Addressing challenges of urban water management in Chinese sponge cities via nature-based solutions

Y Qi, FKS Chan, C Thorne, E O'Donnell, C Quagliolo… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Urban flooding has become a serious issue in most Chinese cities due to rapid urbanization
and extreme weather, as evidenced by severe events in Bei**g (2012), Ningbo (2013) …

A bibliometric analysis of the research on Sponge City: Current situation and future development direction

X Zha, P Luo, W Zhu, S Wang, J Lyu, M Zhou… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With the rapid development of urbanization, more and more cities are facing the risk of flood
disasters and the threat of water environment safety during the rainy season. Sponge City …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling of hydraulic efficiency and pollution transport in waste stabilization ponds

D Goodarzi, A Mohammadian, J Pearson… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the hydraulic performance and solute transport processes in waste
stabilization ponds (WSPs). A numerical model comprised of Reynolds-averaged Navier …

Enhancing urban flood resilience: A holistic framework incorporating historic worst flood to Yangtze River Delta, China

S Zhu, D Li, G Huang, G Chhipi-Shrestha… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and climate change have increased the risk of urban flooding, causing
massive infrastructure and human losses. The concept of resilience proposes new solutions …

Identifying enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Green Infrastructure for urban flood management: A comparative analysis of the UK and China

L Li, AM Collins, A Cheshmehzangi… - Urban forestry & urban …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change and urbanization are increasing the urban flood risk, which can cause
adverse on socio-economic and environmental impacts. Green Infrastructure (GI) can …

[HTML][HTML] Urban and river flooding: Comparison of flood risk management approaches in the UK and China and an assessment of future knowledge needs

M Rubinato, A Nichols, Y Peng, J Zhang… - Water science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Increased urbanisation, economic growth, and long-term climate variability have made both
the UK and China more susceptible to urban and river flooding, putting people and property …

International perceptions of urban blue-green infrastructure: A comparison across four cities

EC O'Donnell, NR Netusil, FKS Chan, NJ Dolman… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Blue-Green infrastructure (BGI) is recognised internationally as an approach for managing
urban water challenges while enhancing society and the environment through the provision …

A comparative analysis on flood risk assessment and management performances between Bei**g and Munich

L Peng, Y Wang, L Yang, M Garchagen… - … Impact Assessment Review, 2024 - Elsevier
With climate change and rapid urbanization, the prevalent flood disasters and associated
risks in urban areas have become increasingly crucial global issues. Risk assessment is a …

The blue-green path to urban flood resilience

E O'Donnell, C Thorne, S Ahilan, S Arthur… - Blue-Green …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
Achieving urban flood resilience at local, regional and national levels requires a
transformative change in planning, design and implementation of urban water systems …

Evaluation analysis and strategy selection in urban flood resilience based on EWM-TOPSIS method and graph model

J Ji, D Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
In the background of rapid population growth and rapid urbanization, extreme floods have
brought great challenges to urban construction and development, and have aroused …