Magdalena Hanna Gajewska

  • Eco-engineering: natural methods of wastewater treatment and disposal of sewage sludge (treatment wetlands), particularly interested in the transformation of nitrogen compounds and new emerging pollutants in wetlands systems.
  • Sustainable water management in urban areas (SUD) water sensitive urban design (WSUD), protection and restoration of water bodies.

Case studies

Rain Gardens – small gardens, a big deal

The development of cities and replacement of permeable areas – e.g. green areas – with impermeable ones adds to the disturbance of the natural water circulation. It reduces water infiltration and evapotranspiration while the surface runoff increases significantly. Also the climate changes that we experience with greater and greater intensity have contributed in recent years to more frequent flooding and floods in urbanised areas – the so-called flash floods – sudden local floods occurring most often after dry weather periods (urban droughts).

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Magdalena Hanna Gajewska
Dr. Magdalena Hanna Gajewska
mgaj [at] pg.edu.pl

Gdańsk University of Technology
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Narutowicza St 11/12
80-233 Gdańsk
Poland

Area of experties

Area
Storm water
Waste water