Problems related to urban water began to emerge from the intense urbanization of cities
that, combined with inefficient planning policies, cause several urban problems, such as …

Green Infrastructure (GI) has received praise from government agencies, academic
institutions, and engineering associations. Many municipalities have expressed interest in GI …

Rapid urbanisation in China while generating economic growth has caused severe water
and environmental challenges. As a result, Chinese cities face water shortage, flooding and …

Storing rainwater during a rainfall and utilizing it later in a city is a useful way to solve water-
logging of a city. This concept is known as spongy city. An application of this concept can be …

Flood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and
have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood management (UFM) approaches can be …

Chinese central government started the “Sponge City” Initiative (SCI) in 2014 to offset the
adverse impacts of urban developments and to tackle many water-related problems. Five …

This study sorts out the development course of sponge city policies in China in order to
better promote the construction and implementation of sponge cities and accelerate the …

abstract The rapid deterioration of water quality poses a serious threat and at the same time
giving rise to an opportunity to the researchers for solving the problem cogently through …

The sponge city initiative, proposed by the Chinese government in 2015, is aimed at
mitigating the threats of urban pluvial flooding in a sustainable way. Although there is an …