Bombs away : militarization, conservation, and ecological restoration

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Label

Bombs away : militarization, conservation, and ecological restoration

Title remainder

militarization, conservation, and ecological restoration

Statement of responsibility

David G. Havlick

Creator

• Havlick, David G.,

Author

• Havlick, David G.,

Subject

• Military base conversion
• Military base conversion -- United States
• Militärische Anlage
• Nature conservation
• Nature conservation
• Nature conservation -- United States
• Folgenutzung
• Restoration ecology
• Restoration ecology
• Restoration ecology -- United States
• USA
• United States
• Naturschutz
• Military base conversion

Language

eng

Summary

When viewed from space, the Korean Peninsula is crossed by a thin green ribbon. On the ground, its mix of dense vegetation and cleared borderlands serves as home to dozens of species that are extinct or endangered elsewhere on the peninsula. This is Korea's demilitarized zone--one of the most dangerous places on earth for humans, and paradoxically one of the safest for wildlife. Although this zone was not intentionally created for conservation, across the globe hundreds of millions of acres of former military zones and bases are being converted to restoration areas, refuges, and conservation lands. This book explores both the challenges--physical, historical, and cultural--and ecological possibilities of military site conversions. --Publisher's description

Cataloging source

ICU/DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QH541.15.R45

LC item number

H38 2018

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography