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Thủ Thiêm urban area ecosystems
Water cycle
Good effects
Water cycle
Constantly replenish
Lakes
Aquifiers
Provide water
Daily routines
Agriculture
Ecosystems
Rivers
Evaporation and condensation
Distribute
Heat
Moderate
Temperature of the area
Solution
Develope
Green infrastructure
Plant
Trees along canals and riverbanks
Boost
Water retention
Cut flood peaks while balancing surface and groundwater levels.
Slow down
Runoff
Prevent
Erosion
Restore & Conserve Wetlands
Mechanism
Maintain
Natural root structures (e.g., wetlands, riparian buffers)
Improve
Water quality through natural filtration and engineered treatment.
Promote
Biological filtration via plant-microbe interactions
Purpose
Improve
Water quality before discharge
Reduce
Pollutants entering canals or rivers
Explore Alternative & Decentralized Sources
Purpose
Ease
Pressure on natural water sources
Ensure a sustainable balance between
Water withdrawal and recharge.
Promote
Sustainable water reuse
Source of treated effluent
Integrate
Other advanced treatment systems
MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) systems
Carbon cycle
Processes
Photosynthesis (Wetland plants absorb CO₂)
Soil carbon storage (in wetland soil)
Respiration from animals, microbes
Combustion (Vehicles, buildings)
Good effects
Absorb
CO2
Store CO2
Soil Storage
Reduce
Climate change
Decrease
Urban heat
Limit
CO2 from waste and flooding
Supporting the Carbon Cycle
Increase
Carbon sequestration
Planting more
Native mangroves, reeds and shrubs
Reduce
Greenhouse gases
Raise
Education and awareness
Learn
Green living
Climate action
Importance of the carbon cycle
Increase efficiency
Soil Carbon Storage
Restore
Wetlands
Prevent
soil erosion
Preserve
Carbon pools underground
Limit
Carbon from Flooding and Waste
Improve
Flood protection
Decrease
Emission from wastewater systems
Create
Cleaner water
Plants and increase
Tree canopy and green roofs
Reduce
Urban heat and emission
Urban heat island effect
Drawbacks
Affect
Runoff
Carry
Pesticides, fertilizers, and waste
Contaminate
Water bodies
Urbanization and deforestation
Reduce
Infiltration
Increase
Surface runoff
Flood risk