Table of Contents

Introduction: Ecosystem Understanding Is a Key to Understanding Cities.- Introduction: Ecosystem Understanding Is a Key to Understanding Cities.- The Importance of Understanding Urban Ecosystems: Themes.- Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems an Important Frontier for Education and Educators?.- The Role of Understanding Urban Ecosystems in Community Development.- Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to People Concerned About Environmental Justice?.- Why Is Developing a Broad Understanding of Urban Ecosystems Important to Science and Scientists?.- Foundations and Frontiers from the Natural and Social Sciences: Themes.- Natural Ecosystems in Cities: A Model for Cities as Ecosystems.- An Ecosystem Approach to Understanding Cities: Familiar Foundations and Uncharted Frontiers.- Understanding Urban Ecosystems: An Ecological Economics Perspective.- Social Science Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding Urban Ecosystems.- The Future of Urban Ecosystem Education from a Social Scientist’s Perspective: The Value of Involving the People You Are Studying in Your Work.- A Social Ecology Approach to Understanding Urban Ecosystems and Landscapes.- The Historical Dimension of Urban Ecology: Frameworks and Concepts.- Urban Ecosystems, City Planning, and Environmental Education: Literature, Precedents, Key Concepts, and Prospects.- A Human Ecology Model for the Tianjin Urban Ecosystem: Integrating Human Ecology, Ecosystem Science, and Philosophical Views into an Urban Eco-Complex Study.- Foundations and Frontiers from Education Theory and Practice: Themes.- Psychological and Ecological Perspectives on the Development of Systems Thinking.- Toward Ecology Literacy: Contributions from Project 2061 Science Literacy Reform Tools.- An Interdisciplinary Approach to UrbanEcosystems.- Children for Cities and Cities for Children: Learning to Know and Care About Urban Ecosystems.- “Ecological Thinking” as a Tool for Understanding Urban Ecosystems: A Model from Israel.- Systems Thinking and Urban Ecosystem Education.- Approaches to Urban Ecosystem Education in Chicago: Perspectives and Processes from an Environmental Educator.- “Campus Ecology” Curriculum as a Means to Teach Urban Environmental Literacy.- Ecosystem Management Education: Teaching and Learning Principles and Applications with Problem-Based Learning.- Using the Development of an Environmental Management System to Develop and Promote a More Holistic Understanding of Urban Ecosystems in Durban, South Africa.- Visions for the Future of Urban Ecosystem Education: Themes.- Urban Ecosystems and the Twenty-First Century—A Global Imperative.- Out the Door and Down the Street—Enhancing Play, Community, and Work Environments as If Adulthood Mattered.- Integrating Urban Ecosystem Education into Educational Reform.- The Contribution of Urban Ecosystem Education to the Development of Sustainable Communities and Cities.- Perspectives on the Future of Urban Ecosystem Education: A Summary of Cary Conference VIII.- Urban Ecosystem Education in the Coming Decade: What Is Possible and How Can We Get There?.

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