What is "ecological engineering"? The term, "ecological engineering," was first coined by Howard T. Odum in 1962. Howard Odum is now professor emeritus at the University of Florida, where his work in systems ecology has flourished. Ecological engineering, he wrote, is "those cases where the energy supplied by man is small relative to the natural sources but sufficient to produce large effects in the resulting patterns and processes." (H.T. Odum, 1962, "Man and Ecosystem" Proceedings, Lockwood Conference on the Suburban Forest and Ecology. Bulletin Connecticut Agric. Station) Another definition that follows from that relates to ecosystem management by human society (Center for Wetlands, University of Florida) : "Ecological engineering is the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both. It involves the design, construction and management of
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