Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability

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IWA Publishing

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https://doi.org/10.2166/9781789065015

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9781789065015

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March 2025

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Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Sustainability provides comprehensive insights on existing technologies and up-to-date advances in the field of water, wastewater and waste treatment using nature-based approaches and systems.

This book highlights:

Process fundamentals of nature-based solutions, including hydrodynamics, media, bacteria/media interactions and phytoremediation for pollution control, resource recovery and energy generation.
Critical insights on the status, major challenges and modern engineering solutions in nature-based solutions for the treatment of rainwater, storm water, wastewater and solid waste.
Advanced methods for valorisation using nature-based solutions through integration with other technologies, such as composting, anaerobic digestion and bioelectrochemical systems.
Up-to-date information on modern approaches for deriving value-added operation, by combining nature-based solutions with agricultural practices such as fish farming or protein production.
Case studies of nature-based solutions from countries in transition including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Philippines.

This reference textbook is recommended reading for both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in environmental sciences, technologies, or engineering. It is equally useful for a broader audience including researchers, engineers, and policy makers interested in the field of nature-based solutions for urban sustainability. It is also tailored to be used as an advanced manual for practitioners and consultancies working in the field of diffuse pollution and climate change mitigation.

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Chapter 9: Co-designing water-sensitive suburbs through blue-green infrastructure planning by research, municipal and housing association partners

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J. Friesen

1

Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

, Leipzig,

Germany

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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-0437

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G. Khurelbaatar

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Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

, Leipzig,

Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2430-1612

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B. Plaul

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Leipziger Wohnungs- und Baugesellschaft mbH (LWB)

, Leipzig,

Germany

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D. Despot

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Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

, Leipzig,

Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-5651

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M. van Afferden

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Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

, Leipzig,

Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9420-7509

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R. A. Müller

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Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

, Leipzig,

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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-5409

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M. Breulmann

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Department of Systemic Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

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March 2025

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Abstract

Cities around the world are struggling with water management in the face of climate change and extreme events. To combat this, we are using blue-green infrastructure planning. This involves combining an urban block approach for stormwater management with irrigation demands during dry summer months. We are implementing practical infrastructure planning for the refurbishment of municipal housing. In a network of researchers and city partners such as water utilities and a municipal housing company, we co-designed blue-green scenarios for the city of Leipzig (Germany). The co-designed water infrastructure scenarios were calculated using stormwater and irrigation demand modelling. The results show that more than 90% of a 100-year stormwater event can be retained and that courtyard irrigation can be largely covered by roof runoff under different climatic conditions.

Block approach, blue-green infrastructure, building complexes, co-design, community housing, existing buildings, urban planning

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