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Several potentially beneficial applications of multifunctional blue ecological infrastructure are identified and described. This enhances the regenerative and resilient capacity of a city enriched in blue space provided by stream ecosystem architecture through the urban stream as ecological infrastructure. Evidence from numerous fields supporting the proposed applications and posited enhancements is presented. Establishing the functions of ecological technologies and the capacities of blue spaces incorporating them supports the emergence and realization of the new paradigm of ecosystem architecture. Laboratory investigation using physical-scale models supports translation of the design tools and technologies employed in stream restoration to new applications. It is envisioned that an ecological technology development program organized according to the ecosystem architecture and optimization paradigm should succeed this work and guide future research efforts."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Stream Restoration Design with Engineered Log Jams for Ecosystem Architecture and Optimization of Blue Space in Smart Cities"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Bennett, Sean","Geography"],"dc:creator":["Gallisdorfer, Michael; 0000-0002-1126-9262"],"dc:date":["2019-10-29T16:48:07Z","2019","2019-08-08 13:19:52"],"dc:description":["Ph.D.","Stream and ecosystem restoration is a young and rapidly evolving field that presents many opportunities to develop innovative technologies, designs, and concepts built upon the preexisting conceptual frameworks of more mature disciplines. 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