title: Multi-objective environmental management in constructed wetlands.
abstract: We examined multi-objective environmental management as applied to pursuing concurrent goals of water treatment, biodiversity and promotion of recreation in constructed wetlands. A case study of a wetland established to treat landfill leachate, increase biodiversity, and promote recreation was evaluated. The study showed that attempts to combine pollution management with activities promoting biodiversity or recreation are problematic in constructed wetlands. This could be because the typical single-objective focus of scientific research leads to contradictions when planning, implementing and assessing the multi-objective use of wetlands. In the specific case of wetland filters for landfill leachate treatment, biodiversity, and recreation, there is a need for further research that meet practical needs to secure positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden. michelle.benyamine@nat.oru.se
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benyamine
authors.forename: Mattias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bäckström
authors.forename: Per
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sandén
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D005374:Filtration; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012308:Risk Management; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants