Routledge Handbook of Ecological and Environmental Restoration | 1:a upplagan

Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments. During the last decade the rapid pace of climate change coupled with continuing habitat destruction and the spread of non-native species to new habitats has forced restoration ecologiststo re-evaluate their goals and the methods they use. Thiscomprehensive handbookbrings together an internationally respected group of established and rising experts in the field. The book begins with a description ofcurrent practices and the state of knowledge in particular areas of restoration, and then identifies new directions that will help the field achieve increasing levels of future success.Part Iprovides basic background about ecological and environmental restoration.Part IIsystematically reviews restoration in key ecosystem typeslocated throughout the world. In Part III, management and policy issues are examined in detail, offering the first comprehensive treatment of policy relevance in the field, while Part IV looks to the future.Ultimately, good ecological restoration depends upon a combination of good science, policy, planning and outreach – allissues that are addressed in this unrivalled volume.