Academic Curriculum
An academic curriculum has been proposed for ecological engineering, and key institutions across the US are indeed starting programs. Key elements of this curriculum are:
- quantitative ecology,
- systems ecology,
- restoration ecology,
- ecological modeling,
- ecological engineering,
- economics of ecological engineering, and
- technical electives.
Complementing this set of courses are prerequisites courses in physical, biological, and chemical subject areas, and integrated design experiences. According to Matlock et al., the design must identify constraints, characterize solutions in ecological time, and incorporate ecological economics in design evaluation. Economics of ecological engineering has been demonstrated using energy principles for a wetland., and using nutrient valuation for a dairy farm
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