Restoration Ecology and Sustainable Development
Contributors: Krystyna M. Urbanska (Editor); Nigel R. Webb (Editor); Peter J. Edwards (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780521599894
Subjects: Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Sustainable development; Life Sciences - Ecology; Development - Sustainable Development; Science; Science/Mathematics; Natural Resources; Restoration ecology--Congresses; Science / Biology; Congresses; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Economic aspects; Restoration ecology
First sentence: One of the undesirable legacies of technical progress has been the creation of huge areas in which ecosystem processes and structures have been so damaged that the land cannot be used productively without major improvement.