This book explores how a consideration of time and history can improve the practice of restoration. There is a past of restoration, as well as past assumptions about restoration, and such assumptions have political and social implications. This book aims to put the dimension of time back into our understanding of environmental efforts. 'Reconnecting people to nature is all to the good, and history can help tomake the process more meaningful and effective ecologically.' - Brian Donahue, Brandeis University '[T]he volume features geographers, sociologists, environmental scientists, historians, anthropologists and paleoecologists working on North America, Europe and East Asia. Readers will be pleased by their skilful interrogation of the idea of restoration and the volume's attentiveness to real-world projects. ... Restoration and History exemplifies the benefits of cross-disciplinary dialogue.' - Joshua Specht (Harvard University), Environment and History 'The authors present intriguing ideas that force a larger discussion among academics, practitioners, and students about what it means to live on this on planet.' - James E. Sherow, Kansas State University