This book comprises six chapters prepared by the COST Action Circular City. The Action aims to establish a network of researchers and stakeholders testing the hypothesis that: ‘A circular flow system that implements nature-based solutions (NBS) for managing nutrients and resources within the urban biosphere will lead to a resilient, sustainable and healthy urban environment.’ They are the starting point towards deeper exploration of how NBS can contribute to circular cities, gathering state-of-the-art knowledge of one of the biggest COST Actions so far.
In Focus – a book series that showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and inspire further conversations in the sector.
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Guenter Langergraber, Nataša Atanasova
Implementing nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city
Guenter Langergraber, Bernhard Pucher, Lena Simperler, Johannes Kisser, Evina Katsou, Devi Buehler, Maria Carmen Garcia Mateo, Nataša Atanasova
Enhancing the circular economy with nature-based solutions in the built urban environment: green building materials, systems and sites
David Pearlmutter, Dimitra Theochari, Thomas Nehls, Pedro Pinho, Patrizia Piro, Alisa Korolova, Spiros Papaefthimiou, Mari Carmen Garcia Mateo, Cristina Calheiros, Irene Zluwa , Ulrike Pitha, Paul Schosseler, Yaakov Florentin, Shahar Ouannou, Erez Gal, Andreas Aicher, Killian Arnold, Erika Igondová, Bernhard Pucher
A review of nature-based solutions for urban water management in European circular cities: a critical assessment based on case studies and literature
Hasan Volkan Oral, Pedro Carvalho, Magdalena Gajewska, Nadia Ursino, Fabio Masi, Eric D. van Hullebusch, Jan K. Kazak, Alfonso Exposito, Giulia Cipolletta, Theis Raaschou Andersen, David Christian Finger, Lena Simperler, Martin Regelsberger, Vit Rous, Matej Radinja, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Pawel Krzeminski, Anacleto Rizzo, Kaveh Dehghanian, Mariyana Nikolova, Martin Zimmermann
A review of nature-based solutions for resource recovery in cities
Johannes Kisser, Maria Wirth, Bart De Gusseme, Miriam Van Eekert, Grietje Zeeman, Andreas Schoenborn, Björn Vinnerås, David C. Finger, Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Tjaša Griessler Bulc, Aida Bani, Dolja Pavlova, Lucian C. Staicu, Merve Atasoy, Zeynep Cetecioglu, Marika Kokko, Berat Z. Haznedaroglu, Joachim Hansen, Darja Istenič, Eriona Canga, Simos Malamis, Margaret Camilleri-Fenech, Luke Beesley
Urban agriculture as a keystone contribution towards securing sustainable and healthy development for cities in the future
S. L. G. Skar, R. Pineda-Martos, A. Timpe, B. Pölling, K. Bohn, M. Külvik, C. Delgado, C. M.G. Pedras, T. A. Paço, M. Ćujić, N. Tzortzakis, A. Chrysargyris, A. Peticila, G. Alencikiene, H. Monsees, R. Junge
Transformation tools enabling the implementation of nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city
Evina Katsou, Chrysanthi-Elisabeth Nika, Devi Buehler, Bruno Marić, Boldizsár Megyesi, Eric Mino, Javier Babí Almenar, Bilge Bas, Dženan Bećirović, Sabina Bokal, Maja Đolić, Nilay Elginöz, Gregoris Kalnis, Mari-Carmen Garcia Mateo, Maria Milousi, Alireza Mousavi, Iva Rinčić, Agatino Rizzo, Ignasi Rodriguez-Roda, Benedetto Rugani, Alvija Šalaševičienė, Ramazan Sari, Peyo Stanchev, Emel Topuz, Nataša Atanasova
Frontier technology in water treatment and pollutant removal is needed not only for maximizing water reuse but also for the rapid detection of contaminants in the recycled water. The UN announced...
This book deals with various problems and investigates different treatment technologies concerning water reuse. In response to the challenges of severe water shortages and the deterioration of...
Over the next three decades — the typical planning period for large infrastructure — the world will have changed into a place that is predominantly water-scarce, yet also subject to more extreme...
Evolutionary algorithms and allied fields are getting more visibility as well as familiarity due to their numerous flexibilities such as handling high-dimensional non-linear problems and more....
Sewer systems constitute a very significant heritage in European cities. Their structural quality and functional efficiency are key parameters to guarantee the transfer of domestic and industrial...
This fourth edition of Organic Waste Recycling is fully updated with new material to create a comprehensive and accessible textbook:
Cities use large amounts of costly energy to supply water and treat wastewater, especially in China, one of the world’s largest providers of urban water and sanitation services. Reducing Energy...
The development of eco-industrial parks and associated ‘ecological industry’ concepts offer progressive integrated approaches to resolve pollution problems from effluents and wastes of all kinds...