Repairing Paradise: The Restoration of Nature in America’s National Parks William R. Lowry. 2009. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. Hardback, $28.95. ISBN: 978-0-8157-0274-0. 287 pages.

Dr. Alistair Bath is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University in St. John’s, NL, Canada. He works on understanding people-wildlife interactions in protected areas, engaging publics in decision-making processes, and applying human dimensions facilitated workshop approaches to resolving conflicts