Environmental Restoration And Design For Recreation And Ecotourism

Author : Robert L. France
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439870616
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Restoration and Design for Recreation and Ecotourism written by Robert L. France and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 multidisciplinar

Author : Charly Machemehl
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030487091
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation written by Charly Machemehl and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The introduction of sports and recreational facilities into natural environments calls for reflection on their impact on fragile ecosystems. This book is unique in providing an interdisciplinary approach to the ecological restoration of urban and industrial degraded habitats and their use by nearby city-dwellers. For the first time ecologists, sociologists and anthropologists have worked together on particularly sensitive ecosystems such as rivers and estuaries to propose recovery strategies that allow their basic ecological functions to be restored, and which can benefit local populations through nature activities. Nonetheless, the use of natural spaces calls for the building of sustainable towns. This is why this book is distinctive in considering quality of life and well-being as stated objectives of modern river towns. Recently, leisure time has become a part of urban rhythms. In order to favour personal development, an extensive palette of leisure activities is considered by the authors: bird watching entertainment sports culture Many aspects including physical and psychological attributes in relation to the contemporary socio-political fabric are dealt with. While creating areas of freedom, landscaping also induces certain forms of practice and encourages certain social skills. Conversely, the book questions certain types of management based on mass consumption. Don’t they, in the end, aim to satisfy needs that are impermanent and shallow? The image of the contemporary town relies on urban planning projects which, in a global economy, seek to capture the interest of tourists and local populations. How can suitable, diligent planning be successfully combined with both creative design and ecological care? This book demonstrates how biology and sociology can (and should) work in harmony in order to promote an ecosystem approach to environmental management.

Author : John A. Stanturf
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1040073727
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Restoration of Boreal and Temperate Forests written by John A. Stanturf and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This substantially updated new edition reflects the growing recognition that large areas of forests are degraded globally. This edition describes forest restoration in the context of rapid social, economic, environmental, and climate change. Covering the last decade's significant advances in forest restoration concepts and practice, this edition has 16 new chapters and 19 thoroughly revised chapters. This book is an excellent source of information for researchers, managers, policymakers, and graduate students in forestry and ecology.

Author : Robert Lawrence France
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1527559254
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Waymarking Italy’s Influence on the American Environmental Imagination While on Pilgrimage to Assisi written by Robert Lawrence France and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undertaking a peripatetic pilgrimage that is equal parts a daily description of a 200-kilometre walk from the wounded mountain of La Verna to the tortured river in Assisi, and an examination of the debt owed to Italy in terms of ecocultural and environmental scholarship, this book provides an innovative addition to the nascent field of ecocritical narrative scholarship. Through a process that has been referred to as “deep-travel“ or “mind-walking,” the text fulsomely reviews how time spent in Italy influenced the writings of notable North American environmental historians, geographers, scientists, nature writers, landscape architects, and restoration theorists about the conception and manipulation of the natural world. This literary field study highlights how the phenomenological co-traversing of texts and trails can be a valued methodology for undertaking environmental criticism.

Author : Stephen F. McCool
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 9780851995052
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tourism, Recreation, and Sustainability written by Stephen F. McCool and published by CABI. This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents analytical frameworks for examining the concept of sustainability in tourism and recreation within the context of sustainable development. It also includes numerous case studies in a variety of cultural, political and environmental contexts. Contributors include well known authorities from North America, Europe and Australia.

Author : Francisco Asensio Cerver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Restoration written by Francisco Asensio Cerver and published by . This book was released on 1996* with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ralph C. Martin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466568364
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Energy, Nutrients, and Pests in Organic Field Crops written by Ralph C. Martin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-07 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of organic management practices in field cropping continues to rise globally, and these methods have proven to be a viable way to produce food with reduced resource use and environmental damage. Managing Energy, Nutrients, and Pests in Organic Field Crops challenges the popular misconception that organic systems are weak at managing energy, nutrients, and pests and shows how innovative farm designs can enhance organic performance. It provides information for assessing the current state of knowledge on organic field cropping and for making the systems more viable. Each chapter summarizes the latest data from a wide range of sources, creating a comprehensive and coherent picture of the issues and integrating agronomic, economic, and policy aspects. Many chapters also include recent research from the authors. Section I, Soil Health, examines the importance of phosphorus balance, soil fertility, and tillage reduction. Section II, Pest Management, focuses on integrated weed management and long-term approaches to insect management. Section III, Integrating Approaches, addresses multiple field cropping challenges. Chapters cover the oldest organic rotational trials in Canada, the issue of using cereals bred for conventional systems and more targeted organic cereal breeding strategies, and case studies of a broad spectrum of farming experiences that explore the broader social and ecological landscape. The final section, Economics, Energy, and Policy, examines environmental issues not previously addressed in the text as well as consumer, economic, and rural community matters. It also presents a reprint of an article that describes policies and programs (and their costs) needed to advance adoption of organic farming in Ontario. The text wraps up with key conclusions and a discussion of overarching themes for the book, summarizing the strengths of the available tool box for organic producers and the challenges that remain.

Author : M. J. Liddle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 639 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recreation Ecology written by M. J. Liddle and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 639 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M. Liddle
Publisher : Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers
ISBN 13 : 9780412266300
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recreation Ecology written by M. Liddle and published by Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers. This book was released on 1997-10-31 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text brings together disparate bodies of ecological knowledge pertinent to countryside areas used for recreation. It summarizes our understanding of recreation as an ecological factor and outlines the problems needing further research, for the benefit of students and others concerned with countryside conservation. Information is drawn from several countries and the text highlights common features as a means for providing a theoretical base for practical advice which the planner or manager can use as a guide when faced with problems for which there is no direct information.

Author : Richard Broadhurst
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134635648
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation written by Richard Broadhurst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-26 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to bring together the different strands of thought that inform the management of settings, for leisure and recreation. It is highly illustrated with over 50 line drawings and includes many case studies from around the world.