A fusion of ecological restoration and sustainable development,
restorative redevelopment represents an emerging paradigm for
remediating landscapes. Rather than merely fixing the broken bits
and pieces of nature, restorative development advocates the reuse
of devastated landscapes to improve the value and livability of a
location for humans at the same time as effectively reinstating
natural processes and functions. Restorative Redevelopment of
Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes explores the use of this approach
to address the long-term, sustainable reparation of the fabled
marshlands of southern Iraq destroyed by Saddam Hussein, as well as
numerous examples of other ecologically sensitive regions.
Case studies presented include:
- Southern marshlands Iraq
- Hula swamp, Israel
- Azraq Oasis, Jordan
- Las Vegas Wash, USA
- Xochimilco, Mexico
- Pantanal, Brazil
- Clark County Wetlands Park, USA
- Tonle Sap, Cambodia
- Lake Titicaca, Peru
- Nature Reserves, Jordan
The book reviews successfully-implemented and celebrated case
studies from more than 15 countries around the world which, either
in whole or in part, can offer valuable insight into the
restorative development of the Iraqi marshlands as well as other
devastated ecocultural landscapes. It presents practical approaches
for sustaining the process of restoration efforts, both during and
after the reparation work has been accomplished. The editor
suggests solutions targeted for Iraq but that also have resonance
in other regions devastated by conflict and natural disasters. He
takes a synoptic or cross-system approach to problem solving when
repairing large-scale landscapes that have been devastated by
conflict or natural disasters such as tsunami-damaged Indonesia and
earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
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