Universities continue to expand bringing considerable debate about their purposes and relationship to the world. In The Ecological University, Ronald Barnett argues that universities fall short of their potential and responsibilities in an ever changing and challenging environment.

Introduction: The coming of the ecological university Part 1: The idea of the ecological Chapter 1: The idea of ecology Chapter 2: Assembling the pieces Chapter 3: Beyond sustainability Chapter 4: Seven ecosystems Interlude: A Social Ecology of the University Part 2: The ecological university Chapter 5: The eco-university: Principles and maxims Chapter 6: Ecological inquiry Chapter 7: Beyond liquid learning to the ecological learner Chapter 8: Sightings of an ecological curriculum Chapter 9: Towards an ecological professionalism Chapter 10: Engaging the world Part 3: Ecological Audit Chapter 11: The idea of the ecological university: An audit Chapter 12: A university for the whole Earth Coda: A revolution in the offing

Ronald Barnett is Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at University College London Institute of Education, UK. He has spent a lifetime in advancing a philosophy of higher education, and The Ecological University: A Feasible Utopia represents the culmination of that project.