Understanding Urban Ecosystems A New Frontier for Science and Education /
Nowhere on Earth is the challenge for ecological understanding greater, and yet more urgent, than in those parts of the globe where human activity is most intense - cities. People need to understand how cities work as ecological systems so they can take control of the vital links between human actio...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
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 Urban Ecosystems
- 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?.
