Chapter 1��Basic ecology / 001

1.1 History of ecology / 002

1.2 Ecosystem / 007



Chapter 2��Ecological engineering / 016

2.1 History of ecological engineering / 017

2.2 Basic concepts of ecological engineering / 020

2.3 Design of ecological engineering / 026



Chapter 3��Water environment and water quality control / 039

3.1 Natural cycle of water / 040

3.2 Water resources / 042

3.3 Water quality and standards / 044

3.4 Water pollution and environmental capacity / 050

3.5 Drinking water treatment engineering / 052

3.6 Conventional wastewater treatment engineering / 055



Chapter 4��Wetland treatment system / 059

4.1 Concepts of wetlands / 060

4.2 Applications of wetlands / 063

4.3 Natural wetlands for wastewater treatment / 066

4.4 Constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment / 069

4.5 Wetland plants / 074



Chapter 5��Stabilization ponds / 087

5.1 Concepts of stabilization ponds / 088

5.2 Aerobic ponds and aerated ponds / 089

5.3 Facultative ponds / 090

5.4 Anaerobic ponds / 090

5.5 Design parameters for stabilization ponds / 091



Chapter 6��Land treatment systems / 092

6.1 Land treatment techniques / 093

6.2 Slow fi ltration system / 094

6.3 Rapid infi ltration system / 095

6.4 Overland fl ow system / 096



Chapter 7��Case studies / 097

7.1 Changqiao Stream Eco-Park / 098

7.2 Dongyang Riverside Wetland Park / 102

7.3 Putou Village / 106

7.4 Font Hill Wetlands Park / 108

7.5 Yanyu Community / 111

7.6 Shijiuyang Ecological Wetland / 113

7.7 Westpark / 116

7.8 The geWOONboot fl oating vertical fl ow wetlands / 120

7.9 Wenhui Lake / 124



References / 129