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Riparian wetlands

2024-06-11 author：Gary Austin, & Kongjian Yu Source：Constructed Wetlands and Sustainable Development. London & New York: Routledge, pp.142-174.
Abstract：
This chapter begins a new section in which we review recently constructed wetlandsintended to solve pollution,urban and environmental problems,in order to assess thewetlands'successes and shortcomings.In every case,constructed riparian wetlandsshould achieve multiple objectives.This is most apparent when riparian wetlands arefashioned or restored in the urban environment (Figures 8.1 and 8.2).In these cases,every category of ecosystem service should be advanced,in addition to ecosystem healthand biological diversity.The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (Hassan et al.,2005)divided ecosystem services into provisioning,regulating,supporting and culturalcategories.Ecosystem services are human benefits.The benefits fow to humans onlythrough viable biotic and abiotic networks.Therefore,planners and designers ofconstructed wetlands must generate,restore or sustain wetland ecosystem functionson-site and off-site in order to maximize human benefit and ecosystem health.

文章来源：Gary Austin, & Kongjian Yu. (2016). Riparian wetlands. Constructed Wetlands and Sustainable Development. London & New York: Routledge, pp.142-174.