Abstract
A comprehensive paradigm for environmental engineering is proposed—the biosoma paradigm—which considers the interaction of the natural inanimate inorganic environment with the Earth's biological systems—humans and other species—their social entities, and their machines (i.e., their artifacts). Matrices that systematize these interactions can help the design process in environmental engineering to take advantage of the intrinsic differences in predictability, performance, and other characteristics of each component of the paradigm. This can lead to a broader view of environmental engineering design and education, and of disaster prevention and mitigation.
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