Alfred Street (University of Auckland Store)
Are you sure you want to delete this address?
Rambunctious Garden : Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
Paperback Edition: 1
A paradigm shift is roiling the environmental world. For decades people have unquestioningly accepted the idea that our goal is to preserve nature in its pristine, pre-human state. But many scientists have come to see this as an outdated dream that thwarts bold new plans to save the environment and prevents us from having a fuller relationship with nature. Humans have changed the landscapes they inhabit since prehistory, and climate change means even the remotest places now bear the fingerprints of humanity. Emma Marris argues convincingly that it is time to look forward and create the "rambunctious garden," a hybrid of wild nature and human management.
In this optimistic book, readers meet leading scientists and environmentalists and visit imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks. Marris describes innovative conservation approaches, including rewilding, assisted migration, and the embrace of so-called novel ecosystems.
Pages : 224
Publisher : Bloomsbury
Publication date : 2013
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Science And Technology, Gardening, Popular Science, Earth Science, Garden Design & Planning, Gardening: Plants, Natural & Wild Gardening, Specialized Gardening Methods, The Earth: Natural History General, Trees, Wildflowers & Plants, Conservation Of The Environment