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 …

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 …

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 …

“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 …

Transitioning to sponge cities: Challenges and opportunities to address urban water problems in China

C Zevenbergen, D Fu, A Pathirana - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
At present, the Sponge City Concept (SCC) is gaining ground, Sponge Cities technologies
are becoming more and more accepted by Chinese city governments, and the first best …

A new model framework for sponge city implementation: Emerging challenges and future developments

TT Nguyen, HH Ngo, W Guo, XC Wang - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sponge City concept is emerging as a new kind of integrated urban water systems, which
aims to address urban water problems. However, its implementation has encountered a …

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 …

China's sponge city development for urban water resilience and sustainability: a policy discussion

Y Ma, Y Jiang, S Swallow - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
China recently introduced a national policy initiative called sponge city development as a
holistic, ecosystem-based approach integrated with urban planning and development to …

What makes a successful Sponge City project? Expert perceptions of critical factors in integrated urban water management in the Asia-Pacific

S Hawken, SME Sepasgozar, V Prodanovic… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sponge City (SC) projects aim to replicate natural water cycles within urban settings,
providing sustainable solutions to urban water management. However, there is a lack of …