The Ecosystem Concept and Linking Models of Physical-Chemical Processes to Ecological Responses: Introduction and Annotated Bibliography

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is striving to design, evaluate, and manage its large-scale engineering projects in a sustainable, environmental context that extends beyond traditional project boundaries. This approach, which frames a project as part of a larger, functioning ecosystem, was articulated in "The Environmental Operating Principles" by the Chief of Engineers (Flowers 2002) and has been adopted by the System-Wide Water Resources Program (SWWRP). The goal is to promote environmental sustainability and sound stewardship by adopting an ecosystem view.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470973

Entities

People

  • David Soballe
  • John Hains

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Biology
  • Climate Change
  • Complex Systems
  • Computational Science
  • Computers
  • Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Habitats
  • Resource Management
  • Systems Approach
  • Three Dimensional
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.