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Why should engineers care about ecology?

Why should engineers care about ecology?

Engineering as a field of practice has deep roots in human history. It dates back at least to the ancient Greeks, and might be much older. In ancient civilizations, the predecessors of engineers were probably craftsmen and artists. I believe that this eternal urge to...
Why should engineers care about ecology?

Why should ecologists care for engineering?

Simply spoken: because engineering is the most influential human practice on Earth. “It is no longer possible to understand, predict, or successfully manage ecological pattern, process, or change without understanding why and how humans reshape these over the...
Why should engineers care about ecology?

Restart IEES: Update on the process

To all interested in ecological engineering Dear friends of IEES, It’s great to see that some progress has been made in the past months. Here’s a brief update: IEES now has an active board that meets about every 2 months to reflect and steer the process...
Why should engineers care about ecology?

Restart IEES – Call for participation

Wanted: Juniors: Join the IEES operational team and help shape the process! Seniors: Share your Ecological Engineering lighthouse project in the discussion on EE principles!IEES is a non-profit organization, founded in 1993 with the aim to promote ecologically...
Why should engineers care about ecology?

Restart of IEES – Picking up speed

What is the future role of IEES and how could it support other societies? Human society urgently needs to move towards more sustainable practices. We believe that Ecological Engineering, using the broad definition promoted by IEES, can substantially contribute to this...
Why should engineers care about ecology?

A NEW LIFE FOR IEES :-)

Dear IEES members, dear colleagues, During the last months, we have worked on breathing life into IEES. Together with Andreas Schönborn and the two co-presidents, Petter Jenssen and Johannes Heeb, we contacted the AEES board (American Ecological Engineering Society)...