Haller, René; Baer, Sabine — From Wasteland to Paradise
Hans H. Koschany 120, col photos. . HB. 4to, orig. pictorial boards. Light spotting to top edge of text block. Vg.. The breath-taking success story of a unique ecological experiment on the Kenya coast. A fascinating account of one of the world's most successful environmental restoration projects. The book chronicles the restoration of the exhausted coral-limestone quarries owned by the Bamburi Portland Cement Company. The project became internationally famous because it showed that severely degraded industrial land could be restored through ecological principles rather than simply landscaped or abandoned. The former quarry evolved into what is now known as Haller Park, a major conservation and educational site..
