• Ecological engineering techniques provide a great potential for a more sustainable soil erosion control in urban areas.
• Specific site feasibility analysis is imperative for strategic planning and project execution
• Engineers and policy makers must consider technical, financial and environmental cost-benefit analysis in making choices.

 

Future Perspectives

• Further research should be done to ascertain the long-term impact of various climate change scenarios on bio-engineering and eco-engineering techniques before project implementation.
• Species modification and other genetic methods that change characteristics of species to adapt to changing environmental conditions should be applied to enhance the selection of species in order to obtain optimum results.
• In-depth interdisciplinary research and appraisal should be done into specific geographical and cultural feasibility of ecological engineering at the provincial level.