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Alireza Dehghani Tafti1, Dwight Houweling2, Jean-Michel Perron3

  • 1Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, 2500 Polytechnique Road, Montreal, QC H3T 1J4, Canada; modelEAU, Département de génie civil et de génie des eaux, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada

Water Science and Technology : a Journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
|August 14, 2024
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Summary

This study outlines best practices for modelling nature-based solutions (NBS), developing frameworks to identify necessary sub-models for various NBS types and use cases. It explores applying water resource recovery modelling to NBS, highlighting benefits, challenges, and future research needs.

Keywords:
aerated lagoonconstructed wetlandmodelling wastewaternature-based solutionstormwater basin

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