R SOC375 Study Guide - Final Guide: Gary Paul Nabhan, Historic Preservation, Restoration Ecology

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC375
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Natural restoration as a paradigm for the human relationship with nature. Preservation was the nature-protection paradigm: setting side nature preserves, keep them untrammeled by man . Nature"s key value is naturalness or wildness . Nature restoration: has become the competing paradigm for protection of nature. Ex) successful restoration of gray wolves to greater yellowstone ecosystem & an ongoing multibillion-dollar attempt to restore parts of everglades. Fire being returned to many fire dependent ecosystems. Necessity of restoration for nature protection is proved by damage to nature caused by global climate change. Locates nature"s value in thriving biodiversity rather than lack of humanization. Reject the conception of humanity as separate from nature. Restoration is a virtuous way for humans to be part of nature. Restoration is necessary both for nature and for human flourishing. Virtues are engagement, competency, and taking responsibility. Gary nabhan ecological restoration is most important env development: allows people to participate in healing wounds left on the earth.