Abstract:This paper describes efforts to develop an Ecological Engineering curriculum at the University of Washington. Ecological engineering is the design of sustainable systems consistent with ecological principles that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both. Graduates will be able to practice design with an appreciation for the relationship of organisms (including humans) with their environment, and the constraints on design imposed by the complexity, variability and uncertainty… Show more
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