TITLE:
Assessment of Climate Technology Demands in Chinese Sponge City
AUTHORS:
Zhanyun Ma, Jing Hu, Peng Feng, Qingxian Gao, Sijia Qu, Wei Song, Jinghao Liu
KEYWORDS:
Adaptation to Climate Change, Sponge City Construction, Sponge City Planning and Technology, Stormwater Management
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection,
Vol.5 No.12,
December
25,
2017
ABSTRACT: Sponge city is a development pattern used to realize natural accumulation, natural infiltration and natural purification of rainwater through urban planning and construction management. Sponge city technology is widely used as the critical approaches in natural rainwater management and it is one of the best techniques to adapt climate change events in modern cities. In the paper, we firstly reviewed background information of sponge city construction and the development, key technologies, and economic benefit analysis of stormwater management in foreign countries. Then, we analyzed the technology gap between China and developed countries in two aspects (planning design method and Low Impact Development (LID) project design). Then, we pointed out the main obstacles in sponge city technology transfer and proposed to improve the basic data sharing system and strengthen the economic return system. On the basis of sponge city planning theory and sponge city technologies, taking Shenzhen as an example, we analyzed the ideas and plans of sponge city construction in rainy areas and completed the assessment of current climate technology demands in Chinese sponge city. The study provides the basis for the improvements in sponge city construction and adaptation to climate change.