{"title":"Laura J. Martin","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the intriguing world of Laura J. Martin, a celebrated author whose works delve into the fascinating intersections of nature and human creativity. Known for her insightful analysis and engaging prose, Martin captures the essence of the natural world and our interactions with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer book \u003cem\u003eWild by Design\u003c\/em\u003e seamlessly weaves together stories of ecological design and environmental history, offering readers a unique perspective on how the landscapes around us are shaped by both natural processes and purposeful human intervention. A perfect blend of science and storytelling, her work invites readers to reimagine their relationship with nature, encouraging a deeper understanding and appreciation of the environments we inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLaura J. Martin's contributions to the Science \u0026amp; Nature category are both informative and thought-provoking, providing readers with a new lens through which to view the dynamic world we live in. Dive into her books and explore the artistry behind the natural designs that influence our lives in unexpected ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wild-by-design-by-laura-j-martin-9780674979420","title":"Wild by Design","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn environmental historian delves into the history, science, and philosophy of a paradoxical pursuit: the century-old quest to design natural places and create wild species.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental restoration is a global pursuit and a major political concern. Governments, nonprofits, private corporations, and other institutions spend billions of pounds each year to remove invasive species, build wetlands, and reintroduce species driven from their habitats. However, restoration has not always been so intensively practised. It began as the pastime of a few wildflower enthusiasts and the first practitioners of the new scientific discipline of ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRestoration has been a touchstone of US environmentalism since the beginning of the twentieth century. Diverging from popular ideas about preservation, which romanticised nature as an Eden to be left untouched by human hands, and conservation, the managed use of natural resources, restoration emerged as a \"third way.\" Restorationists grappled with the deepest puzzles of human care for life on earth: How to intervene in nature for nature's own sake? What are the natural baselines that humans should aim to restore? Is it possible to design nature without destroying wildness?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLaura J. Martin shows how, over time, amateur and professional ecologists, interest groups, and government agencies coalesced around a mode of environmental management that sought to respect the world-making, and even the decision-making, of other species. At the same time, restoration science reshaped material environments in ways that powerfully influenced what we understand the wild to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWild by Design\u003c\/i\u003e, restoration's past provides vital knowledge for climate change policy. But Martin also offers something more—a meditation on what it means to be wild and a call for ecological restoration that is socially just.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855486931180,"sku":"9780674979420","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674979420.jpg?v=1759269524"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/laura-j-martin.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}