Integrated valuation of a nature-based solution for water pollution control. Highlighting hidden benefits

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 22, Issue , 2016, Pages 392-401

  Liquete, Camino ^a   Udias, Angel ^a   Conte, Giulio ^b   Grizzetti, Bruna ^a   Masi, Fabio ^b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b IRIDRA Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Ecosystem services; Integrated valuation; Multi criteria analysis; Sustainable urban drainage systems; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000605874     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2016.09.011     Document Type: Article

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