Rewilding and Landscape professionals

William Francis, MA Landscape Architecture dissertation

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William says: "in response to failing biodiversity and climate change, rewilding is gaining popularity as an alternative method of low-input nature conservation. This literature review examines rewilding theory and compares prominent case-studies, before exploring the ways in which landscape professionals have been involved in schemes, and perhaps should be in the future.It is argued that landscape professionals should have a central role in rewilding projects, working as a facilitator and considering both ecological and sociological aspects whilst involving stakeholders throughout."

"Landscape professionals should be involved in rewilding from small-scale urban projects to large-scale planning and management. A conceptual framework is produced to act as a guide, primarily for developers of rewilding schemes, on how to utilise the landscape professional at each stage of a projects’ development."

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How can Landscape professionals be involved in rewilding scemes?