Faking Nature

Faking Nature explores the arguments surrounding the concept of ecological restoration and develops the groundwork laid by Professor Elliot's highly acclaimed article, 'Faking Nature'(Inquiry 25, 1982). Ecological restoration is a crucial process in the modern world and central to many companies' environmental policies. Whether areas restored after ecological destruction are less valuable than those same areas before the damage took place is a matter for debate. Professor Elliot discusses the pros and cons of the argument and examines the role of humans in the natural world. This volume is a timely and provocative analysis of the simultaneous destruction and restoration of the natural world and the ethics related to those processes, in an era of accelerated environmental damage and repair.