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Closed ecological system — Biosphere 2 Closed ecological systems (CES) are ecosystems that do not rely on matter exchange with any part outside the system. The term is most often used to describe small manmade ecosystems. Such systems are scientifically interesting and can … Wikipedia
Closed ecological system — Système écologique fermé Des Systèmes écologiques clos (en anglais : Closed Ecological Systems) sont des écosystèmes qui ne réalisent pas d échanges de matière avec l extérieur. Bien que la Terre elle même correspond à cette définition, ce… … Wikipédia en Français
Ecological succession — Succession after disturbance: a boreal forest one (left) and two years (right) after a wildfire. Ecological succession, is the phenomenon or process by which a community progressively transforms itself until a stable community is formed. It is a… … Wikipedia
Ecological interface design — (EID) is an approach to interface design that was introduced specifically for complex sociotechnical, real time, and dynamic systems. It has been applied in a variety of domains including process control (e.g. nuclear power plants, petrochemical… … Wikipedia
Ecological engineering — is an emerging of study integrating ecology and engineering, concerned with the design, monitoring and construction of ecosystems. The design of sustainable ecosystems intent to integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit … Wikipedia
Ecological sanitation — Ecological sanitation, also known as ecosan or eco san, are terms coined to describe a form of sanitation that usually involves urine diversion and the recycling of water and nutrients contained within human wastes back into the local environment … Wikipedia
Ecological stability — can take on any connotation in a continuum ranging from resilience (returning quickly to a previous state) to constancy (lack of change) to persistence (simply not going extinct). The precise definition depends on the ecosystem in question, the… … Wikipedia
Ecological Systems Theory — Ecological Systems Theory, also called Development in Context or Human Ecology theory, specifies four types of nested environmental systems, with bi directional influences within and between the systems. The theory was developed by Urie… … Wikipedia
Ecological Design — is any form of design that minimizes environmentally destructive impacts by integrating itself with living processes. Ecological design is an integrative, ecologically responsible design discipline. It helps connect scattered efforts in green… … Wikipedia
Ecological modernization — is an optimistic, reform oriented environmental discourse and school of environmental social science that has gained increasing attention among scholars and policymakers in the last several decades in Europe, North America, Japan, and elsewhere… … Wikipedia
