2022年4月11日 · ‘Sponge cities’ are urban areas with abundant natural areas such as trees, lakes and parks – or other good designs intended to absorb rain and prevent flooding. Experts say cities need to be designed with this in mind as a growing number of urban areas are experiencing devastating floods due to climate change.

Sponge city policies are a set of nature-based solutions that use natural landscapes to catch, store and clean water; the concept has been inspired by ancient wisdom of adaptation to climate challenges, particularly in the monsoon regions in south eastern China. [4][5][6] According to Chinese authorities, "Sponge cities are part of a worldwide m...

2023年10月3日 · Some experts are promoting a solution called sponge cities — urban landscapes that are softer and meant to absorb more water. This natural pond helps reserve precipitation in the ecological...

2023年2月8日 · Sponge Cities are one way to alleviate these issues. The term “Sponge City” first arose in China, in a number of coordinated projects approved by the central government. A Sponge City is one that relies on the installation of additional green areas and replaces concrete with permeable surfaces. These surfaces absorb water during times of rainfall.

2024年12月11日 · Sponge cities incorporate eco-designed infrastructure, such as wetlands, rain gardens, and permeable pavement, among others, that naturally absorb and filter rainwater through them, reducing runoff and therefore the consequences of flooding.

2022年11月1日 · ‘Sponge cities’ can help protect against flooding. Here’s how. Sponge cities use their natural resources to absorb water and release it more slowly into lakes and rivers, helping to prevent flooding. This article was originally published …

2022年4月21日 · But what exactly is a sponge city? They are cities designed so that rainwater is kept and absorbed where it falls through sustainable urban drainage systems, leased from its green...

2022年3月23日 · Sponge cities are a bioclimatic urban planning solution, with nature-based solutions (NbS) that aim to design communities for humans that are compatible with natural habitats, with a focus on their resilience to water. This fascinating liquid is capable of eroding and sinking any badly positioned human infrastructure. What is a sponge city?

2023年11月4日 · Cities in Canada and around the world are using “sponges” in parks, sidewalks and rooftops to soak up and divert water to deal with flooding, which has been made worse by climate change and urban...

2022年9月14日 · Sponge cities are being developed throughout China in order to fight dramatic flooding induced by climate change. The rest of the world can follow this example. Chinese professor Kongjian Yu first developed the sponge city model in the early 2000s while studying landscape architecture at Harvard University.