Wastewater treatment in the urban environment

Junge, Ranka; Graber, Andreas

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1595

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DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Junge, Ranka	-
dc.contributor.author	Graber, Andreas	-
dc.date.accessioned	2018-01-31T10:41:21Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-01-31T10:41:21Z	-
dc.date.issued	2004	-
dc.identifier.issn	0567-7572	de_CH
dc.identifier.issn	2406-6168	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2355	-
dc.description.abstract	Constructed wetlands are a valid option for wastewater treatment even in urban areas. In the city, they can be implemented in roof tops, abandoned industrial areas, vertical surfaces of buildings, backyards, porches and public parks. In the suburbs, greywater can be treated in private gardens and reused for irrigation. The performance and control restraints often found disappointing in nature-based systems have been overcome in the past two decades: current systems achieve effluent qualities similar to conventional sewage treatment plants. With area requirements expected to come down to 2.0 m2 per p.e. they would need only two or three times more space. To the core task of treating wastewater they add valuable ecosystem services like micro-climate regulation, rainwater retention, production of renewable energy and/or food, air filtering, noise reduction and recreational values as biotopes with flora and fauna. They represent a new philosophy of dealing with wastes: recycling of nutrients from a valuable resource instead of mere disposal. The new concepts of closing loops call for a more integrated approach represented by the ecological engineer. With its expertise in landscape design and plant usage, horticulture is a key science to promote ecological engineering.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	International Society for Horticultural Science	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Acta Horticulturae	de_CH
dc.rights	Licence according to publishing contract	de_CH
dc.subject	Constructed wetlands	de_CH
dc.subject	Urban ecosystems	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	577: Ökologie	de_CH
dc.title	Wastewater treatment in the urban environment	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	Life Sciences und Facility Management	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-1595	-
dc.identifier.doi	10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.643.32	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	255	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	249	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	643	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	Ökotechnologie	de_CH
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Junge, R., & Graber, A. (2004). Wastewater treatment in the urban environment. Acta Horticulturae, 643, 249–255. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1595

Junge, R. and Graber, A. (2004) ‘Wastewater treatment in the urban environment’, Acta Horticulturae, 643, pp. 249–255. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1595.

R. Junge and A. Graber, “Wastewater treatment in the urban environment,” Acta Horticulturae, vol. 643, pp. 249–255, 2004, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1595.

JUNGE, Ranka und Andreas GRABER, 2004. Wastewater treatment in the urban environment. Acta Horticulturae. 2004. Bd. 643, S. 249–255. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-1595

Junge, Ranka, and Andreas Graber. 2004. “Wastewater Treatment in the Urban Environment.” Acta Horticulturae 643: 249–55. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1595.

Junge, Ranka, and Andreas Graber. “Wastewater Treatment in the Urban Environment.” Acta Horticulturae, vol. 643, 2004, pp. 249–55, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1595.