Rewilding

About this book

Through a global and interdisciplinary lens, Rewilding discusses, analyses and summarizes the novel conservation approach of rewilding. Rewilding introduces key rewilding definitions and initiatives, highlighting their similarities and differences. It reviews matches and mismatches between the current state of ecological knowledge and the stated aims of rewilding projects, and discusses the role of human action in rewilding initiatives. Collating current scholarship, the book also considers the merits and dangers of rewilding approaches, as well as the economic and socio-political realities of using rewilding as a conservation tool. Its interdisciplinary nature will appeal to a broad range of readers, from primary ecologists and conservation biologists to land managers, policy makers and conservation practitioners in NGOs and government departments. Written for a scientifically literate readership of academics, researchers, students, and managers, the book also acts as a key resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses.

Contents

1. Rewilding: a captivating, controversial, 21st century concept to address ecological degradation in a changing world / Nathalie Pettorelli, Sarah M. Durant and Johan T. du Toit
2. History of Rewilding: Ideas and Practice / David Johns
3. For Wilderness or Wildness? Decolonising Rewilding / Kim Ward
4. Pleistocene rewilding: an enlightening thought experiment / Johan T. du Toit
5. Trophic rewilding – ecological restoration of top-down trophic interactions to promote self-regulating biodiverse ecosystems / Jens-Christian Svenning, Michael Munk and Andreas Schweiger
6. Rewilding through land abandonment / Steve Carver
7. Rewilding and Restoration / James R. Miller and Richard J. Hobbs
8. Understanding the Factors Shaping the Attitudes Towards Wilderness and Rewilding / Nicole Bauer and Aline von Atzigen
9. Health and social benefits of living with 'wild' nature / Cecily Maller, Laura Mumaw and Benjamin Cooke
10. The psychology of rewilding / Susan Clayton
11. The High Art of Rewilding: Lessons from Curating Earth Art / Marcus Hall
12. Rewilding a country: Britain as a study case / Christopher J. Sandom and Sophie Wynne-Jones
13. Bringing back large carnivores to rewild landscapes / John D. C. Linnell and Craig R. Jackson
14. Rewilding cities / Marcus Owens and Jennifer Wolch
15. The role of translocation in rewilding / Philip J. Seddon and Doug P. Armstrong
16. Top-down control of ecosystems and the case for rewilding: does it all add up? / Matt W. Hayward, Sarah Edwards, Bronwyn A. Fancourt, John D. C. Linnell and Erlend B. Nilsen
17. Rewilding and the risk of getting new, unwanted ecological interactions / Miguel Delibes-Mateos, Isabel C. Barrio, A. Márcia Barbosa, Íñigo Martínez-Solano, John E. Fa and Catarina C. Ferreira
18. Auditing the wild: how do we assess if rewilding objectives are achieved? / Richart T. Corlett
19. Adaptive co-management and conflict resolution for rewilding across development contexts / James R.A. Butler, Juliette C. Young and Mariella Marzano
20. The future of rewilding: fostering nature and people in a changing world / Sarah M. Durant, Nathalie Pettorelli and Johan T. du Toit

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Biography

Nathalie Pettorelli is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London. She is a Senior Editor for Journal of Applied Ecology and the Conservation Specialist Interest Group Chair for the British Ecological Society.

Sarah M. Durant is a Senior Research Fellow at the Zoological Society of London and is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). She leads the Serengeti Cheetah Project, the longest ongoing study of wild cheetah, and the Range Wide Conservation Program for Cheetah and African Wild Dog.

Johan T. du Toit is a Professor in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. He studies the ecology of large mammals in terrestrial ecosystems and the integration of science and management in conservation.


Contributors:
- Nathalie Pettorelli
- Sarah M. Durant
- Johan T. du Toit
- David Johns
- Kim Ward
- Jens-Christian Svenning
- Michael Munk
- Andreas Schweiger
- Steve Carver
- James R. Miller
- Richard J. Hobbs
- Nicole Bauer
- Aline von Atzigen
- Cecily Maller
- Laura Mumaw
- Benjamin Cooke
- Susan Clayton
- Marcus Hall
- Christopher J. Sandom
- Sophie Wynne-Jones
- Marcus Owens
- Jennifer Wolch
- Philip J. Seddon
- Doug P. Armstrong
- Matt W. Hayward
- Sarah Edwards
- Bronwyn A. Fancourt
- John D. C. Linnell
- Erlend B. Nilsen
- Miguel Delibes-Mateos
- Isabel C. Barrio
- A. Márcia Barbosa
- Íñigo Martínez-Solano
- John E. Fa
- Catarina C. Ferreira
- Richart T. Corlett
- James R.A. Butler
- Juliette C. Young
- Mariella Marzano