Introduction
Science and theory of connecting human and natural systems
Nature and childhood development
Harmonizing the natural and human built environments
Biophilic design
Ethics of sustainability
Narrative epilogue
Of forests and the sea, 1955 : middle childhood
From apple orchards to shopping malls, 1972 : late adolescence
Geographic sketches here and there, 1985 : early adulthood
Seals in the neighborhood, 2004 : middle age
Reminiscence of childhood and the city, later generations : 2030 and 2055.