Der Band versteht sich als "follow-up" der Northern Call for the Environment Conference in Savonlinna (Finnland). Aus unterschiedlichen Regionen werden Ideen, Erfahrungen und Perspektiven zum Thema Umweltbildung beleuchtet. Inhalt: 1. Walter Leal Filho: Environmental Education and Quality of Life (11-24); 2. Mauri Åhlberg: Education for Sustainability, Good Environment and Good Life (25-43); 3. Peter Posch: Social Change and Environmental Education (45-56); 4. Chris Maas Geesteranus: Quality of Environmental Education; An Emphasis on Process Development (57-63); 5. Paul Hart: Teacher Thinking and Practice in Environmental Education (65-82); 6. Karsten Schnack: Why Focus on Conflicting Interests in Environmental Education? (83-96); 7. Franz Rauch: Ecologisation of Schools: Personal Impressions on Selected Practical Examples in European Countries (97-132); 8. Leena Aho: The theoretical and practical basis for environmental teaching and learning for sustainable development (133-147); 9. Michael Bassey: Greed, Boredom, Love, Joy – and the Ecological Predicament: a Call for Educational Research into the Learning of Green Moral Values (149-162); 10. Moira Laing: Ethos, Environment and Curriculum (163-177); 11. Eisenberg Wieder Rose / Theesz Poschner Margarita: Environmental Values Facing Corruption in Mexico: Teacher Training through Action-Research (179-185); 12. Liisa Horelli: Educational and Institutional Challenges of Children's Participation in Urban Plannings (187-195); 13. Sepideh Rouhani / Duduzile Dlamini-Boemah: Environmental Education Centres in the Republic of South Africa: A Study of the Goldfields Environmental Education Centre at the Pilanesburg National Park in the North West Province (197-207); 14. Philip Payne: The Politics of Nature: Childrens' Conceptions, Constructions and Values (209-227); 15. Makku Käpylä: Environmental Education and Implicit Meanings (229-239); 16. Sofie Van Volsem / Veronique Vens: The Flemish Green School Project (241-253); 17. Jurij Kunaver: Environmental Education and Karst Phenomena – The Example of Slovenia (255-260); 18. Maria Kuzniarz: Towards a transboundary curriculum for the environmental education in the "Black Triangle" region (261-264); 19. Mario De Paz / Miranda Pilo: Environmental Educations for Teachers' Training (265-271); 20. Arjen E. J. Wals / Daan van Weelie: Environmental Education and the Challenge of Overcoming Ill-definedness Foundations for Interactive Curriculum Development (273-286); 21. Pekka Hynninen / Veijo Ilmavirta: Development of Environmental Education: A Theoretical and Methodological Model for a Sustainable Way of Life (287-295).