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100 _aFrance, Robert L.
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245 _aRestorative redevelopment of devastated ecocultural landscapes /
_cby Jobert L. France and other
260 _bCRC Press,
_c2011.
_aLondon:
300 _axxiii, 504 p.
505 _aEnvironmental Restoration Theory and Practice— 1.Restoration: Philosophical and Political Contexts, E.V. SpelmanRestoration, 2.Ecological Citizenry, and Ziggurat Building in Iraq, R. France— 3.Restoring Babylon: Leaving a Better Iraq for This Century of Revitalization, S. Cunningham— Environmental Planning Theory and Practice— 4.Before the Master Plan: A Framework and Some Difficult Questions for Regional Land Use Planning, C. Steinitz— 5.Control Models of Tourism Development and Conservation Management with Respect to Indigenous Culture, S.-Y. LuDesert Wetland Restorations— 6.Wetlands Lost and Found in the Levant, R. France— 7.Rehabilitation of a Historic Wetland: Jordan's Azraq Oasis, R. FranceIntegrated 8.Restoration and Adaptive Management of the Las Vegas Wash, R. France— Wetlands and nature reserves-- Ecosystems— 9.Hydrology and Wetland Restoration for Human Subsistence and Regional Biodiversity: The Challenge to Restore the Living Landscape of Iraq's Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq, S.I. Apfelbaum and J.P. Ludwig— 10.Rebuilding Wetlands and Waterfowl Resources in North and South America: Importance of Capacity Building and Landscape Perspective, R. FrancePeople— 11.Preservation, Rehabilitation, and Management of Heritage Wetlands in Mexico, R. France— 12.Involving People in Science and Sustainability in the Pantanal Wetlands of Brazil, R. France— 13.Planning and Development of a Desert Wetland Park in the United States, R. France— 14.Living over Water: Introduction to Ecotourism Development Concerns for the Tonle Sap, Cambodia, and Lake Titicaca, Peru, R. France and E. Syariffudin— Ecology and Economics— 15.Ecotourism, Local Economy, and Ecological Strategies in Planning Nature Reserves in Panama, R. France— 16.Sustainable Development and Nature Conservation in Jordan, R. France— Innovative approaches and technologies— 17.Transportation Planning and DesignTransportation Corridors as Vehicles for Cultural and Ecological Regeneration, I. Jones, R. Senos, I. Luters and R. France Alternative Wasterwater Treatment, Reuse, and Infrstructure— 18.Linking Water Treatment with Wetland Restoration: Engineering Challenges and Associated Benefits, R. France— 19.Advanced Ecotechnology for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, D. Austin— 20.Infrastructure Models for Ecological Wastewater Management, S. Wallace Agriculture and Water Management— 21.Salinity Management in Arid Regions: Lessons for Iraq from the Western United States, R. France 22.Managing Scarce Water Resources in Agriculture in West Asia and North Africa, T.Y. Oweis and A.Y. HachumEpilogue: Cambodia's Institutional Frameworks for Ecocultural Restorative Redevelopment: Introduction to Optimistic Management Models Useful for Iraq, R. FranceIndex
520 _aThe Iraqi marshlands housed a 3000+ year-old civilization until Saddam Hussein ruthlessly drained the marsh region following the 1991 uprising. Many of the insurgents fled to the marsh wetland region (between the Baghdad in the North and Basra in the South, and between the Tigris and Euphrates) when Saddam Hussein crushed the rebellion.
650 _aRestoration ecology 2. Landscape protection.
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