Author: Miyawaki, Akira & Box, Elgene O

Miyawaki, a professor emeritus at Yokohama National University, established the world-renowned Institute of Environmental Science and Technology. Box is a professor at the University of Georgia. In this book they describe successful techniques used to recreate depleted forests, whether near factory sites, parking lots, or even the Great Wall of China, on the basis of environmental studies. The book challenges us to plant "native forests of native trees"to increase our chances of achieving a sustainable way of life before it is too late. 294 pp.