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020			_a9781439870617 (ebook : PDF)
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090			_aQH541.15.R45 _bF73 2012
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100	1		_aFrance, R. L. _q(Robert Lawrence)
245	1	0	_aEnvironmental restoration and design for recreation and ecotourism _h[electronic resource] / _cRobert L. France.
260			_aBoca Raton, Fla. : _bCRC Press, _c2012.
300			_axxiv, 242 p. : _bill., maps.
490	0		_aIntegrative studies in water management and land development
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_asection 1. Brown fields and gray waters : creating public greenspace from regenerated marginal landscapes -- section 2. Recovery processes and design practices for regenerating derelict landscapes for recreation and ecotourism.
520			_a"A wetland center in London, parks in downtown San Francisco, a wildlife sanctuary in Arcata, and a wetlands park on the outskirts of Las Vegas--what do these urban and suburban locations have in common? They are leading examples of a new restoration design approach that is squarely placed at the interface of nature and culture. This multidisciplinary paradigm bridges the gap between an ecological approach preoccupied with returning damaged landscapes to an imagined original state and a landscape design approach concerned with creating a place for people to reinhabit.Environmental Restoration and Design for Recreation and Ecotourism is the first book to provide a detailed examination of the entire process of restoring damaged or abandoned landscapes to benefit both nature and people, specifically for the purposes of recreation and ecotourism. With a focus on history, planning, methodology, design, and construction, it explores five case studies of successful regenerative landscape design projects and gives readers an inside look at the evolution of design projects. Two of the cases offer a particularly comprehensive review of award-winning projects: the reparation of the degraded Las Vegas Wash into Clark County Wetlands Park and the transformation of the abandoned Barn Elms Reservoirs into the London Wetland Centre. Supported by extensive photographs, tables, maps, sketches, and schematics, these case studies trace how ideas are first conceived and then adopted, transformed, or even abandoned along the way. Each case study also includes a questions-and-answers discussion with designers and managers. Emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary cooperation, the book presents lessons learned from some of the most innovative projects in regenerative landscape design"-- _cProvided by publisher.
530			_aAlso available in print edition.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
650		0	_aRestoration ecology _vCase studies.
650		0	_aLandscape design _vCase studies.
650		0	_aEcotourism _vCase studies.
650		0	_aOutdoor recreation _xEnvironmental aspects _vCase studies.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2lcsh
776	1		_z9781439869864 (hardback)
856	4	0	_uhttp://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9781439870617 _qapplication/PDF _zDistributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access.
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