Wetland Systems: Storm Water Management Control

ISBN-13: 9781849964586 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 235 str.

Miklas Scholz

Opis

Wetland Systems covers broad water and environmental engineering aspects relevant to the drainage and treatment of storm water and wastewater, providing a descriptive overview of complex 'black box' treatment systems and general design issues involved. Standard and novel design recommendations for predominantly constructed wetlands and related sustainable drainage systems are provided to match the interests of professional engineers and environmental scientists. Wetland Systems deals comprehensively not only with the design, operation, maintenance and water quality monitoring of traditional and novel wetland systems, but also with the analysis of asset performance, and modelling of treatment processes and performances of existing infrastructure. Although it focuses predominantly on developed countries, it also discusses developing countries, and the sustainability and economic issues involved. Solutions to pressing water quality problems associated with constructed treatment wetlands, integrated constructed wetlands, farm constructed wetlands and storm water ponds, and other sustainable biological filtration and treatment technologies linked to public health engineering are explained. Case study topics are diverse: wetlands including natural wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands; sustainable water management, including sustainable drainage systems; and specific applications, such as wetlands treating hydrocarbon. The research projects covered are multi-disciplinary, holistic, experimental and modelling-orientated.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Wetland Systems.- 2. Wetland Case Studies.- 3. Carbon Storage and Fluxes Within Wetland Systems.- 4. Wetlands and Sustainable Drainage.- 5. Modeling of Complex Wetland Systems.

O autorze

Prof. Dr. Miklas Scholz, CWem, CEnv, CSci, CEng, FHEA, FCIWEM, FIEMA, FICE holds a Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Salford.

He was previously a Senior Lecturer in Civil and Environmental Engineering at The University of Edinburgh. Moreover, he is a Visiting Professor at Nankai University (China), and the Czech University of Life Sciences. Prof. Scholz's international reputation is based on his research in sustainable water management. He has a passion for solving water quality problems associated with integrated constructed wetlands and ponds, sustainable drainage system technology and planning, and biological filtration and sludge management.

Blurb

Wetland Systems covers broad water and environmental engineering aspects relevant for the drainage and treatment of storm water and wastewater. It provides a descriptive overview of complex ‘black box’ treatment systems and the general design issues involved. Standard and novel design recommendations for predominantly constructed wetlands and related sustainable drainage systems are given to take into account the interests of professional engineers and environmental scientists. Wetland Systems deals comprehensively with not only the design, operation, maintenance and water quality monitoring of traditional and novel wetland systems, but also covers:
• Analysis of asset performance
• Modelling of treatment processes
• Performances of existing infrastructure
• Sustainability and economic issues

Solutions to pressing water quality problems associated with constructed treatment wetlands, integrated constructed wetlands, farm constructed wetlands and storm water ponds, and other sustainable biological filtration and treatment technologies linked to public health engineering are explained. Case study topics are diverse: natural wetlands and constructed treatment wetlands; sustainable water management; and specific applications, such as wetlands treating hydrocarbons. The research projects discussed are multi-disciplinary, holistic, experimental and modelling-orientated.

Wetland Systems is a useful reference for the design and operation of wetland systems by engineers and scientists working for the water industry, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and governmental bodies. It is also a valuable text for undergraduate and postgraduate students, lecturers and researchers in civil and environmental engineering fields.