Use of ecological elements and ecosystems to reduce pollution
- Phytoremediation
- Natural treatment systems
- Constructed wetlands
- Sustainable water and wastewater treatment
- Ecological sanitation
- Stormwater and groundwater management
- Sustainable groundwater remediation
- Soil bioremediation
Use of ecosystems in a circular society
- Nature-based solutions: e.g., green roofs, green walls, rain gardens, green facades, vertical gardens, bioretention systems, microalgae culture, rainwater harvesting, urban forests, swales, soakways, green/blue corridors, drain ways, participatory watershed management, coastal mangrove restoration, etc.)
- Water-energy-food nexus in circular economy
- Urban agriculture and horticulture
- Ecosystem restoration
- Urban heat island mitigation strategies
- Improving mental health and well-being in urban areas
- Green and smart buildings
- Sustainable drainage systems
- Infiltration in urban areas
- Urban ecology
Circular design and integrated planning approaches for increased resiliency
- Biomimicry and biophilic design
- Role of architects, planners, and engineers in circular design
- Circular and smart cities for urban sustainability
- Eco-villages
- Design for ecosystem services
- Urban metabolism
- Urban strategies in ecological landscape architecture
- Regenerative urbanism
- Urban and regional environmental planning
- Green-blue infrastructure
- Circular built environment
- Ecosystem modelling
Resource recovery and reuse
- Water reuse, recycling, and reclamation
- Nutrient and material recovery
- Protection and reclamation of soils
- Sustainable transformation of renewable bioresources
- Composting systems and smart fertilizers
- Bio-based products, materials, biofuels
- Biochar/hydrochar-based materials
- Ecological solutions for industrial symbiosis
Climate change, green and just transition, and carbon neutrality: the role of ecological engineers
- From the Green Deal to the Real Deal
- Energy-saving technologies
- Eco-engineering for energy efficiency
- Bioenergy, biomass to fuel
- Microbial fuel cells
- Bio-sequestration, soil-carbon sequestration
- Industrial ecology
- Environmental impact assessment
- Life-cycle assessment
- Social life cycle and impact assessment
- Stakeholders’ engagement and citizen participation
- Capacity building and living labs
- Environmentally-focused social innovation
Regenerative agriculture
- Circular bioeconomy
- Integrated pest and disease management
- Natural soil cultivation (worms, dung beetles)
- Sustainable forest management
- Recirculating algae production system
- Livestock management
- Biorefineries
- Aquaculture and aquaponics
- Agricultural and food engineering
Ecological Engineering and the mining industry
- Mine land restoration
- Sustainable management of mine drainage
- Erosion processes, soil stabilization and management
- Plant-soil-water interaction
- Plant growth and nutrition
- Geomorphology of reclaimed land
Ecological Engineering Education
- Ecological engineering curriculum
- Interdisciplinary education
- Systems thinking and analysis
- Circularity in education
- Nature-based learning
- Knowledge integration
- International exchange of credits
- Accreditation
Sponsors
Isotech
Region of Crete
Truxor Wetland Equipment
Municipal Company for Water
and Sewage of Chania (D.E.Y.A.Ch.)
Inter-municipal Enterprise for
Solid Waste Management (DEDISA)
Municipality of Platanias
Agua de Sol
Global Wetland Technology
European Sustainability Academy
IFOAM Agri-Bio-Mediterraneo
Hellenic Society for Circular Economy
Blisscreativegr
Xi'an University of Technology
EcoTec Environmental Magazine
