Case studies of the sponge city program in China

X Li, J Li, X Fang, Y Gong, W Wang - World Environmental and …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Various problems such as urban flood inundation and water shortage occurred in China
during the rapid urbanization in the last several decades. An urban water management …

Sponge city construction in China: Policy and implementation experiences

C Xiang, J Liu, W Shao, C Mei, J Zhou - Water Policy, 2019 - iwaponline.com
To deal with the three universal urban water problems–namely storm floods, water pollution
and water shortage–China has implemented a comprehensive solution: the Sponge City …

A new strategy for integrated urban water management in China: Sponge city

H Wang, C Mei, JH Liu, WW Shao - Science China Technological …, 2018 - Springer
Urban water-related problems associated with rapid urbanization, including waterlogging,
water pollution, the ecological degradation of water, and water shortages, have caused …

Implementation of a specific urban water management-Sponge City

TT Nguyen, HH Ngo, W Guo, XC Wang, N Ren… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Climate change, rapid urbanization and inappropriate urban planning policies in many
countries have resulted in urban water-related problems, such as flooding disasters, water …

[HTML][HTML] Sponge city practice in China: A review of construction, assessment, operational and maintenance

D Yin, Y Chen, H Jia, Q Wang, Z Chen, C Xu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
As the global climate change and the rapid progress of urbanization, the frequent
occurrence of flooding disasters and non-point source pollution seriously threaten the …

Storm water management and flood control in sponge city construction of Beijing

S Zhang, Y Li, M Ma, T Song, R Song - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
To solve the problems of increasing local flooding, water shortage, and water pollution
caused by the traditional model of urban development, the Chinese government proposed a …

A review of the progress in Chinese Sponge City programme: Challenges and opportunities for urban stormwater management

F Li, J Zhang - Water Supply, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Urbanization has been the main driving force for China's economic growth in recent years;
however, the highly concentrated urbanized lifestyle has brought many environmental …

“Sponge City” in China—a breakthrough of planning and flood risk management in the urban context

FKS Chan, JA Griffiths, D Higgitt, S Xu, F Zhu, YT Tang… - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Surface water flooding is currently viewed as the most serious water-related issue in many of
the China's large cities due to rapid urbanization, land-use change and the process of rapid …

Exploring the Development of the Sponge City Program (SCP): The Case of Gui'an New District, Southwest China

Y Qi, FKS Chan, EC O'Donnell, M Feng, Y Sang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rapid urbanization has sharply increased the pressure of urban water issues (eg, urban
flooding and water pollution) in the Chinese megacities during last three decades …

Sponge city construction in China: A survey of the challenges and opportunities

H Li, L Ding, M Ren, C Li, H Wang - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanization in China has caused severe water and environmental problems in
recent years. To resolve the issues, the Chinese government launched a sponge city …