The Human Component of Urban Wetland Restoration
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Urban ecological restoration can produce important social benefits in addition to those biophysical improvements traditionally included in the evaluation of restoration success. Achieving social benefits requires local people to participate in planning, implementation, and evaluation of restoration. Restoration also provides experimental opportunities to study the interactions between human and non-human components of ecosystems. Existing sociological, psychological, and anthropological literature provide methods for analyzing effects of restoration on adaptive behavior, community structure, values, perceptions, knowledge, and personal efficacy. David G. Casagrande Center for Coastal and Watershed Systems Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
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