Nature’s Infiltration: Redefining Urban Water Resilience via the Sponge City Model
nCa Report Part I: Understanding the Sponge City Concept As climate change accelerates the frequency of extreme weather events, traditional urban infrastructure—often termed “grey infrastructure”—is failing. Densely paved cities act as giant funnels, forcing heavy rainwater into concrete channels and storm sewers that quickly become overwhelmed, leading to catastrophic urban flooding. The sponge city model […] The post Nature’s Infiltration: Redefining Urban Water Resilience via the Sponge City Model appeared first on News Central Asia (nCa) .