Different methods of protecCon from the flooding (video animaCon) US examples

(330) What is Floodplains by Design? – YouTube (6 minutes)

“Make Rooms for Rivers” As Rivers don’t know ciCes’ limit and boundary (video animaCon)

(330) A new type of river management is coming! – YouTube (3.5 minutes)

Can heightening levees (embankments) save the ciCes from Flooding? Engineering vs Nature

(330) How “levee wars” are making floods worse – YouTube (6.47 minutes)

What is Floodplains by Design. https://youtu.be/-PBT4OEJfGs?si=kmA_3sxWXN56b-v1

A new type of water management is coming. https://youtu.be/21YAP8RF_sw?si=ZlSn_uIs94-m7npm

How “ levee wars “ are making flood worse https://youtu.be/LTv6RkFnelM?si=gs2-fBNh8GzYJaQ8

So You Live behind a Levee https://youtu.be/LTv6RkFnelM?si=gs2-fBNh8GzYJaQ8

Dams & Levees. https://youtu.be/EFR_m958MO0?si=4gsj63r2EVZV_uI-

Copenhagen: How to flood-proof a city. https://youtu.be/G8TwlnzErV8?si=EWf7rDnIIJt52xUZ. After a flash flood that sent dead rats floating through the streets of Copenhagen, the city began reimagining itself. Away from concrete and asphalt and towards softer, “spongier” settlements that work with the natural flow of the water cycle. With cloudbursts increasing in intensity because of climate change, many cities from Beijing to Chennai are trying this too – and Copenhagen offers some good lessons. planeta #flooding #urbanplanning

Sponge Cities – How China’s Flood-Proof Mega Cities Work https://youtu.be/dsXd4hOue-I?si=rL1NR6YnAD7pDLcU.

China is facing a host of water-related problems, especially in rapidly growing urban areas. But an innovative new concept known as the Sponge City is trying to tackle the issue. By carefully managing rain and wastewater, it aims to fight water pollution, scarcity, and flooding.

China has chosen 30 key trial locations, including Haikou and Jinhua. But is it really possible to meet the water demands of megacities like Shenzhen? And, if so, could Sponge Cities be the future of urban water management?

There are alternative ways to manage scarce water resources, including techniques like desalination. Learn more in our video:    • How to Turn Sea Water Into Fresh…  . And subscribe to our channel to make sure you never miss an episode!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Droughts & Floods in China: Green Revolution
01:19 Rapid Urbanization in China: Challenges
02:15 Sponge Cities Explained
03:07 Kongijan Yu: The Concept of Sponge Cities
04:14 Haikou, Hainan: An Example
04:43 Shenzhen: History
05:49 Water Scarcity Problems in Shezhen (Dongjiang River Drought)
06:27 Shenzhen Sponge City
06.57 Outro: A look into the future

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3. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health: https://www.researchgate.net/pub…
4. Our Cities | Timelapse in Google Earth: • Our Cities | Timelapse in Google…
5. Sponge city practice in China: A review of construction, assessment, operational and maintenance – School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China: https://www.sciencedirect.com/sc…
6. Ideas On Design: Kongjian Yu – Big Feet Revolution: • Kongjian Yu – Big Feet Revolutio…
7. Turenscape – Meishe River Greenway and Fengxiang Park: https://www.turenscape.com/en/pr…
8. CGTN – Dongjiang River water, Hong Kong’s lifeblood: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-…

China is Building Flood Resistance Cities – Sustainable Climate Change Solution https://youtu.be/AWbDOGMm5TU?si=IuSHqD19Rtt6jfd9.

China is building ‘Sponge City’ – a nature-based solution to tackle flooding. Sponge City is an urban planning concept that relies on wetlands and green spaces instead of building dams and floodwalls.

Flooding and water shortages are intensified by climate change effects. Since 2008, twice the number of Chinese cities were affected by floods. While extreme droughts have also become a critical problem since the late 1990s.

So, China introduced the sponge city concept that focuses on green infrastructures, like wetland areas, rooftop plants and rain gardens. This environmental design will hold, clean, and drain water in a natural way.

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Flood -proof Cities -Professor Konglian Yu’s Sponge Cities. https://youtu.be/r0mxZ7Smhrk?si=MOkynEtwvZyh_byD

ow can we work with water, rather than against it, to prevent flooding? Professor Kongjian Yu of Peking University, a pioneer of the “sponge city” concept, dives into holistic, nature-based solutions that can be used in water management. He describes how water is like a beast when it’s backed into a corner: it always wins. But if we can adapt and mitigate, we can work with water to solve the problem both locally and globally. Drawing on the story of how he almost drowned as a child during monsoon season, he advocates for naturalized waterways, which can capture carbon as well as act as a sponge to absorb excess water. He envisions a world where everyone can participate in the sponge cities concept! 

Thanks to the James and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation for organizing Professor Yu’s visit and for supporting this collaboration with the Stone Living Lab.

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Sponge Cities : a solar punk future by 2030 / Future Explored by Freethink https://youtu.be/FtFxmrb16co?si=WCht5-B6nVYZGRRg

Cities turning themselves into sponges? See how cities like Berlin are leading the trend. With Future Explored host, Tom Carroll

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What happens when a city experiences a lot of rain? Instead of seeping into the ground as it would in a forest or grassland, all the water has nowhere to go. After a large storm that disrupts a city’s drainage system, the precipitation ends up floating, often causing destructive flooding.

But what if we could build stunning cities that act like sponges and save thousands of lives along the way? Well, Germany and China are already underway in creating those systems.

These systems are known as Sponge cities. Sponge cities use green architecture solutions designed to soak up excess water, just like a sponge. Sponge cities are made up of absorbent pavement and roads, large green spaces filled with interconnected waterways, and areas that act like parks when dry but wetlands when water needs a little extra space.

Watch on Freethink.com ► https://www.freethink.com/series…

0:00 – A solarpunk future by 2030?
0:13 – Our urban flooding problem
1:46 – What are “Sponge Cities”?
2:40 – The benefits of Sponge Cities
3:31 – So, where are all the Sponge Cities?
4:30 – What’s the catch?
4:53 – What’s the cost?
6:14 – Preparing for the future
7:04 – Credits

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China is Building Sponge Cities to Fix Its Flood Problems https://youtu.be/jursRm7mnQk?si=YaXw8tzQGzoFcPrW

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How Venice Plans To Save Itself From Sinking

The iconic city of Venice is sinking due to a couple of reasons, some man-made, some natural. But is it possible to save the city from its seemingly doomed fate? Maybe. And today, I’ll be telling you how Venice plans to do it.

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https://docs.google.com/document…. https://youtu.be/1mCpeyCh8jU?si=r2pl0jlsM0lU3043

The $ 7BN MEGAPROJECT to save Venice from Flooding in Future Planning to build a flood defence system for your city? You’d better watch this. For more by Tomorrow’s Build subscribe now – https://bit.ly/3vOOJ98. Executive Producer and Narrator – Fred Mills
Producer – Adam Savage
Video Editing and Graphics – James Durkin. Additional footage and images courtesy of Consorzio Venezia Nuova, Cie des Phares + Balises, Enerpac Tool Group and Google Earth. This production includes some footage from CPB Films’ video “VENISE, LE DÉFI TECHNOLOGIQUE (Extrait 3)” ©Cie des Phares & Balises 2018 licensed under Creative Commons (https://creativecommons.org/lice…). https://youtu.be/b9_QDqpXCE0?si=yX5nl9Elk1Bih42T

Tokyo Flood Prevention / Insane underground tunnel system in Japan

Fifty metres under Tokyo lies a subterranean world — 6.4 kilometres of tunnels, water tanks and massive pillars constructed to withstand 200 tonnes of water per second. This engineering marvel built to protect the ever-present threat of Tokyo flooding.