Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part 1 Values and Principles of Rehabilitation
Chapter 1 The Imperative for Ecological Recovery 3
Chapter 2 Natural Services 9
Chapter 3 Values Fulfilled by Ecological Rehabilitation 16
Chapter 4 Ecosystems 22
Chapter 5 Impairment and Recovery 28
Chapter 6 Ecological Attributes 36
Chapter 7 Recovery of Ecological Attributes 51
Chapter 8 Rehabilitation and Thermodynamics 57
Part 2 Project Development
Chapter 9 Project Roles 63
Chapter 10 Feasibility and Boundaries 75
Chapter 11 Stakeholder Engagement 81
Chapter 12 Project Goals and Objectives 84
Chapter 13 Baseline Inventory 90
Chapter 14 Reference Models 94
Part 3 Project Implementation
Chapter 15 Design Strategies and Planning 103
Chapter 16 Biotic Stocks 114
Chapter 17 Project Management and Implementation 122
Chapter 18 Aftercare, Monitoring, Reporting and Stewardship 129
Chapter 19 Public Relations 136
Part 4 Large-scale Rehabilitation Programs
Chapter 20 Rehabilitating Landscapes 141
Chapter 21 Large-scale Ecological Rehabilitation in China 148
Chapter 22 Restoring Natural Capital 155
Part 5 Case Histories
Chapter 23 Case Histories from China 163
Chapter 24 Case Histories from Beyond China 172
Appendix 1 Checklist of Tasks for the Sponsor, Administrator, Director, Project Manager, and Liaison Officer 180
Appendix 2 Performance Standards for Rehabilitation 186
Appendix 3 Debate on Forest-water Relations in China 193
Glossary 196
References 208
About the Authors 214
Index 216