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Resistant to the idea that their topic matter could be considered two separate fields, Mitsch (natural resources and environmental science, Ohio State U.) and Jorgensen (environmental chemistry, Agriculture U. of Denmark) describe processes of ecological engineering and ecosystem management. In their introductory chapters they provide definitions, examine classifications, and present design principles. Next, in what they describe as the "heart and soul" of the book, they present applications related to lake and reservoir restoration, wetland creation, river restoration, coastal restoration, treatment wetlands, bioremediation, and mine and disturbed land restoration. They conclude with a discussion of an essential tool in their eyes, ecological modeling.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
Completely updated to keep pace with current technology.
* Provides a firm grounding the fundamentals, theory, and latest techniques.
* Includes completely updated case studies.


Book Info
Text presents the basic information needed to select and design ecological solutions. Includes approaches such as case studies; and ecosystem models that are applied to design, manage, and modify ecosystems. DLC: Restoration ecology.


The publisher, John Wiley & Sons
This international, interdisciplinary account presents a unified account of ecotechnology--the practice of ecologically sound approaches to engineering. The first section of the book introduces the basic concepts and principles of ecotechnology. The second section of the book comprises case studies of ecological engineering from around the world, including cases from Denmark, China, Japan, the United States, and Canada. Most of the examples are applications of aquatic ecosystems, such as hydrological modification, pollution control, wetland management, and lake, reservoir, and stream restoration. Chapters in the second section follow a common format--a survey of the problem or existing methodologies, a discussion of where and when these methods are ecologically sound, and a case study to illustrate in detail the proper use of the ecological engineering practice.


Back Cover Copy
New and updated coverage of ecological engineering by pioneers of the field Written by the founding and leading authorities in the field, Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration provides a firm grounding in the fundamentals, theory, and latest techniques for using ecological science to solve environmental problems. A wealth of new examples, processes, and technological advances are thoroughly examined and discussed with expert insight that only the pioneers of this now mature field can offer. With an in-depth focus on both theories and methodologies, this detailed "how-to" guide presents real-world experience and ecosystem models for designing, managing, and modifying ecosystems in three comprehensive sections: Introduction–Covers basic concepts and examples, including nineteen principles of ecological engineering Applications of Ecological Engineering–Covers approaches to ecological restoration and enhancement in eight ecosystem chapters, including a wide variety of ecological management case studies Ecological Engineering Tools–Covers ecological modeling techniques specific to predicting ecosystem structure and function in ecosystem creation and restoration Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration has the new and updated information that is essential for today’s environmental scientists and engineers, wetlands scientists and managers, ecologists and ecological engineers, civil engineers, and landscape architects.


About the Author
WILLIAM J. MITSCH, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science at The Ohio State University in Columbus. He holds courtesy appointments in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at Ohio State. He is founder and Director of the Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, a 12-ha wetland research facility at the university. He is founder and Editor in Chief of Ecological Engineering–The Journal of Ecotechnology, is on the editorial board of four other ecological journals, and is coauthor or coeditor of twelve other books, including Wetlands (Wiley).
SVEN ERIK JØRGENSEN, PhD, is Professor of Environmental Chemistry at The Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences and at the Agriculture University of Denmark. He has written and edited fifty books, is a member of the editorial board of eleven journals, and is Editor in Chief of Ecological Modelling. He is also Chairman of ILEC’s (International Lake Environment Committee) scientific committee.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration has the new and updated information that is essential for today's environmental scientists and engineers, wetlands scientists and managers, ecologists and ecological engineers, civil engineers, and landscape architects.

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