Restoration

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Restoration may refer to:

Conservation, ecology, and environment

• Assisted natural regeneration (ANR), protection and preservation of natural tree seedlings in forested areas
• Conservation biology practices to restore biodiversity and ecosystem function
• Environmental remediation, action to improve the environment or prevent further degradation, generally based on assessment of health and ecological risks, and subject to regulatory requirements
• Environmental restoration, a process in which a damaged natural resource is renewed
• Island restoration, the ecological restoration of islands
• Reforestation, natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation
  • Afforestation, the process of establishing a forest of stand of trees in an area where there was no forest
• Restoration ecology, the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state; the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human intervention and action
• Stream restoration, activities that improve the environmental health of a river or stream

Cultural heritage

• Antiques restoration
• Art restoration, a process that attempts to return the work of art to some previous state
• Cultural conservation, of a work of art
• Painting restoration, restoring old or damaged paintings back to their (near-)original state
• Photo restoration

• Restoration of materials and objects

• Conservation and restoration of copper-based objects
• Conservation and restoration of ferrous objects
• Conservation and restoration of glass objects
• Conservation and restoration of ferrous objects
• Conservation and restoration of ivory objects
• Conservation and restoration of metals
• Conservation and restoration of outdoor bronze artworks
• Conservation and restoration of silver objects

• Restoration of sound or image recordings (discs, films, tape, videotape, etc.)

General

• Building restoration, work performed on a building in an attempt to return it to a previous state
• Cosmetic restoration, restoration work on a vehicle or building which focuses upon its appearance rather than its functionality or structure
• Garment Restoration, Restoration of clothing after a flood or fire
• Maintenance, repair, and operations
• Restoration or refurbishment of vehicles, furniture, appliances, equipment, etc.

History

• Restoration of Poland carried out by Casimir I the Restorer in 1039
• In Japanese history

• Kemmu Restoration, in 1333
• Meiji Restoration, in 1868

• Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668)
• Restoration (1660), describing the events leading to the restoration of Charles II and the period that followed in the British Isles and colonies

• Restoration (England), describing the same events and period in England specifically

• The European Restoration, the return of many monarchies after Napoleon's defeat in 1814 (also often using the French equivalent term Restauration)

• The Bourbon Restoration, period of French history from 1814 to 1830

• The First Restoration, specific period from April 1814 to March 1815

• The Restauration (Switzerland), the period from 1814 to 1830 in Switzerland

• The Restoration in Geneva , period from 1813 to 1846 that saw the restoration of the Republic of Geneva

• In Spanish history

• The Absolutist restoration in Spain , period from 1814 to 1833 (see History of Spain (1814–73))
• The Restoration (Spain) or Bourbon Restoration, period from 1874 to 1931, after the demise of the First Spanish Republic

• The Reaction era or German Restoration, period following the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states
• The Dominican Restoration War (1863-65), after a period of re-annexation of the Dominican Republic by Spain
• The Manchu Restoration in China, from 1 July to 12 July 1917

The Arts

• Restoration style
• Literature of the English Restoration period (1660 to 1700):

• Restoration literature
• Restoration comedy
• Restoration spectacular
• Heroic drama, a type of play popular during the Restoration era in England

Technology

• Circuit restoration, in telecommunications, action taken to repair and return to service one or more telecommunications services
• Data restoration (computer technology), returning data from a backup to its original location or to its successor

Medicine

• Tooth filling or dental restoration, in dentistry, the shaped replacement material for lost tooth structure
• Foreskin restoration, in medicine, the process of expanding the skin on the penis

Religion

• Church of God (Restoration) or "Restoration Churches"
• Restoration (Latter Day Saints) describes the restoration of the doctrines and authority of primitive Christianity as taught by churches of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Restoration Branches, independent organizations that have left the Community of Christ
• Restoration Movement, a Christian movement originating in the 19th century that seeks to restore the doctrine and practice of the early church
• The term Restorationism is sometimes used to denote the religious motif of Christian primitivism, typified by various movements of the 19th century which sought return to the original pattern of Christianity
• Restorationism is also used to denote the doctrine of universal reconciliation associated with Origen, revived among some nineteenth century Universalists under the name of "restorationism"
• Victorian restoration, the widespread refurbishment and rebuilding of Church of England churches that took place during the 19th century reign of Queen Victoria.

Title or name

• HMS Restoration, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• Restoration (1995 film), a 1995 film by Michael Hoffman, set after the English Restoration starring Robert Downey Jr
• Restoration (2011 film), an Israeli film by Yossi Madmoni about a small furniture-restoration business
• The Restoration (film), a 1909 film by D.W. Griffith, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Restoration (newspaper), a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate
• Restoration (Berg novel), a 2002 novel by Carol Berg
• Restoration (Ólafsson novel), a 2012 novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson
• Restoration (Tremain novel), a 1989 novel by Rose Tremain set during the English Revolution
• Restoration (TV series), a BBC TV series in the UK highlighting buildings at risk
• Restoration an episode of Mia and Me.
• Restoration (EP), an EP by English progressive metal band Haken

Vehicles

• Automotive restoration
• Restored train
• Vehicle restoration, the process of returning a vehicle to a like-new state

Other uses

• In criminal justice, restoration is another term for restorative justice
• Restauration (ship), symbol of Norwegian immigration to the United States
• Restoration of the Monarchy, fashion label by Eric Villency

See also

• Restauration (disambiguation)
• Restorationism (disambiguation)
• Restore (disambiguation)