Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Prologue -- Ecological Wisdom: Genesis, Conceptualization, and Defining Characteristics -- EcoWISE -- Ecological Wisdom -- Ecological Wisdom as an Ethical Belief: Ecosophy -- Sec5 -- Ecological Wisdom as the Ability to Achieve the Unity of Moral Knowledge and Virtuous Action -- Ecological Wisdom as the Ability to Do Preeminent Ecological Practice Research -- Role Models and the Community of Scholar-Practitioners -- References -- 1 Development of Environmentally Sustainable Materials -- Abstract -- 1 What is a Sustainable Material? -- 2 Measuring the Sustainability of Materials -- 3 What to Do First? -- 4 Energy Use and Building Insulation -- 5 Land Use and Decreasing the Damage from Animal Industries -- 6 Sustainable Lead Redux-Can We Replace Metals? -- 7 Looking Forward: "Sustainable Materials" and Consumption -- References -- 2 Overlooked Strategies in Exploitation of Microorganisms in the Field of Building Materials -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) -- 3 Alternative MICP Pathways and Their Working Principles -- 3.1 Aerobic Oxidation of Organic Carbon -- 3.2 Anoxic Oxidation of Organic Carbon -- 3.3 Methane Oxidation -- 3.4 Carbon Dioxide Hydrolysis -- 4 MICP Applications Waiting for Further Exploration -- 4.1 Production of Microbial Bricks -- 4.2 Simultaneous Greenhouse Gas Sequestration and Surface Treatment -- 4.3 Crack Repair in Cementitious Composites -- 4.4 Improvement of Recycled Concrete Aggregate Properties -- 5 Overlooked Microbial Strategies with Significant Potential -- 5.1 Microbial Surface Cleaning -- 5.2 Bio-Based Insulation -- 5.3 Green Walls with Microorganisms: An Alternative Way to Sequester Carbon Dioxide -- 5.4 Microbial-Induced Corrosion Inhibition -- 5.5 Exploiting Microbial-Produced Polymers -- 6 Challenges and Future Perspectives. , 7 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) for Soil Stabilization -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Principal of Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) Process -- 3 Urease-Driven MICP -- 3.1 Urease Enzyme and Microbial Urease -- 3.2 Metabolism of Urease Positive Bacteria -- 3.3 MICP Induced by Urea Hydrolysis -- 4 Soil Cementation and Stabilization via MICP -- 4.1 Ex Situ Cultivated Versus In Situ Enriched Ureolytic Bacteria -- 4.2 Pure Strain Versus Enrichment -- 4.3 Injection Versus Surface Percolation Versus In Situ Premixing -- 4.4 MICP Improvement of Engineering Properties of Soil -- 4.5 Effective Crystals and Efficiency of Cementation -- 4.6 Durability of MICP Treated Soils -- 4.7 Approaches Other Than Urease-Driven MICP -- 5 MICP for Civil Engineering Applications Other Than Soil Improvement -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Utilization of Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation for Sand Solidification Using Pararhodobacter sp. -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Syringe Solidification Test Using MICP Method -- 2.1 Methodology -- 2.2 Test Conditions -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 Bacterial Population and Re-injection of Bacteria -- 2.3.2 Curing Temperature and Curing Time -- 2.3.3 Injection Interval and Concentration of Cementation Media -- 2.3.4 Particle Size -- 2.4 Discussion -- 2.4.1 Suggested Formula for Prediction of Estimated UCS -- 3 Model Test for Sand Solidification Using MICP Method -- 3.1 Methodology -- 3.2 Test Conditions -- 3.3 Results -- 3.3.1 pH and Ca2+ Concentration -- 3.3.2 Color Observation with the Time -- 3.3.3 Estimated UCS Results -- 3.3.4 SEM Images and EDX Results -- 3.3.5 XRD Results -- 3.3.6 X-CT Results -- 3.4 Discussion -- 3.4.1 Comparison of Relationship Between UCS and CaCO3 Content with Previous Studies. , 3.4.2 Usefulness and Applicability of Model Test in Practical Stage -- 3.4.3 Comparison Between Syringe Solidification Test and Model Test -- 4 Future Improvements -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Effect of Plant-Derived Urease-Induced Carbonate Formation on the Strength Enhancement of Sandy Soil -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Plant-Derived Urease Enzyme and its Activity -- 1.2 Importance of Plant-Derived Urease Enzyme Over the Microbial Urease -- 1.3 Existing Applications of Plant-Derived Urease-Induced CC Precipitation -- 2 Methodology of the Current Study -- 2.1 Selection of a Plant Species Having Urease Activity and Extraction of Urease Enzyme from Seeds -- 2.2 Quantitative Determination of Urease Activity -- 2.3 Syringe Solidification Test -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Quantitative Determination of Urease Activity -- 3.2 Syringe Solidification Test -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Material Properties of Agriculture Straw Fibre-Reinforced Concrete -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agricultural Fibres -- 3 Characteristics of the Adopted Agricultural Straw Fibres -- 4 Concrete with Agricultural Straw Fibres -- 4.1 Uniaxial Compressive Strength -- 4.2 Residual Flexural Strength -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Agro-Industrial Discards and Invasive Weed-Based Lignocelluloses as Green Building Materials: A Pertinent Review -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Construction Materials from Lignocellulosic Waste -- 2.1 Particle Board -- 2.2 Thermal Insulator -- 2.3 Masonry Composites/Bricks -- 2.4 Cementitious/Pozzolana/Binder Material -- 2.5 Aggregate/Concrete -- 3 Ecological Wisdom for Sustainability of Natural and Urban Ecosystem -- 4 Issues to Surmount in Lignocellulose-Based Building Materials -- 5 Future Prospective in Lignocellulose-Based Building Materials -- 6 Conclusion -- References. , 8 Integration of Ecosystem Services in the Structure of the City is Essential for Urban Sustainability -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research Scope -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Historical Development of the City-A Short Literature Review of Urbanization -- 2.2 Environmental and Social Problems in Modern Cities -- 2.3 Ecosystem Services -- 3 Methods -- 4 Results -- 4.1 Selection of Urban Problems -- 4.2 Selection of Ecological Services -- 4.3 Comparison of Ecosystem Services and Urban Problems -- 4.4 Description of the Urban Ecological Services as Solutions for Place-Related Urban Problems -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Historical Development of Urban Greenery and the Relationship with Actual Urban Problems -- 5.2 Urban Ecological Services and Their Applicability to Solve Specific Actual Urban Problems -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9 Integrated Blue and Green Corridor Restoration in Strasbourg: Green Toads, Citizens, and Long-Term Issues -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Issues and Potential of the Socio-Ecosystem at Stake -- 2.1 What Alterations Have Motivated the Restoration Program? -- 2.2 First Project, Public Inquiry, and Social Adjustments -- 2.3 The 'Dirty' Stormwater Problem and the Way It Was Solved -- 3 Tackling the Issues: The Restoration of the Ostwaldergraben Socio-Ecosystem -- 3.1 Technical Itinerary to Achieve the Restoration Objectives -- 3.2 Setting up the Nature-Based Solutions to Treat Stormwater -- 4 The Ostwaldergraben's Response: Aftermath of the Restoration Project -- 4.1 The Creation of a Haven for the Green Toad? A New Face for the Corridor -- 4.2 Sustainability of the stormwater treatment: evolution of the hybrid system over 5 years -- 4.3 Nature-Based Solutions and Citizen Representations: Sociological Aspects of the Project -- 5 Conclusion: The Trade-Offs of This Project -- Acknowledgements -- References. , 10 The Role of Ecological Wisdom in Brownfields Redevelopment in China -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Definition of Brownfield -- 2 Brownfields Formation in China -- 3 Problems with Brownfields -- 4 Ecological Wisdom and Brownfield Redevelopment in China -- 5 Sustainable Remediation for Brownfield Redevelopment -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- 11 Ecological Wisdom-Inspired Remediation Technology for Aquaculture Water Quality Improvement in Ecological Agricultural Park -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Location of Pilot-Scale Experiment -- 2.2 Construction of Aquaculture Water Quality Purification -- 2.2.1 Section I-Aquatic Plant Purification -- 2.2.2 Section II-Economic Floating Bed Area -- 2.3 Layout and Determination of Indicators and Methods of Sampling Points -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Investigation of Aquaculture in Ecological Agriculture -- 3.1.1 Basic Information of Aquacultural Ponds -- 3.1.2 Water Quality of Aquacultural Ponds -- 3.1.3 Pollution Intensity Calculation of Aquacultural Ponds -- 3.2 Evaluation of Operation Effect of Demonstration Project -- 3.2.1 Comparison of Annual Water Purification Effect -- 3.2.2 Comparison of Two Stages of Water Purification Effect -- 3.3 Benefit Analysis of Demonstration Project -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 12 Wetlands Restoration Engineering in the Metropolitan Area -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ecosystem of Wetlands -- 3 Effect of Climate Change on Wetland -- 4 Hydrological Change of Wetlands -- 4.1 Human Factors Behind the Wetland Degradation -- 4.2 Invasive Species -- 4.3 Invasive Species Potentially Associated with Wetlands in the Project Area -- 4.4 Wetlands at Risk in Metropolitan Area -- 5 Wetlands in Shanghai -- 5.1 Method -- 5.1.1 Water in Wetland -- 5.1.2 Source of Water Pollution -- 5.1.3 Wetlands in the Treatment System. , 5.2 Vegetation Community Wetland.