Book ID: CBB765014471

Our Once and Future Planet: Restoring the World in the Climate Change Century (2013)

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Woodworth, Paddy (Author)


University of Chicago Press


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: 515
Language: English

The environmental movement is plagued by pessimism. And that’s not unreasonable: with so many complicated, seemingly intractable problems facing the planet, coupled with a need to convince people of the dangers we face, it’s hard not to focus on the negativeBut that paints an unbalanced—and overly disheartening—picture of what’s going on with environmental stewardship today. There are success stories, and Our Once and Future Planet delivers a fascinating account of one of the most impressive areas of current environmental experimentation and innovation: ecological restoration. Veteran investigative reporter Paddy Woodworth has spent years traveling the globe and talking with people—scientists, politicians, and ordinary citizens—who are working on the front lines of the battle against environmental degradation. At sites ranging from Mexico to New Zealand and Chicago to Cape Town, Woodworth shows us the striking successes (and a few humbling failures) of groups that are attempting to use cutting-edge science to restore blighted, polluted, and otherwise troubled landscapes to states of ecological health—and, in some of the most controversial cases, to particular moments in historical time, before widespread human intervention. His firsthand field reports and interviews with participants reveal the promise, power, and limitations of restoration.Ecological restoration alone won’t solve the myriad problems facing our environment. But Our Once and Future Planet demonstrates the role it can play, and the hope, inspiration, and new knowledge that can come from saving even one small patch of earth.

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Authors & Contributors
Alessandra Landi
Shana Lee Hirsch
Giovanni Carrosio
Taylor, Dorceta E.
Jerrold Long
Rune Graulund
Concepts
Environmental protection
Environmentalism
Environmental sciences
Climate change
Public policy
Conservation movement
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Danube river
Nile River
Columbia River
Mississippi River (North America)
Amazon River Region (South America)
Institutions
Yellowstone National Park
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