Sponge Cities Emerging Approaches Challenges And Opportunities Dafang Fu by Dafang Fu, Assela Pathirana, Chris Zevenbergen 9783038972730, 3038972738 instant download after payment.

A Sponge City is a city that has the capacity to mainstream urban water management into urban planning policies and designs. It should have the appropriate planning and legal frameworks and tools in place to implement, maintain, and adapt the infrastructure systems to collect, store, and treat (excess) rainwater. In addition, a Sponge City will not only be able to deal with “too much water” but will also be able to reuse rain water to help to mitigate the impacts of “too little” and “too dirty” water. 
This books consists of 27 chapters bringing together emerging approaches, challenges, and opportunities related to Sponge Cities, with the ultimate aim to foster upscaling and widespread uptake. While the Sponge Cities Concept is new, the approaches and technologies involved in ithave been tried out in many different parts of the globe under the guise of terminologies like WaterSensitive Cities, Sustainable Drainage Systems, Low-Impact Development, ABC waters, etc. This book aims to draw on both Chinese and worldwide experiences. Therefore, the emphasis of this book is on Chinese cities, but case studies from Singapore, India, UK, USA, Vietnam, Uruguay, Norway, and The Netherlands are also presented