structures that effectively enhance industrialization with a reduced impact on the environment.
This chapter discussed in great detail some of the major areas those require the attention of ecological engineering projects for development and restoration. For instance, we have explained coastal development and restoration and proposed ways that ecological engineering could be applied productively to improve the ecological benefits of infrastructure and natural habitat for corals and fishes and also encourage sustainability with the growth of urbanization. A common ecological engineering approach adopted for successful restoration of mangroves practices analytical thought processes with minimum exploitation of the mangrove ecosystem. Various nonstructural measurements are applied in the development of flood hazard plans, including locally grown flood‐fighting crops that help with risk management as well as controlled river engineering by ecological restoration. Likewise, we can rely more on internal regulatory methods rather than traditional agricultural practices.
Soil ecology restoration is the next step toward attaining an overall sustainable agricultural ecosystem. One of the major challenges in the near future is sustaining the human population while maintaining the integrity of the environment. Earth is a closed system, and thus it will be wise to apply human potential toward achieving this goal. Therefore, the expansion of restoration projects in terms of expectations and goals must be realized to achieve all the plausible ecological aspects. Ecological restoration and management should make both explicit and implicit efforts to predict and recommend the ecological future of a location. These attempts need to be extrapolated beyond the prediction within the boundary of scientific limitations during the implementation of ecological restoration and management projects.
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