Abstract
In this chapter we describe how community groups are actively restoring former farmlands by putting into practice our principles and procedures of adaptive landscape restoration. In many regions around the globe, farmlands provide space within expanding urban areas for new housing developments and for green space (figure 11.1). To providemore functional green space near urban areas (e.g., more habitat for birds, walking trails, more native plants, In this chapter we describe how community groups are actively restoring former farmlands by putting into practice our principles and procedures of adaptive landscape restoration. In many regions around the globe, farmlands provide space within expanding urban areas for new housing developments and for green space (figure 11.1). To providemore functional green space near urban areas (e.g., more habitat for birds, walking trails, more native plants, and fewer exotic weeds), community groups are actively restoring former farmlands.
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