A new strategy for integrated urban water management in China: Sponge city

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 317-329

  Wang, Hao ^a,b,c   Mei, Chao ^a   Liu, Jia Hong ^a,b,c   Shao, Wei Wei ^a  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b FOSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANGTZE RIVER SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

flexible adaptation; green infrastructure; low impact development; urban hydrological cycle

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIONS; ECOLOGICAL DEGRADATIONS; FLEXIBLE ADAPTATION; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; INTEGRATED URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 85042082555     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-017-9170-5     Document Type: Review

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