{"product_id":"wild-by-design-laura-j-martin-9780674298361","title":"Wild by Design: The Rise of Ecological Restoration","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fascinating book--far-reaching, deeply researched, and probing.\" --Elizabeth Kolbert, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder a White Sky\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstandingly well-researched and deeply thoughtful . . . An essential read.\" --John Dupr?, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Makes a strong case for restoration's enduring value.\" --Michelle Nijhuis, \u003ci\u003e New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday environmental restoration is a global pursuit. Governments, nonprofits, and corporations spend billions of dollars each year to remove invasive species, build wetlands, and reintroduce species driven from their habitats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild by Design, \u003c\/i\u003ehistorian Laura J. Martin uncovers the origins of restoration science and policy. She explores how restorationists struggled with the problem of caring for biodiversity without romanticizing nature as an untouched Eden. Could humans intervene in nature for nature's own sake? What natural baselines should be restored? Was it possible to design nature without destroying wildness? In illuminating restoration's past, \u003ci\u003eWild by Design\u003c\/i\u003e not only provides vital lessons for our future in a changing climate--it makes an urgent call for environmental restoration that is socially just.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura J. Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674298365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674298361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.81d","brand":"Laura J. Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334717559039,"sku":"9780674298361","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c285042-cfe7-4f8f-a374-a0cf0a255b1c.jpg?v=1731467576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-by-design-laura-j-martin-9780674298361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}