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Home Courses Engineering: Building with Nature Course materials Readings 3.2.1 Introduction to Eco-Building Blocks

3.2.1 Introduction to Eco-Building Blocks

Course subject(s) Module 3: Ecological Design Principles

Just as you learnt about the character of hydraulic infrastructures – the principles that underpin their design – by first learning about their Form and Function, in this section you will also first learn about the Form and Functioning of wetlands and other water-related ecosystems.

There are 2 videos by an ecologist from Deltares, Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck, followed by readings about ecological building blocks. Then, we ask you to read and reflect on reading materials that explain the Form and Functioning of some wetlands and other water-related ecosystems.

After this you may move to the next section, where we will expound on Ecological Design Principles.

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