Description:
What if environmentally damaged landscapes could not only be remediated from an ecological standpoint, but also designed to replenish an entire community and the nature surrounding it? Focusing on integrated solutions that incorporate community needs, this book balances remediation strategies with design needs for creating a sustainable community on repaired lands. It provides a new paradigm for environmental restoration and the renewal of urban and cultural sites. The book is one in only a handful to address the system conditions necessary for the repair of severely degraded landscapes such as industrial landfills, Superfund sites, and abandoned factories, and more.