Ecological engineering: A field whose time has come

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-377

  Mitsch, William J ^a   Jørgensen, Sven E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Ecological conservation; Ecotechnology; Self design; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENERGY RESOURCES; POLLUTION; RESTORATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING;

ECOLOGY;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HABITAT RESTORATION; POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0347228950     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2003.05.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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