Constructed wetlands and sustainable development

Publication Year

2016

Document Status

Current

Abstract

Discusses the principles of constructed wetlands, which can provide a wide range of benefits to humans and the environment with careful planning and design. Covers: water and sustainable design; characteristics of waste water; free water surface constructed wetlands; horizontal subsurface flow treatment wetlands; vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands; hybrid constructed wetlands; plants in constructed wetlands; riparian wetlands; stormwater management and sustainable development; increasing the sustainability of agriculture; and treatment of industrial effluent in constructed wetlands.

Author

Austin, G. and Yu, K.

ISBN

9781138908987

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