Dale, GlennDotro, GabrielaSrivastava, PuneetAustin, DavidHutchinson, StacyHead, PeterGoonetilleke, AshanthaStefanakis, AlexandrosJunge, RankaFernández L., José A.Weyer, VanessaTruter, WayneBühler, DeviBennett, JohnLiu, HongboLi, ZifuDu, JianqiangSchneider, PetraHack, JochenSchönborn, Andreas2021-06-292021-06-292021-06-12Dale G, Dotro G, Srivastava P, et al., (2021) Education in ecological engineering – A need whose time has come. Circular Economy and Sustainability, Volume 1, June 2021, pp. 333-3732730-597Xhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-021-00067-4http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16818The Importance of Ecological Engineering in Society In this paper, the importance of ecological engineering education is discussed in relation to the perceived need of our society to address global challenges of sustainable development. The perceived needs of industry, practitioners, educators and students for skills in ecological engineering are also discussed. The Importance and Need for Ecological Engineering Education The need for integrative, interdisciplinary education is discussed in relation to the scope of ecology, engineering and the unique role of ecological engineering.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Environmental challengesSustainable development Interdisciplinary educationNature based solutionsEcological engineering curriculumEcological engineeringArticle