num_pages: 200
description: A true pioneer and respected elder in ecological recovery and sustainability shares effective solutions he has designed and implemented.A stand-out from the sea of despairing messages about climate change well-known sustainability elder John Todd who has taught mentored and inspired such well-known names in the field as Janine Benyus Bill McKibben and Paul Hawken chronicles the different ecological interventions he has created over the course of his career. Each chapter offers a workable engineering solution to an existing environmental problem: healing the aftermath of mountain-top removal and valley-fill coal mining in Appalachia using windmills and injections of bacteria to restore the health of a polluted New England pond working with community members in a South African village to protect an important river. A mix of both success stories and concrete suggestions for solutions to tackle as yet unresolved issues Todd's narrative provides an important addition to the conversation about specific ways we can address the planetary crisis. Eighty-five color photos and images illustrate Todd's concepts. This is a refreshingly hopeful proactive book and also a personal story that covers a known practitioner's groundbreaking career.
language: English
title: Healing Earth: An Ecologist's Journey of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship
publisher: North Atlantic Books