The Future Role of Ecological Engineering Science in Undergraduate Engineering Education

建议编号：0230631研究人员：Nies，LoringInn名称：普渡大学TITLE：生态工程学在本科工程教育中的未来角色摘要人类工程学对生态系统的影响是不可否认的，并且在全球范围内是显而易见的。生态工程是一门新兴的学科，它的定义是为了人类与自然的共同利益而设计生态系统。如果我们要维持生态系统生物多样性，并将人类生存改善到全球公平和可接受的水平，人类工程学和自然系统必须协调行动。该项目将开发一个包容性的生态工程科学本科学位课程，将整合跨当前学科边界的教师、课程和资源。未来的生态工程科学毕业生将在跨学科团队中工作，以确保工程实践在生态上是可持续的。我们称我们的项目为生态工程科学，以承认该项目的自然科学和社会科学基础。虽然这一新的学位课程将在工程学院内部启动，但在规划过程中，将与农业学院、科学学院、文科学院和教育学院建立强有力的跨学科联系。我们来自普渡大学工程学院和教学卓越中心的跨学科团队非常适合在校园内建立联系并领导课程规划过程。生态工程科学与环境工程等传统环境学科的不同之处在于问题的规模和复杂性、对人类制度(社会、政治和经济)的考虑，以及将可持续性问题纳入问题表述。有充分的理由发展生态工程科学学位课程。未来十年，美国将提供超过3.5万个新的环境与可持续系统工作岗位。国家研究委员会建议增加跨学科教育，他们确定了八个重大的环境挑战。这涵盖了生态工程的各个领域。

PROPOSAL NO.: 0230631PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Nies, LoringINSTITUTION NAME: Purdue UniversityTITLE: The Future Role of Ecological Engineering Science in Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractThe impact of human engineering on ecosystems is undeniable and globally evident. Ecological Engineering is an emerging discipline that is defined as the design of ecosystems for the mutual benefit of humans and nature. Human engineering and natural systems must act in harmony if we are to sustain ecosystem biodiversity and improve human existence to a globally equitable and acceptable level. The project will develop an inclusive undergraduate degree program in Ecological Engineering Science that will integrate faculty, courses, and resources across current disciplinary boundaries. Future graduates of Ecological Engineering Science will work in interdisciplinary teams to ensure that engineering practices are ecologically sustainable. We call our program Ecological Engineering Science to acknowledge the natural and social science foundation of the program. Although the initiation of this new degree program will be from within the Schools of Engineering, strong interdisciplinary linkages will be established with the Schools of Agriculture, Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Education during the planning process. Our interdisciplinary team from the Schools of Engineering and the Center for Instructional Excellence at Purdue University is well suited to establish linkages across campus and to lead the curriculum planning process. What sets Ecological Engineering Science apart from traditional environmental disciplines such as Environmental Engineering is the scale and complexity of the problems, the consideration of human institutions (social, political and economic), and the inclusion of sustainability issues in problem formulations. There is a strong justification for the development of an Ecological Engineering Science degree program. Over the next decade more than 35,000 new Environmental and Sustainable Systems jobs will become available in the US. The National Research Council recommended increasing interdisciplinary education and they identified eight .Grand Environmental Challenges. that spans the spectrum of Ecological Engineering.