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Integrated Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement

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The integrated constructed wetland (ICW) concept has evolved from traditional considerations of constructed wetlands and is based on the holistic use of land embracing the explicit requirements for wetlands not just to improve water quality but also to demonstrate landscape fit (including physical and social landscapes) and biodiversity enhancement. Pioneered in Ireland, the ICW concept has pursued a paradigm shift through moving away from electro-mechanical treatment of wastewaters in favour of the utilisation of wetlands, and other integrated ecosystems, as natural water management infrastructure. This approach has demonstrated that the achievement of water quality objectives can be attained whilst delivering a range of ecosystem services, distributed more widely across a greater number of beneficiaries and stakeholders.

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  1. RM Wetlands & Environment Ltd, SN7 8EQ, Littleworth, UK

    Robert J. McInnes

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  1. Dept. of Ecology and Biodiversity, Charles Sturt University Inst. for Land, Water and Society, Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    C. Max Finlayson

  2. Great Somerford, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

    Mark Everard

  3. Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, UNESCO-IHE Chair of Aquatic Ecosystems, Delft, The Netherlands

    Kenneth Irvine

  4. RM Wetland & Environment Ltd. , Littleworth, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    Robert J. McInnes

  5. USGS National Wetlands Research Center , Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

    Beth A. Middleton

  6. Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Dept. of Water Science and Engineering, Delft, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

    Anne A. van Dam

  7. Charles Sturt University , Albury, New South Wales, Australia

    Nick C. Davidson

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McInnes, R.J. (2016). Integrated Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement. In: Finlayson, C., et al. The Wetland Book. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_219-2

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    Integrated Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_219-2

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