Nature by design: people, natural process, and ecological restoration

List of figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Outline of the book

1. A tale of two wildernesses : Jasper National Park, meet Disney World

The bear in the kitchen

The palisade

A landscape of threats

Freak landscapes

Restoring an idea or a place?

Wilderness as theme

Colonizing the imagination

Celebration?

One wilderness or two?

2. Boundary conditions

Florid(ian) images

Meandering ambitions : The Kissimmee River (Florida) restoration

Beyond the ecological curtain : The Morava River restoration, Slovak Republic

Gardening or restoration? The Robert Starbird Dorney Garden, Ontario, Canada

Normal history

Contingency and ideals

3. What is ecological restoration?

Words and taxonomy

The duck test

A legacy of definitions

Process and product

Assisted recovery

Management

Historical range of variability

Sustainable cultural practices

Ecological integrity

The evolution of words and worlds

4. Historicity and reference in ecological restoration

Photographing the past

Nostalgia

Narrative continuity

Place

Time depth

Reference conditions

Taking history seriously.

5. Denaturing restoration

Lines across the path

Commodification

A taut line : What kind of science do ecological restorationists require?

The commodification of nature

The commodification of practice

The promise and problems of ecological restoration

6. Focal restoration

Discovery Island

Ecocultural restoration

Focal restoration

Ritual and restoration

Participation in restoration

Landscape coevolution

7. Nature by design

Remembrances of landscapes past

The ambiguity of design

Wild design

Restoration as conversation : A storied landscape

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Tale of Two Wildernesses: Jasper National Park, Meet Disney World

Bear in the Kitchen

Palisade

Landscape of Threats

Freak Landscapes

Restoring an Idea or a Place?

Wilderness as Theme

Colonizing the Imagination

Celebration?

One Wilderness or Two?

2. Boundary Conditions

Florid(ian) Images

Meandering Ambitions: The Kissimmee River (Florida) Restoration

Beyond the Ecological Curtain: The Morava River Restoration, Slovak Republic

Gardening or Restoration? The Robert Starbird Dorney Garden, Ontario, Canada

Normal History

Contingency and Ideals

3. What is Ecological Restoration?

Words and Taxomony

Duck Test

Legacy of Definitions

Process and Product

Assisted Recovery

Management

Historical Range of Variability

Sustainable Cultural Practices

Ecological Integrity

Evolution of Words and Worlds

4. Historicity and Reference in Ecological Restoration

Photographing the Past

Nostalgia

Narrative Continuity

Place

Time Depth

Reference Conditions

Taking History Seriously

5. Denaturing Restoration

Lines across the Path

Commodification

Taut Line: What Kind of Science Do Ecological Restorationists Require?

Commodification of Nature

Commodification of Practice

Promise and Problems of Ecological Restoration

6. Focal Restoration

Discovery Island

Ecocultural Restoration

Focal Restoration

Ritual and Restoration

Participation in Restoration

Landscape Coevolution

7. Nature by Design

Remembrances of Landscapes Past

Ambiguity of Design

Wild Design

Restoration as Conversation: A Storied Landscape.