Ecological restoration : global challenges, social aspects, and environmental benefits / Victor R. Squires, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Squires, Victor R., 1937- editor.

Series:

Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.

Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restoration ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book consists of fourteen chapters covering important aspects in regards to various terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands, river systems, mine site rehabilitation, marsh ecology and heavy metals pollution. The authors were carefully selected from multiple countries, and this edited book aims to fill some of the information gaps in ecological restoration, particularly in under-researched ecosystems around the world. Our intended readership includes: planners of projects to restore and manage degraded ecosystems; practitioners who implement those plans; resource managers who oversee the sites; land management consultants; environmental authorities; and conservationists and students of natural resource management. We also hope that researchers and the public can find valued information for their future use and efforts. We hope that our work can bring scientists and policy-makers together to envision a sustainable future for ecosystem health and productivity management.

Contents:

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION GLOBAL CHALLENGES, SOCIAL ASPECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION GLOBAL CHALLENGES, SOCIAL ASPECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; LIST OF TABLES ; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF BOXES ; PART I. INTRODUCTION ; FOREWORD; PREFACE ; REFERENCES; SCOPE AND PURPOSE ; Part I. Introduction ; Part II. Theoretical Underpinnings ; Part III. Restoration of Grossly Disturbed Landscapes ; Part IV. Restoration of Degraded Terrestrial Systems ; Part V. Aquatic Systems (Wetlands, Ponds, Lakes, Rivers, Marine)

Part VI. Unifying perspectives PART II. THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS ; Chapter 1 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION: GLOBAL CHALLENGES, SOCIAL ASPECTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS: AN OVERVIEW; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. SOME DEFINITIONS ; 2.1. Restoration Terminology ; 3. RESTORING TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS ; 4. WETLAND RESTORATION; 2.1. Wetland Restoration ; 4.2. Wetland Enhancement ; 5. PROCESSES IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 SUSTAINING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION THROUGH SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION: A SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Values, Meanings and Behaviors ; Ecological Restoration as Behavioral Change ; A Social-Ecological System Framework for Ecological Restoration ; PERSISTENCE OF MEANINGS AND CONTESTATION ; ENABLING COLLECTIVE ACTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL; Finding Collective Identity ; The Role of Dialogue in Building Social Capital ; THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNANCE ; CONCLUSION: SUSTAINING RESTORED OUTCOMES ; REFERENCES; PART III. RESTORATION OF GROSSLY DISTURBED LANDSCAPES

Chapter 3 RESTORATION, RECLAMATION, REMEDIATION AND REHABILITATION OF MINING SITES: WHICH PATH DO WE TAKE THROUGH THE REGULATORY MAZE? ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MINING LIFE CYCLE ; 3. THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT; 3.1. Role of Government Agencies ; 3.2. Other US Mining Laws and Regulations; 4. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ; 4.1. Financial Assurance Requirements ; 4.1.1. Financial Provisioning for Closure ; 5. HOW EFFECTIVE ARE THE PROVISIONS WITHIN THE REGULATORY MAZE? ; 5. WHAT TO CONSIDER IF REHABILITATION/ RECLAMATION IS TO OCCUR ; 5.1. Rehabilitation Issues; 6. MINE SITE CLOSURE

6.1. Mine Closure Process 6.2. Mine Closure Plans; 6.3. Potential Uses of Mine Sites Following Mine Closure ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 WHAT PART OF MINING ARE ECOSYSTEMS? DEFINING SUCCESS FOR THE 'RESTORATION' OF HIGHLY DISTURBED LANDSCAPES ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. DEFINING RESTORATION 'SUCCESS' FOR MINE SITES ; a) Mining as a Special Case of Environmental Disturbance ; b) Mine Sites as Novel (Not Natural) Ecosystems ; 3. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE - OPPORTUNITIES FOR NOVEL ECOSYSTEM DESIGN ; a) Securing the Landscape; b) Securing the Soil

c) Establishing the Vegetation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-634-6