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Sustainable engineering must account for nature's supply of ecosystem services, not just demand. This framework integrates technological and ecological systems for better human-nature harmony and sustainable outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Ecological Economics
  • Sustainability Science

Background:

  • Current sustainable engineering methods often overlook the supply side of ecosystem services.
  • This oversight can lead to suboptimal decisions and missed opportunities for economic and environmental benefits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a framework for integrating technological and ecological systems.
  • To foster greater harmony between human activities and natural systems.
  • To improve accounting for both the demand and supply of ecosystem services.

Main Methods:

  • The framework considers technological systems (processes to life cycles) and ecological systems (local to global scales).
  • Demand for ecosystem services is assessed via emissions and resource use.
  • Supply is evaluated based on ecosystem capacity.

Main Results:

  • Metrics are proposed to calculate ecosystem service sustainability at multiple scales.
  • The framework identifies necessary conditions for local and global sustainability.
  • It highlights opportunities for life cycle efficiency, industrial symbiosis, and ecological restoration.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating supply and demand of ecosystem services is crucial for effective sustainability.
  • The developed framework offers a pathway to reduce ecological overshoot.
  • Further research is needed to operationalize the framework for practical application.