Governance of the Sponge City Programme in China with Wuhan as a case study

• Published in: International journal of water resources development Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 578 - 596
• Main Authors: Dai, Liping, van Rijswick, Helena F. M. W., Driessen, Peter P. J., Keessen, Andrea M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Guildford Routledge 04.07.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: adaptation; Case studies; Central government; China; climate change; Frameworks; Governance; Motivation; Rain; Rain water; Social resilience; Sponge City Programme; Storage; urban flooding; Water management; Water resources management; China

In 2015, China's national government initiated a Sponge City Programme to address its urban flood issues. A sponge city is a city built around the concept of managing water in an ecologically sustainable way. The intention is to improve urban resilience through rainwater capture, storage and us...