Aquaponics and ecological engineering: from low tech to high tech
Four talks about Aquaponics and ecological engineering and discussions:
- Andreas Schönborn: Introduction to Ecological Engineering
- Ranka Junge: Divergent evolution of technologies: low tech versus high tech in aquaponics
- Sarah Milliken: Teaching aquaponics
- Morris Villarroel: Enriching environments for fish: the goldilocks effect and aquaponics
Each talk will last approximately 20 min followed by discussion.
Aquaponics, the simultaneous culture of fish (aquaculture) and plants without soil (hydroponics), has been proposed as one of the 10 technologies which could change our lives, by the Scientific Foresight Unit (STOA) of the European Parliament. It has proven to be quite sustainable and can be considered as an example of ecological engineering, with mutual benefits for humans and nature. The design of aquaponic systems around the world vary widely however, from quite low tech “backyard” aquaponics to high tech production systems with sophisticated monitoring. In this EELISA activity, specialists from ecological engineering and aquaponics discuss aspects related to design, education, technology transfer and animal welfare.
9:00-9:15 Welcome addressRanka Junge, ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
9:15-9:30 About EELISA
9:30-10:15 Introduction to Ecological Engineering
Andreas Schönborn, ZHAW, Co-president of IEES International Ecological Engineering Society, ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
10:15-11:00 Teaching aquaponics with a focus on entrepreneurial skills
Sarah Milliken Research Fellow, Architecture and Landscape architecture, University of Greenwich
11:00-11:30 Break
11:30-12:15 Divergent evolution of technologies, low tech versus high tech (why low-tech should not be low-knowledge)
Ranka Junge ZHAW School of Life Sciences and Facility Management, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
12:15-13:00 Enriching environments for fish: the goldilocks effect and aquaponics
Morris Villarroel, Professor of Aquaculture, Technical University of Madrid (UPM)
