Ecological Engineering (3), Wen-lian Chang張文亮教授

Lecture: 3 hours. Prerequisite: ecology or similar courses.

Goals for this course:
1. to understand basic theories of ecological engineering,
2. engineering application for ecological problem solving,
3. to solve natural resource management and environmental crisis from ecological engineering, and
4. to equip students the knowledge and basic skills for ecological engineering job market.

# MMDD Topic
1 0923 Why ecological engineering?
2 0930 Basic concepts of ecological engineering.
3 1007 What is an ecosystem?
4 1014 Ecological engineering application: watershed restoration (I)
5 1021 Ecological engineering application: watershed restoration (II)
6 1028 Ecological engineering application: river restoration (I)
7 1104 Ecological engineering application: river restoration (II)
8 1111 Midterm
9 1118 Ecological engineering application: wetland restoration (I)
10 1125 Ecological engineering application: wetland restoration (II)
11 1202 Ecological engineering application: coastal restoration (I)
12 1209 Ecological engineering application: coastal restoration (II)
13 1216 Ecological engineering application: wastewater treatment construction (I)
14 1223 Ecological engineering application: wastewater treatment construction (II)
15 1230 Ecological engineering application: soil contamination bio-mediation
16 0106 Ecological Engineering for the Future (Term Paper DUE)
Final Exam.

Textbook: Mitsch, W.J., and S.E. Jorgensen. 2004. Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Reference:
1. Kangas, P.C., 2004. Ecological Engineering-Principles and Practice. Lewis Publishers. U.S.A.
2. Odum, E.P., and G.W. Barrett. 2005. (5th ed.) Fundamentals of Ecology. Thomson Learning, Inc. U.S.A.
Grading: 1 midterms (1/3), final exam (1/3), term paper (1/3)