Vol. 22 No. 1 (2024): New Ecologies / New Meanings
Nuovi significati silvestri / New Sylvan Meanings

Slow Restoration, Rewilding, and Design

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  • Laura J. Martin
Laura J. Martin
Center for Environmental Studies, Williams College
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/rv-15801

Published 2024-10-29

Keywords

  • biodiversity,
  • rewilding,
  • timescale,
  • Restoration

How to Cite

Martin, L. J. (2024). Slow Restoration, Rewilding, and Design. Ri-Vista. Research for Landscape Architecture, 22(1), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.36253/rv-15801

Copyright (c) 2024 Laura J. Martin

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Abstract

This position paper distinguishes restoration from rewilding and argues for the establishment of a slow restoration movement. Repair takes time. Restoration is an active and ongoing process that unites insights and methods from ecology and landscape architecture and design. Slow restoration acknowledges that repair is a never-ending process, one in which people care for other beings and attempt to undo the harms caused by centuries of colonialism, consumption, and death.

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