Wastewater treatment in the urban environment

Junge, Ranka; Graber, Andreas

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1595

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Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Wastewater treatment in the urban environment
Authors:	Junge, Ranka Graber, Andreas
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-1595 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.643.32
Published in:	Acta Horticulturae
Volume(Issue):	643
Page(s):	249
Pages to:	255
Issue Date:	2004
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	International Society for Horticultural Science
ISSN:	0567-7572 2406-6168
Language:	English
Subjects:	Constructed wetlands; Urban ecosystems
Subject (DDC):	577: Ecology
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.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2355
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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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.