1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  List of Contributors

      5  Preface

      6  1 Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Services – Theory and Practice 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Ecological Engineering: History and Definition 1.3 Ecosystem Services: History, Concepts, and Dimensions 1.4 Final Considerations: Challenges for the Future References

      7  2 Ecological and Ecosystem Engineering for Economic‐Environmental Revitalization 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Revitalization of Physical/Environmental Factors 2.3 Revitalization of Chemical Factors 2.4 Economic Revitalization of Degraded Soil Ecosystems 2.5 Conclusions References

      8  3 Environmental Issues and Priority Areas for Ecological Engineering Initiatives 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Basic Concepts of Ecological Engineering 3.3 Practice and Implication of Ecological Engineering 3.4 Priority Areas for Ecological Engineering 3.5 Conclusion References

      9  4 Soil Meso‐ and Macrofauna Indicators of Restoration Success in Rehabilitated Mine Sites 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Restoration to Combat Land Degradation 4.3 Mine Rehabilitation 4.4 Restoration Success Assessment: Monitoring Diversity, Vegetation, and Ecological Processes 4.5 Gaps in the Assessment of Restoration Success in Mine Sites 4.6 Increasing Restoration Success by Enhancing Soil Biodiversity and Soil Multifunctionality 4.7 Using Keystone Species and Ecosystem Engineers in Restoration 4.8 Conclusions and Further Perspective for the Restoration of Metalliferous Tailings References

      10  5 Ecological Engineering and Green Infrastructure in Mitigating Emerging Urban Environmental Threats 5.1 Dimensions of Ecological Engineering in the Frame of Ecosystem Service Provision 5.2 Landfill Afteruse Practices Based on Ecological Engineering and Green Infrastructure 5.3 Role of Ecological Engineering in Transforming Brownfields into Greenfields 5.4 Green Infrastructures for Mitigating Urban Transport‐Induced Threats 5.5 Conclusions References

      11  6 Urban Environmental Issues and Mitigation by Applying Ecological and Ecosystem Engineering 6.1 Urbanization 6.2 Global Trends of Urbanization and Its Consequences 6.3 Urban Environmental Issues 6.4 Ecosystem Engineering 6.5 Approaches for Mitigation of Urban Environmental Issues 6.6 Future Perspective Acknowledgments References

      12  7 Soil Fertility Restoration, Theory and Practice 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Materials and Methods 7.3 Results 7.4 Discussion and Conclusions Acknowledgment References

      13  8 Extracellular Soil Enzymes Act as Moderators to Restore Carbon in Soil Habitats 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Soil Organic Matter (SOM) 8.3 Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) 8.4 Soil Carbon Sequestration 8.5 Extracellular Soil Enzymes 8.6 Interactive Role of Extracellular