Multifunctional Wetlands: Pollution Abatement and Other Ecological Services from Natural and Constructed Wetlands

The chapters in the book collectively provide a comprehensive synthesis of both the opportunities and the challenges associated with using natural and constructed wetlands for pollution abatement, while preserving the other ecological functions of these complex ecosystems
The geographic and thematic scope of the book covers coastal mangrove forests in tropical ecosystems to tundra wetlands in the Canadian arctic, and the various book chapters describe the multi-functional dimensions of both natural and constructed wetlands in urban, rural and remote regions of the world
This book illustrates the multi-functionality of wetland ecosystems for flood control, disaster risk reduction, habitat restoration, biodiversity conservation and recreation

Nidhi Nagabhatla is a Programme Officer with the UN University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health. She is a natural systems science specialist and a geospatial analyst and she has led, coordinated and implemented transdisciplinary projects and worked with multi-disciplinary research teams in various geographical regions and in varied thematic domains related to water and ecosystems, particularly in Asia, South Africa and West European regions. She has worked for more than 15 years with multiple international organizations (IWMI, World Fish Centre and IUCN), leading research and capacity development initiatives related to the themes of water and wetlands.

Chris Metcalfe is a Professor in the School of the Environment at Trent University in Canada and he is also a Senior Research Fellow with the UN University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health. At Trent University, he is the Director of the Institute for Watershed Science, which coordinates research and capacity building projects involving both academic and government researchers. His area of expertise is the environmental fate and toxic effects of contaminants in the environment, including research on the removal of contaminants in constructed and natural wetland systems.