Overview

Ecological restoration is as essential as sustainable development for the health of the biosphere. Restoration, however, has been a low priority of most countries' environmental laws, which tend to focus narrowly on rehabilitation of small, discrete sites rather than the more ambitious recovery of entire ecosystems and landscapes. Through critical theoretical perspectives and topical case studies, this book's diverse contributors explore a more ambitious agenda for ecological restoration law. Not only do they investigate current laws and other governance mechanisms; they also consider the philosophical and methodological bases for the law to take ecological restoration more seriously. Through exploration of themes relating to time, space, geography, semiotics, social justice, and scientific knowledge, this book offers innovative and critical insights into ecological restoration law.

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Author:   Afshin Akhtar-Khavari (Griffith University, Australia) ,  Benjamin J. Richardson
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367662271

ISBN 10:   0367662272
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of contributors 1. Ecological Restoration in the Anthropocene Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Benjamin J. Richardson Part 1 Concepts of Ecological Restoration Law 2. The Social Life of Plants and Trees and the Limits of Environmental Law’s Recovery Imagination Afshin Akhtar-Khavari 3. Timescapes of Ecological Restoration Benjamin J. Richardson 4. The Story of Stewardship and Ecological Restoration Emily Barritt 5. Ecological Reconciliation on Private Agricultural Land: Moving Beyond the Human–Nature Binary in Property-Environment Contests Robyn Bartel and Nicole Graham 6. Linking Restoration Science and Law An Cliquet and Kris Decleer 7. Green Financing of Ecosystem Restoration Froukje Maria Platjouw Part 2 Case Studies of Ecological Restoration Law 8. Legal Considerations when Operationalizing Eco-restoration within the European Union: A Sisyphean Task or Unlocking Existing Potential? Hendrik Schoukens 9. Public Participation and Socio-Economic Justice in Eco-restoration Law and Governance: The UN Environment – Ogoniland Case Study Uzuazo Etemire and Menes Abinami Muzan 10. Motivating Ecological Restoration by Private Landowners through Special Purpose Districts Anastasia Telesetsky 11. Reconstructing the Environment: Perception and Changes in Australia's Murray-Darling River Basin Francine Rochford 12. Reforming Restoration to Support Climate Change Adaptation Phillipa McCormack Index

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Professor Afshin Akhtar-Khavari is at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Professor Benjamin J. Richardson is based at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

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