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Preface

Definitions

Restorative Development   A mode of economic activity that returns property, structures, or objects to an earlier condition, transforms them into a healthier and/or more functional condition, or replaces an unsalvageable structure without consuming more land.

—working definition (by author)

The Realm of Restorative Development   The industries, institutions, professions, government agencies, etc. that research, teach, fund, design, or perform restorative development, or supply its technologies.

—working definition (by author)

Restoration Economy   An economic period in which restorative development is the dominant mode (as opposed to either new development or maintenance/conservation).

—working definition (by author) ...

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