New directions of biology and biotechnology in urban environmental sciences

Living organisms and biological methods are widely used in recycling urban waste and improving the quality of the urban environment. Urban biology is a branch of biology that studies organisms living in cities. We propose using the new term "urban biotechnology". Urban biotechnology is the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Hemijska industrija 2021-01, Vol.75 (6), p.365-368
Main Authors: Gladkov, Evgeny Aleksandrovich, Gladkova, Olga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic degrees
Academic disciplines
Agricultural biotechnology
Alternative energy sources
Biochemical engineering
Bioengineering
Biology
Biotechnology
chemical and biochemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Curricula
deicing agents
Ecology
Education
Environmental impact
Environmental science
Forecasts and trends
Municipal waste management
Physiology
Plant sciences
urban biology
urban biotechnology
Urban ecology
Urban environments
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Living organisms and biological methods are widely used in recycling urban waste and improving the quality of the urban environment. Urban biology is a branch of biology that studies organisms living in cities. We propose using the new term "urban biotechnology". Urban biotechnology is the use of biotechnological methods to protect the urban environment and in urban energy. Urban biotechnology in the future may be included in the curriculum of the Master's degree programs "Biotechnology", "Ecology " (profile "Applied Ecology"), "Chemistry" (profile " ?hemistry of the urban environment "), and Chemical Engineering (profile "Chemical and Biochemical Engineering "). We consider it important to train specialists in the fields of urban biology and urban biotechnology. We hope that urban biotechnology and urban biology will become independent disciplines in the future.
ISSN:0367-598X
2217-7426
DOI:10.2298/HEMIND211230034G