Restoration-Based Education: Teach the Children Well
Opportunities to “dig the earth” have become increasingly critical during this age when young people often spend more time in front of a computer screen or video game than outside. A corollary to this increasing interest in indoor activities is a decrease
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A complete list of titles in this series can be found in the back of this book. The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote ecological restoration as a means of sustaining the diversity of life on Earth and reestablishing an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. Since its foundation in 1988, SER has been promoting the science and practice of ecological restoration around the world through its publications, conferences, and chapters. SER is a rapidly growing community of restoration ecologists and ecological restoration practitioners dedicated to developing science-based restoration practices around the globe. With members in more than forty-eight countries and all fifty U.S. states, SER is the world’s leading restoration organization. For more information or to become a member, e-mail us at [email protected], or visit our website at www.ser.org.
human dimensions of ecological restoration
Human Dimensions of Ecological Restoration Integrating Science, Nature, and Culture
Edited by Dave Egan, Evan E. Hjerpe, and Jesse Abrams Foreword by Eric Higgs
Washington | Covelo | London
Copyright © 2011 Island Press All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 1718 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20009 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Human dimensions of ecological restoration : integrating science, nature, and culture / edited by Dave Egan, Evan E. Hjerpe, and Jesse Abrams ; foreword by Eric Higgs. p. cm. — (The science and practice of ecological restoration) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-689-5 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-689-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-59726-690-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-59726-690-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Environmental sciences—Philosophy. 2. Restoration ecology. 3. Environmental management. 4. Ecological integrity. I. Egan, Dave. II. Hjerpe, Evan E. III. Abrams, Jesse. GE300.H86 2011 639.9—dc22 2011005768 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper
Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover photographs clockwise from upper left: College students planting native trees in an urban restoration project; photograph by Kara A. Salazar. Monitoring juvenile coho salmon populations in the Tongass National Forest; photograph by Evan E. Hjerpe. Eco-art stormwater remediation project on Mattituck Inlet, Long Island, New York; photograph by Lillian Ball. Identifying areas for community fire protection near Flagstaff, Arizona; photography by Dennis Lund. “The Roots Go Deep,” by Sandy Kucinski, is reprinted in chapter 25 by kind permission of the author. Keywords: Island Press, human dimensions, ecological restoration, social science, volunteers, ecological economics, ecocultur
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