Re-thinking wastewater landscapes: Combining innovative strategies to address tomorrow's urban wastewater treatment challenges

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1465-1473

  Smith, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Constructed wetlands; Decentralized systems; Ecological design; Green infrastructure; Multiple benefits; Sustainability; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL DESIGN; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER REUSE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BRIDGES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; PLANNING; POTABLE WATER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WETLANDS;

WATER RECYCLING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; NATURAL RESOURCE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RECYCLING; STORMWATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CITY PLANNING; CLIMATE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISINFECTION; LANDSCAPE; REVIEW; SEWER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STRUCTURE; WEATHER;

BIOMIMETICS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; POPULATION DENSITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953147404     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.473     Document Type: Review

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