This article was contributed by Paige O’Neill, MBA, NCET Program Manager.
Are you tired of polluted floodwaters drowning your community? Are you worried about coastal erosion near your beach home? Are you exasperated with the lack of access to quality fish products in underserved communities?
Ecosystem Technology, or EcoTech, is an emerging branch of applied science that combines understanding of living ecological systems with technological advances to ensure safe and sustainable solutions. In short, this means to provide scientific innovations that have limited adverse effects on the surrounding environment, or in some cases augment services provided by natural environments. Some examples of EcoTech applications include:
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