This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Sponge Cities: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities" that was published in Water

Sponge Cities: Emerging Approaches, Challenges and Opportunities.

In 2014, China initiated its national action plan for sponge city development aiming to tackle urban water and environmental challenges. Since then, numerous pr

This book features expert contributions on key sustainability aspects of urban water management in Chinese agglomerations. Both technical and institutional path

This book provides an overview of the typical nature-based solutions (NBS) used for flood mitigation at different scales and in different areas (e.g. from catch