Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
148, P. 110141 - 110141
Published: March 16, 2023
Sponge
City
Construction
(SCC)
has
been
extensively
explored
for
controlling
frequent
urban
waterlogging
and
non-point
source
pollution.
Assessing
the
"supply"
"demand"
of
SCC
as
a
city-wide
approach
may
aid
in
appropriate
areal
coverage
to
achieve
optimal
performance
on
flood
control
based
local
priorities
sustainable
development
plans.
However,
date,
very
few
studies
have
examined
potential
spatial
mismatches
SCC.
This
study
presented
framework
explore
supply–demand
relationship
multi-criteria
evaluation
existing
facilities,
risk
exposure,
socio-economic
vulnerability.
The
feasibility
application
such
were
successfully
demonstrated
field
Guangzhou,
China.
results
indicated
that
most
high-density
areas
city
centres
Guangzhou
exposed
high
with
strong
demands.
Furthermore,
Liwan
Yuexiu
districts
exhibited
supply
deficits,
while
surpluses
observed
other
central
Guangzhou.
findings
this
provided
insight
into
generalised
replicable
method
could
be
used
balance
between
more
participatory,
strategic
multifunctional
planning
various
contexts.
Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
376(6600), P. 1410 - 1416
Published: June 23, 2022
Although
many
governments,
financial
institutions,
and
corporations
are
embracing
nature-based
solutions
as
part
of
their
sustainability
net-zero
carbon
strategies,
some
nations,
Indigenous
peoples,
local
community
groups,
grassroots
organizations
have
rejected
this
term.
This
pushback
is
fueled
by
(i)
critical
uncertainties
about
when,
where,
how,
for
whom
effective
(ii)
controversies
surrounding
misuse
in
greenwashing,
violations
human
rights,
threats
to
biodiversity.
To
clarify
how
the
scientific
can
help
address
these
issues,
I
provide
an
overview
recent
research
on
benefits
limits
solutions,
including
they
compare
with
technological
approaches,
highlight
areas
future
research.
Water,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(10), P. 1531 - 1531
Published: May 10, 2022
In
recent
years,
China
has
been
committed
to
strengthening
environmental
governance
and
trying
build
a
sustainable
society
in
which
humans
nature
develop
harmony.
As
new
urban
construction
concept,
sponge
city
uses
natural
ecological
methods
retain
rainwater,
alleviate
flooding
problems,
reduce
the
damage
water
environment,
gradually
restore
hydrological
balance
of
area.
The
paper
presents
review
from
its
inception
systematic
demonstration.
this
paper,
research
gaps
are
discussed
future
efforts
proposed.
main
contents
include:
(1)
China’s
includes
but
is
not
limited
source
control
or
drainage
system
design.
Sponge
embodies
foreign
experience
wisdom
ancient
Chinese
philosophy.
core
combine
various
specific
technologies
problems
such
as
flooding,
environment
pollution,
shortage
resources
deterioration
ecology;
(2)
also
introduces
pilot
projects
China,
summarizes
achievements
obtained
lessons
learned,
valuable
for
implementation;
(3)
objectives,
corresponding
indicators,
key
needs
at
scales
different.
work
facility
level
dedicated
alleviating
through
reasonable
scale
layout,
while
plot
mainly
improve
living
construction.
watershed
more
inclined
restoration
blue-green
storage
spaces
Besides,
describes
due
obligations
stakeholders.
Urban Climate,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
48, P. 101402 - 101402
Published: Jan. 16, 2023
Resilience
has
been
widely
used
as
a
concept
to
analyse,
understand,
and
improve
cities'
coping
capacities
disasters.
However,
it
is
still
challenge
operationalise
quantify
resilience.
This
study
proposes
framework
for
assessing
resilience
disasters
based
on
the
relationship
between
disaster
intensity
damage
rate.
We
use
intense
(short-term
heavy)
rainfall-induced
urban
flooding
in
Shenzhen
city,
one
of
largest
cities
China,
an
example
explore
main
features
transferability
proposed
assessment
framework.
In
addition,
we
demonstrate
usability
by
using
assess
compare
effectiveness
two
resilience-building
strategies:
(1)
permeable
pavement
transformation
(2)
land
vulnerability
reduction.
research
makes
innovative
contribution
through
its
effective
disaster-damage-based
approach
quantitatively
evaluating
disasters,
which
can
support
building
mitigating
impact
climate
change.
