147-159

  11. Realization IV: Getting Real

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 161-175

  12. Realization V: The Relationship

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 177-199

  13. Current Thinking

    • W. R. Jordan III, G. M. Lubick
    Pages 201-216

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 217-256
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About this book

Making Nature Whole is a seminal volume that presents an in-depth history of the field of ecological restoration as it has developed in the United States over the last three decades. The authors draw from both published and unpublished sources, including archival materials and oral histories from early practitioners, to explore the development of the field and its importance to environmental management as well as to the larger environmental movement and our understanding of the world.

Making Nature Whole is a landmark contribution, providing context and history regarding a distinctive form of land management and giving readers a fascinating overview of the development of the field. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding where ecological restoration came from or where it might be going.

About the authors

William R. Jordan III is Director of the New Academy for Nature and Culture and Codirector of the Institute for Nature and Culture, DePaul University, in Chicago, Illinois. George M. Lubick is a historian who has taught courses in American environmental history and the American West at Northern Arizona University, in Flagstaff.

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