The distinctive characteristic of this book's approach is to provide a brand new and comprehensive view on problems pertaining to the relationship between humans and nature, without limit to any one particular discipline. Environmental issues are not exclusively physical, biological, economical, political, social, or cultural problems. They are rather all these and more.

Malte Faber is emeritus professor at the University of Heidelberg and since 2007 he has been consulting the Central, Province and Local governments of the People's Republic of China. Reiner Manstetten is an assistant professor at the University of Heidelberg and since 2004 has been working at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ in Leipzig.

1. Humanity, Nature and Environment 2. Environmental Education: Problems and Possible Solutions 3. The meaning of Economy and Ecology 4. Scientific Logos and Ignorance 5. The Essence Logos 6. The Existence Logos 7. Forms of Knowledge and Economic Dynamics 8. The Term Nature and the Three Purposes of Life