Using Green Water Farm to Improve Ecological Restoration

Yuan-Hsiou Chang, Ting-Jie Zhuang, Tsai-Fu Chuang, Bing-Yu Wu, Hsiao-ling Lu and Pen-Yuan Chen
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Yuan-Hsiou Chang: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, MingDao University, No. 369, Wen-Hua Rd., Peetow, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
Ting-Jie Zhuang: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, MingDao University, No. 369, Wen-Hua Rd., Peetow, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
Tsai-Fu Chuang: Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, MingDao University, No. 369, Wen-Hua Rd., Peetow, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
Bing-Yu Wu: Graduate Institute of Architecture and Sustainable Planning, National Ilan University, Ilan 26047, Taiwan
Hsiao-ling Lu: Department of Post-Modern Agriculture, MingDao University, Changhua 52345, Taiwan
Pen-Yuan Chen: Department of Landscape Architecture, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract : Artificial Floating Islands (AFIs) are human-made floating structures capable of supporting aquatic vegetation. Previous studies pointed out that most AFIs use aquatic plants to carry out improvement of water quality and ecological conservation. This study proposed a modified AFI system, named Green Water Farm (GWF), to increase the practical application value of traditional AFIs, and added a special design to create an environment that allows for terrestrial plants (including vegetables and flowers) to grow and to carry out improvement of water quality and ecological conservation. The research site was located at the waterfront of Li-tze Lake in Pitou Township, Taiwan. A GWF was established to evaluate the improvement of water quality and ecological conservation. During one year, water quality and ecological conservation assessments were recorded to investigate the performance of GWF system. The research results showed that GWF could improve water quality and ecological conservation. In addition, the results of this study can provide useful information for more food sources for humans and animals, and increase biodiversity and ecological conservation.

Keywords: Artificial Floating Island; Green Water Farm; ecological conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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