The genius of China's sponge cities

Did you know that since June 2021, 24 provinces in China have experienced severe floods, with over 443 rivers affected? Due to unprecedented urbanization and climate change, the country is experiencing severe flooding with 67% of China’s population now living in flood-prone areas.

To deal with this problem, the government came up with the idea of sponge cities, areas designed to soak up as much extra water as possible, stopping it from flooding cities and saving it for future use. In order to make these sponge cities, the government has combined storage tunnels, rain gardens, wetlands, and bioswales together.

China has ambitious plans to build 30 sponge cities, each customized to its region, in the hopes that 80% of its urban areas will be able to absorb and reuse at least 70% of rainwater by 2030.

The largest of these is Lingang, a planned sponge park in Shanghai's Pudong district. It features water-absorbent bricks, allowing water to drain to the soil and central reservations that are used as rain gardens. But Lingang is just one innovative sponge city, there are plenty more.

Have we piqued your curiosity yet? Do you want to know more about the science, technology, and engineering behind these sponge cities? Do you want to witness sustainability and urban planning at its best? Then, don't miss this.

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[newhatch]

Beautiful: ✅
Sustainable: ✅
Bloody Cool? ✅

[altafhossain]

The concept of sponge city can be an ideal solution for Sylhet and Bangladesh.

[slothsuyud]

I just wonder how beautiful it is to be a central park of a city...

[dilkhushpatidar]

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Quite INTERESTING.🙌🙌

[shogunheroicvictories]

A concept that is good for the city and good for the inhabitants. After the large unexpected rainfall in 2021. I think they will consider new ways to counter such unexpected downpour. But this approach atleast is a good start.

[sakondo]

Seems like a sustainable solution for water logging

[sydneypitcher]

I LOVE this! Let's spread these beautiful earth-friendly solutions like crazy.

[dhanushsai]

Hey man why not a video on space fountain

[CC-klnh]

They have learned from so many monsoon seasons.

[jessiedas]

Good but not good enough for the real extreme weather China is facing.

[beautyofnature]

Nothing is impossible for china. China will find out all the ways to handle all the situations today. Every country should learn from them

[mohammedines]

J'ai des grands projets économiques pour la Chine si la Chine me comprend .

[artificialintelligence]

One of the reasons for lots of severe floods in China is building a lot of dams.

[artificialintelligence]

China also does a lot of air pollution.

[amandashuman]

Great topic, but the continually mispronounced Chinese in this video is painful to listen to. I suggest next time consult a native Chinese speaker before recording.