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 …

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 …

Climate change, rapid urbanization and inappropriate urban planning policies in many
countries have resulted in urban water-related problems, such as flooding disasters, water …

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

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 …

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 …

Integrating sustainable urban water management into the urban planning process is
essential for developing water-resilient cities. To this end, the central government of the …

Wuhan, located in central China, is well-known as the “city of one hundred lakes” and has
abundant water resources and extensive water systems. However, water management and …

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 …

Rapid urbanisation, population growth and the effects of climate change drive the need for
sustainable urban water management (SUWM) in Asian cities. The complexity of this …