China recently introduced a national policy initiative called sponge city development as a
holistic, ecosystem-based approach integrated with urban planning and development to …

The scale of China's urbanization in recent decades is almost unprecedented in human
history. Urban water problems are always prevalent and have been intensifying during the …

China is a country with severe water problems. In recent years, urban flooding has become
even more frequent, pervasive and severe, threatening China's development. To tackle the …

Waterlogging is one of the major water issues in most cities of China and directly restricts
their urbanization processes. The construction of Sponge City is an effective approach to …

In 2015, China's national government initiated a Sponge City Programme to address its
urban flood issues. A sponge city is a city built around the concept of managing water in an …

In recent years, China has been committed to strengthening environmental governance and
trying to build a sustainable society in which humans and nature develop in harmony. As a …

Urban flooding has become a serious issue in most Chinese cities due to rapid urbanization
and extreme weather, as evidenced by severe events in Beijing (2012), Ningbo (2013) …

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 …

Abstract The Sponge Cities initiative in China is frequently described as a shift from using
conventional grey infrastructure to a sustainable stormwater management (SSM) approach …

Facing the pressure of excessive water consumption, high pollution load and rainstorm
waterlogging, linear and centralized urban water system, system 2.0, as well as traditional …