Understanding Urban Ecosystems

Introduction: Ecosystem Understanding Is a Key to Understanding Cities....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-17
Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems an Important Frontier for Education and Educators?....Pages 19-38
The Role of Understanding Urban Ecosystems in Community Development....Pages 39-45
Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to People Concerned About Environmental Justice?....Pages 46-57
Why Is Developing a Broad Understanding of Urban Ecosystems Important to Science and Scientists?....Pages 58-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-75
Natural Ecosystems in Cities: A Model for Cities as Ecosystems....Pages 77-94
An Ecosystem Approach to Understanding Cities: Familiar Foundations and Uncharted Frontiers....Pages 95-114
Understanding Urban Ecosystems: An Ecological Economics Perspective....Pages 115-136
Social Science Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding Urban Ecosystems....Pages 137-149
The Future of Urban Ecosystem Education from a Social Scientist’s Perspective: The Value of Involving the People You Are Studying in Your Work....Pages 150-166
A Social Ecology Approach to Understanding Urban Ecosystems and Landscapes....Pages 167-186
The Historical Dimension of Urban Ecology: Frameworks and Concepts....Pages 187-200
Urban Ecosystems, City Planning, and Environmental Education: Literature, Precedents, Key Concepts, and Prospects....Pages 201-212
A Human Ecology Model for the Tianjin Urban Ecosystem: Integrating Human Ecology, Ecosystem Science, and Philosophical Views into an Urban Eco-Complex Study....Pages 213-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-231
Psychological and Ecological Perspectives on the Development of Systems Thinking....Pages 233-260
Toward Ecology Literacy: Contributions from Project 2061 Science Literacy Reform Tools....Pages 261-281
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Urban Ecosystems....Pages 282-293
Children for Cities and Cities for Children: Learning to Know and Care About Urban Ecosystems....Pages 294-314
“Ecological Thinking” as a Tool for Understanding Urban Ecosystems: A Model from Israel....Pages 315-327
Systems Thinking and Urban Ecosystem Education....Pages 328-342
Front Matter....Pages 229-231
Approaches to Urban Ecosystem Education in Chicago: Perspectives and Processes from an Environmental Educator....Pages 343-354
“Campus Ecology” Curriculum as a Means to Teach Urban Environmental Literacy....Pages 355-369
Ecosystem Management Education: Teaching and Learning Principles and Applications with Problem-Based Learning....Pages 370-383
Using the Development of an Environmental Management System to Develop and Promote a More Holistic Understanding of Urban Ecosystems in Durban, South Africa....Pages 384-398
Front Matter....Pages 399-400
Urban Ecosystems and the Twenty-First Century—A Global Imperative....Pages 401-416
Out the Door and Down the Street—Enhancing Play, Community, and Work Environments as If Adulthood Mattered....Pages 417-429
Integrating Urban Ecosystem Education into Educational Reform....Pages 430-449
The Contribution of Urban Ecosystem Education to the Development of Sustainable Communities and Cities....Pages 450-464
Perspectives on the Future of Urban Ecosystem Education: A Summary of Cary Conference VIII....Pages 465-475
Urban Ecosystem Education in the Coming Decade: What Is Possible and How Can We Get There?....Pages 476-501