Desert or paradise : restoring endangered landscapes using water management, including lake and pond construction

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Title:

Author:

Holzer, Sepp, author.

Added Author:

Dregger, Leila.

Edition:

First English-language edition.

Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2012]

Physical Description:

xv, 206 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm

ISBN:

9781603584647

Abstract:

Outlines the author's ten points of sustainable self-reliance, details pond and lake construction, and discusses biodiversity.

General Note:

Translation of: Wüste oder Paradies.

Contents:

Reading nature -- Grounding : natural water management is at the centre of any earth restoration -- Afforestation with nature -- A strategy to feed the world : becoming a gardener of the Earth -- Animals are co-workers, not merchandise -- Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Restoration ecology.

Desertification -- Control.

Water resources development.

Water-supply -- Management.

Language:

English

Additional Language:

Translated from the German.

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