The Restoration Economy

The Greatest New Growth Frontier : Immediate & Emerging Opportunities for Businesses, Communities & Investors

• Author(s): Storm Cunningham,
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Pages: 341
• ISBN_10: 1576751910
  ISBN_13: 9781576751916
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / General , Business & Economics / New Business Enterprises , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Business & Economics / Industries / General , BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service , Business & Economics / Industries / Construction , Business & Economics / Green Business , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Technology & Engineering / Construction / General ,

Description:... The Restoration Economy reveals the previously undocumented trillion-dollar global industries that are restoring our natural and manmade environments. Restorative development is rapidly overtaking new development because we are running out of things to develop. Most natural areas are already either farmed or degraded, and cities have built all the way to their borders. However, there is no lack of things to redevelop and restore. Storm Cunningham surveys the wide range of restoration industries and points out the connections among them. He shows, for example, how the restoration of a river ecosystem can have a major impact on the commercial success of a redeveloped historic urban waterfront. Written for a broad range of audiences, The Restoration Economy is an entertaining blend of business, science, and economics that details exciting new business and investment opportunities in this dynamic economic sector.