Meet the editors

Dr. Muhammad Saifullah has research experience in the field of agricultural water resources and climate change. He obtained his Ph.D. from Hohai University, China. He is the recipient of two best researcher awards from the Ministry of Education, China, as well as second place in the Yellow River Hydraulic Research Institute award. He has published international peer-reviewed research articles and investigated different

international and national research projects. Dr. Saifullah was an assistant professor at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad and the University of Faisalabad, Pakistan. He was also a researcher at the Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, China. He is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Pakistan.

Guillermo Tardío is an experienced practitioner, Chartered engineer and researcher at Technical University of Madrid. He is developing and publishing integrated design schemes by enriching traditional engineering design protocols and routines with ecosystem services and eco-engineering approaches. He has specialist expertise in ground bio- and eco-engineering solutions, erosion protection and, Nature Based Solutions

(NBS) design. He has a broad experience in river restoration and slope stabilization projects. Guillermo holds a Ph.D. and Msc degrees in Forestry Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid (Spain). He has authored a patented system for erosion control in gullies.

Prof. Slobodan B. Mickovski is an experienced academic with a civil and geotechnical engineering background who has worked in sectors including rail, highways, flood defense, marine, residential developments, car parks, erosion protection, and forestry. He has specialist expertise in ground bio- and eco-engineering solutions and erosion protection through sustainable use of vegetation including vegetated natural or humanmade

slopes, nature-based solutions, and natural hazard remediation. He has led and participated in several national and international research projects including Knowledge Network Partnerships, Erasmus, and Horizon2020 projects. He teaches several subjects across environmental civil engineering, environmental management, and renewable energy curricula. He supervises multi-disciplinary master's and Ph.D. research on the boundary between engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences.

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**Chapter 7 99** Wooden Extra Stories in Concrete Block of Flats in Finland as an Ecologically Sensitive Engineering Solution *by Markku Karjalainen, Hüseyin Emre Ilgın and Dennis Somelar*
