Bringing Conservation to Cities : Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge / by John H. Hartig.
There is growing interest in re-connecting urban residents with nature, but most conservationists want to work in pristine areas, and most urban areas are considered too degraded to rank high on conservation priority lists. Bringing Conservation to Cities is a timely and informative expose of what i...
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| Language: | English |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018.
Burlington, Ontario : Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society, 2014. |
| Series: | Ecovision world monograph series.
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Table of Contents:
- From resource abuse to recovery of Detroit River's charismatic megafauna
- From conservation vision to establishment of an international wildlife refuge
- Roots of the refuge : standing on the shoulders of Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Pointe Mouillee Waterfowl Festival, and the United Auto Workers
- Public-private partnerships for conservation
- Creating a new waterfront porch for people and wildlife
- Transformation of an industrial brownfield into a gateway to the International Wildlife Refuge
- If you build it they will come
- Citizen science and stewardship
- Reconnecting people back to the land and water through outdoor recreation
- Lessons learned.