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Aligning ancient and modern approaches to sustainable urban water management in China: Ningbo as a âBlue-Green Cityâ in the âSponge Cityâ Campaign
Modern urban flood and water management emphasises holistic strategies that reduce flood risk while providing co- benefits to urban economies, societies and environments. The âBlueâGreen Cityâ concept provides a viable framework for putting this into practice. Ningbo, is a coastal city with high flood risk, whose history as a Chinese âwater townâ demonstrates that approaches to water management implicit to the âBlueâGreenâ concept were practiced in ancient times, and lessons can be learned from these applications. Furthermore, recent launch of the âSponge Cityâ campaign by China's National Government demonstrates the political will to implement sustainable flood and water management in ways consistent with the âBlueâGreenâ ideals. Selection of Ningbo for a pilot project presents the opportunity to integrate new âSponge cityâ approaches with ancient âBlueâGreenâ principles, within the contexts of both new urban development and retrofit. Reinventing traditional approaches to urban water management and governance offers the possibility of maintaining flood risk at acceptable levels without constraining urban growth in China and other countries experiencing rapid urban development
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