Preface

Acknowledgments

Participants

Contributors

Introduction: Ecosystem Understanding Is a Key to Understanding Cities

Charles H. Nilon

Alan R. Berkowitz

Karen S. Hollweg

Section I The Importance of Understanding Urban Ecosystems: Themes

Alan R. Berkowitz

Charles H. Nilon

Karen S. Hollweg

Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems an Important Frontier for Education and Educators?

Karen S. Hollweg

Celestine H. Pea

Alan R. Berkowitz

The Role of Understanding Urban Ecosystems in Community Development

Jack K. Shu

Why Is Understanding Urban Ecosystems Important to People Concerned About Environmental Justice?

Bunyan Bryant

John Callewaert

Why Is Developing a Broad Understanding of Urban Ecosystems Important to Science and Scientists?

Steward T.A. Pickett

Section II Foundations and Frontiers from the Natural and Social Sciences: Themes

Charles H. Nilon

Alan R. Berkowitz

Karen S. Hollweg

Natural Ecosystems in Cities: A Model for Cities as Ecosystems

Anthony D. Bradshaw

An Ecosystem Approach to Understanding Cities: Familiar Foundations and Uncharted Frontiers

Nancy B. Grimm

Lawrence J. Baker

Diane Hope

Understanding Urban Ecosystems: An Ecological Economics Perspective

William E. Rees

Social Science Concepts and Frameworks for Understanding Urban Ecosystems

Carolyn Harrison

Jacquie Burgess

The Future of Urban Ecosystem Education from a Social Scientist's Perspective: The Value of Involving the People You Are Studying in Your Work

John B. Wolford

A Social Ecology Approach to Understanding Urban Ecosystems and Landscapes

J. Morgan Grove

Karen E. Hinson

Robert J. Northrop

The Historical Dimension of Urban Ecology: Frameworks and Concepts

Martin V. Melosi

Urban Ecosystems, City Planning, and Environmental Education: Literature, Precedents, Key Concepts, and Prospects

Anne Whiston Spirn

A Human Ecology Model for the Tianjin Urban Ecosystem: Integrating Human Ecology, Ecosystem Science, and Philosophical Views into Urban Eco-Complex Study

Rusong Wang

Zhiyun Ouyang

Section III Foundations and Frontiers from Education Theory and Practice: Themes

Karen S. Hollweg

Alan R. Berkowitz

Charles H. Nilon

Psychological and Ecological Perspectives on the Development of Systems Thinking

Kathleen Hogan

Kathleen C. Weathers

Toward Ecology Literacy: Contributions from Project 2061 Science Literacy Reform Tools

Jo Ellen Roseman

Luli Stern

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Urban Ecosystems

Bora Simmons

Children for Cities and Cities for Children: Learning to Know and Care About Urban Ecosystems

Louise Chawla

Ilaria Salvadori

``Ecological Thinking'' as a Tool for Understanding Urban Ecosystems: A Model from Israel

Shoshana Keiny

Moshe Shachak

Noa Avriel-Avni

Systems Thinking and Urban Ecosystem Education

Gary C. Smith

Approaches to Urban Ecosystem Education in Chicago: Perspectives and Processes from an Environmental Educator

Carol Fialkowski

``Campus Ecology'' Curriculum as a Means to Teach Urban Environmental Literacy

Bruce W. Grant

Ecosystem Management Education: Teaching and Learning Principles and Applications with Problem-Based Learning

Henry Campa III

Delia F. Raymer

Christine Hanaburgh

Using the Development of an Environmental Management System to Develop and Promote a More Holistic Understanding of Urban Ecosystems in Durban, South Africa

Debra C. Roberts

Section IV Visions for the Future of Urban Ecosystem Education: Themes

Alan R. Berkowitz

Karen S. Hollweg

Charles H. Nilon

Urban Ecosystems and the Twenty-First Century---A Global Imperative

Frank B. Golley

Out the Door and Down the Street---Enhancing Play, Community, and Work Environments as If Adulthood Mattered

William R. Burch, Jr.

Jacqueline M. Carrera

Integrating Urban Ecosystem Education into Educational Reform

Rodger W. Bybee

The Contribution of Urban Ecosystem Education to the Development of Sustainable Communities and Cities

Julian Agyeman

Perspectives on the Future of Urban Ecosystem Education: A Summary of Cary Conference VIII

Peter Cullen

Urban Ecosystem Education in the Coming Decade: What Is Possible and How Can We Get There?

Alan R. Berkowitz

Karen S. Hollweg

Charles H. Nilon

Index