ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents a thorough analysis of the questions of ecological alienation and equity exclusion, largely based around an examination of related concepts and their reconciliatory potential. Cultural leverage points, economic engines, centers of innovation, and home to millions, how these complex adaptive socio-ecological urban entities unfold will have profound impacts on the rest of the planet. Ecological alienation or ecological rift is a present-day manifestation of the nature-society dualism professed through modernist ideals and philosophy. The book speaks about the applied urban ecosystem justice told in the story of the Radix Ecological Sustainability Center and its educational philosophy. It places a strong emphasis on the practical application of this knowledge, containing a number of “how-to” sections that provide a step-by-step instruction on how to construct and implement the learning tools and systems described.
