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Why turning cities into ‘sponges’ could help fight flooding

Summary description
Sponges cities as a nature-based solution for flood management. Examples from China.
External links
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/13/style/china-sponge-cities-kongjian-yu-hnk-in…
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Resource type

  • article

Resource scale

  • global

Keywords

  • climate change
  • management
  • nature-based solutions
  • wetlands

Free keywords

  • flood management
  • sponge cities

Targeted audience

  • interested public

Language

  • English

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This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 869324.