Intelligent Tinkering Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice
Robert J. Cabin uses the restoration of tropical dry forestland in Hawaii as an in-depth case study to investigate the scientific, practical, and philosophical issues associated with performing ecological restoration in the messy real world. Interweaving entertaining narratives of his own on-the-g...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
2011, 2011
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2011 |
| Series: | The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Science of Restoration Ecology and the Practice of Ecological Restoration
- PART 1. Restoring Paradise. 1. Tropical Dry Forests: Land of the Living Dead
- 2. Let’s See Action! Planning and Implementing a Research and Restoration Program
- 3. Now What? Responding to Nature’s Response
- 4. Writing It Up: The Art and Importance of Science Papers
- 5. Scaling Up: Micro to Macro Science and Practice
- 6. Shall We Dance? The Trade-Offs of Science-Practice Collaborations and Community-Driven Restoration
- PART 2. Toward a More Perfect Union. 7. The Science-Practice Gap
- 8. Bridging the Science-Practice Gap
- 9. Intelligent Tinkering
- Selected bibliography
- Index