ecoeng - Newsletter

No. 13, September 2007

 
Best practice in Ecological Engineering

IEES co-presidents J. Heeb and P.D.Jenssen share some thoughts about "best-practice" in ecological engineering in the context of this newsletter's focus on quality criteria.

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Essential Governing Principles of the Biosphere and Ecological Engineering

Winfried Blum distills six essential principles out of his life-long research in environmental science that may provide a guideline to assess good ecological engineering in the future.
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Ecological Engineering: Criteria for Engineers

The engineer's approach is much different: Andrew Dakers, a practicing professional engineer from New Zealand summarizes his view about good quality criteria.

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Students' view: Trying to apply quality criteria for ecological engineering

Three student teams from a Swiss UAS apply quality criteria to real projects:

Read their assessment of:
The Vertical Farm Concept
Flintenbreite Housing Estate, Germany
Waterharmonica at Texel, Netherlands

Frequently asked questions on household composting

In chapter 6 (and end) of our series, R. Shanthini and K. Walgama tackle questions that always come up if composting is started.

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Stensund Wastewater Aquaculture - What can we learn from it?

Stensund aquaculture was an intriguing project. There's still a lot we can learn from it. A. Schoenborn says why.
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Masters of Natural Resources Management and Ecological Engineering (NARMEE)

W. Blum reports about one of the first European Master programs that include Ecological Engineering.

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Don't mix - a paradigm in practice

Novaquatis - the Swiss transdisciplinary project on urine recycling - has come to an end this spring. A.Schoenborn reports from its final presentation.
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Canadian Research Centre Focuses on Constructed Wetland Technology

A brief report by Brent Wootton on the new Centre for Alternative Wastewater Treatment in Lindsay, Ontario, and their plans for the future. Read more ...

Making constructed wetlands work better

In a recent PhD thesis, C.Turon-Planella worked on how environmental decision support systems can improve the operation of Catalonian constructed wetlands.
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Play with water

An EU-funded project works out teaching material primary schools in order to promote the joy about and the interest in ecology and ecotechnology. M.Wyrsch and R.Junge are reporting
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Satire: Joe Swamp - a different view on quality criteria

If you slip into the shoes of a swamp monster, quality criteria for a good wetland might look a little bit different all the sudden...

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EcoEng-Newsbits

India Ecosan Services in India
Australia IOBB conference 2008 inAustralia
Mongolia New ecosan pilot project in NorthernMongolia
www Organic ePrints - an international public archive on orgaqnic agriculture
www/USA The careful foot - a site devoted to reconciliation ecology
www Cradle to cradle design - a new design paradigm
www/Germany Eurosolar - promoting the total replacement of fossil and nuclear energies
www/WHO Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater
USA Patrick Kangas' Website
India Barefoot College a place for low threshold cooperative learning in India
USA Open position at John Todd Ecological Design, Inc.
USA New book: Reusing the Resource - Adventures in Ecological Wastewater Recycling
www Two databases on aquatic and wetland plants
ecoeng Writers' Fund A funding opportunity for articles on ecological engineering issues. Check the details.
Calendar An updated list of events interesting for Ecological Engineers
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© 2007, International Ecological Engineering Society, Wolhusen, Switzerland

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