The politics of ecological restoration

Authors:
Light, A. and E. Higgs

Publication Date:
1996

Abstract/Summary:
We offer first an evaluation of the political issues in the practice of restoration in general and second an assessment of the political context into which restoration is moving. The former focuses on the inherent participatory capacity at the heart of restoration; the latter is concerned with the commodified (primarily in the United States) and nationalized (primarily in Canada) uses to which restoration is being put. By comparing these two areas of inquiry we provide a foundation for a critical assessment of the politics of restoration based on the politics in restoration.

Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article

Source:
Environmental Ethics

Link:
https://www.pdcnet.org//pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=enviroethics&id=enviroethics_1996_0018_0003_0227_0247&onlyautologin=true