Table of Contents
1 Introduction Nature-based solutions for urban water management:
challenges and opportunities in the context of Asia
Nevelina Pachova, Perlie P. Velasco, Antonina Torrens Armengol, and
Veeriah Jegatheesan
2 Types of Nature-based Solutions for water, their functions and
suitability
Raúl Sánchez, Esther San José, José Fermoso, Silvia Gómez, and María
González
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Identification of Water Urban Challenges (Water UC) and existing NbS
to address them
2.3 Overview of Water NbS
2.3.1 Impact scenarios of water NbS in relation to ecosystem services
provided
2.3.2 Establishment of NbS Categories
2.4 Water NbS case studies
2.4.1 Floating gardens case study
2.4.2 Urban Catchment forestry case study
2.5 Conclusions
2.6 Acknowledgments
2.7 References
3 Constructed floating wetlands for the treatment of surface waters
and industrial wastewaters
Jennifer Ayres, John Awad, Christopher Walker, Declan Page, John van
Leeuwen, and Simon Beecham
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Overview of Constructed Floating Wetlands
3.2.1 Design Attributes
3.2.2 Structural Design and Buoyancy
3.2.3 Plant Selection
3.2.4 Plant Anchoring and Harvesting
3.3 Treatment Overview
3.3.1 Nutrient Removal
3.3.2 Heavy Metals Removal
3.3.3 Removal of Organic Compounds
3.3.4 Effect of Hydrodynamics on Pollutant Removal
3.3.5 Improving the Design of CFW Installations
3.4 Other Benefits
3.5 Validation and Operational Monitoring
3.5.1 Treatment Validation and Use of Surrogate Parameters
3.5.2 Recommendations for Future Research
3.6 Conclusion
3.7 Acknowledgements
3.8 References
4 Nature based solutions for water management in England: contribution
to biodiversity net-gain in urban areas
Doug Warner
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Nature Based Water Management Solutions
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