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Ecological Restoration, Elizabeth P. Mccann, Tania Schusler
Ecological Restoration, Elizabeth P. Mccann, Tania Schusler
School of Environmental Sustainability: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Ecological restoration involves revitalizing neglected, degraded, damaged, or destroyed habitats.
• Restoration-based education involves learners in ecological restoration with an intentional educational purpose.
• Urban restoration-based education can enhance personal and community well-being while improving ecosystem services in degraded environments.
• Restoration-based education can benefit from consciously forming partner ships, integrating local values alongside socioeconomic and ecological considerations, and being sensitive to issues of power and diverse cultures.