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Restoration Economy

“A landmark work . . . I was relieved to see that there is a good and reasonable solution to the ruinous policies of unbridled new development.” —Mark Stewart, CEO, iAccess Communications 

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.

“Any companies or consultants looking for new markets must read The Restoration Economy!” —Pamela J. Gordon, CMC, President, Technology Forecasters, Inc.

“The Restoration Economy is required reading here at Weston Solutions. It has been indispensable in helping us refocus our strategy. ”—Bill Robertson, Chairman, Weston Solutions

“The Restoration Economy is without a doubt the most important and valuable business book I have read in many years.” —Don Pross, Urban Revitalization Planner

“This book is an original, a first! I profited from it greatly, and I quote from it in my speeches.” —William H. Hudnut III, Former Four-Term Mayor of Indianapolis

Storm Cunningham

Storm Cunningham was—from 1996 to 2002—Director, Strategic Initiatives at the Construction Specifications Institute, a 52-year-old association with 18,000 architects, engineers, contractors, and manufacturers. He was previously CEO of a small manufacturing company that developed commercial aquaculture systems based on a pioneering water purification technology invented at the Smithsonian Institution. A former Green Beret SCUBA medic, Storm is now the founder of RestorAbility, an Alexandria, Virginia firm. RestorAbility provides strategic research and consulting services for corporations and government agencies desiring growth via integrated restoration strategies. He speaks publicly on the restoration of our organizations and our planet, and is also an avid SCUBA diver and amateur herpetologist, devoting much of his personal time to the restorative development of island nations and indigenous communities. He lives in Arlington, Virginia, with his wife Maria and a dozen Solomon Island skinks.

Berrett-Koehler Publishers