Designing the Reclaimed Landscape

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ISBN: 9780415773034 | 0415773032
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 2/1/2008

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The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples.

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Introduction
Contextualizing landscape alteration through historic, systemic, and biologic perspectives	p. 1
Valuing alteration	p. 3
Disturbance ecology and symbiosis in mine-reclamation design	p. 13
Gold and the gift: theory and design in a mine-reclamation project	p. 26
Mines and design in their natural context	p. 36
Ecological succession and its role in landscape reclamation	p. 42
Interrogating a landscape design agenda in the scientifically based mining world	p. 52
Interdisciplinary responses and opportunities in reclamation	p. 61
Science, art, and environmental reclamation: three projects and a few thoughts	p. 63
The Wellington Oro mine-site cleanup: integrating the cleanup of an abandoned mine site with the community's vision of land preservation and affordable housing	p. 77
Building partnerships for post-mining regeneration: Post-Mining Alliance at the Eden Project	p. 87
Community-based reclamation of abandoned mine lands in the Animas River watershed, San Juan County, Colorado	p. 98
Case studies of successful reclamation and sustainable development at Kennecott mining sites	p. 105
Technology, representation, and information in reclamation design	p. 113
Digital simulation and reclamation: strategies for altered landscapes	p. 115
Open-pit opportunities: pre-mine design strategies	p. 125
Reclaiming the woods: trail strategies for the Golden Horseshoe's historic mining roads	p. 129
Real-time coal mining and reclamation: the Office of Surface Mining's Technical Innovation and Professional Services program	p. 132
Future directions and programs in US reclamation policy and law	p. 139
The land revitalization initiative: landscape design and reuse planning in mine reclamation	p. 141
The legal landscape	p. 154
Index	p. 165
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