Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China
Flood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood management (UFM) approaches can be used to mitigate urban flood risk. To address urban issues of poor water quality and urban surface flooding, the Sponge City Progr...
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| author | Yunfei Qi Faith Ka Shun Chan James Griffiths Meili Feng Yanfang Sang Emily O’Donnell Michael Hutchins Dimple R. Thadani Gang Li Mengqi Shao Linjun Xie Sitong Liu Chunguang Zhang Xinan Li Lingyun Liu Ming Zhong |
| author_facet | Yunfei Qi Faith Ka Shun Chan James Griffiths Meili Feng Yanfang Sang Emily O’Donnell Michael Hutchins Dimple R. Thadani Gang Li Mengqi Shao Linjun Xie Sitong Liu Chunguang Zhang Xinan Li Lingyun Liu Ming Zhong |
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| description | Flood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood management (UFM) approaches can be used to mitigate urban flood risk. To address urban issues of poor water quality and urban surface flooding, the Sponge City Program (SCP) was initiated in 2013 in China. The SCP aims to provide an opportunity for Chinese cities to improve their current UFM practices. This study looks at Guiyang (a pilot sponge city located in SW China) as a case study to identify the challenges and opportunities of UFM in China. Guiyang is a valley city surrounded by a hilly landscape. Using interview records and flood data, we illustrate that the primary type of flood in Guiyang is fluvial rather than surface water flooding. In Guiyang, the current function and targets of the SCP have yet to engage with the catchment level flood management, instead mainly focusing on the site-specific context (i.e., community level). Catchment flood management planning (CFMP) and natural flood management (NFM) both address this problem and may be a more suitable approach to manage flood discharge from the upper and middle catchments in Guiyang. In addition, it is suggested that a mixed option combining “hard” infrastructure (e.g., reservoirs and floodwalls) with “soft” flood management measures (e.g., improving people awareness and participation) may improve urban flood resilience in Chinese cities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72e1957369584d9d885878a045f714982023-11-22T17:02:41ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412021-10-011319278410.3390/w13192784Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW ChinaYunfei Qi0Faith Ka Shun Chan1James Griffiths2Meili Feng3Yanfang Sang4Emily O’Donnell5Michael Hutchins6Dimple R. Thadani7Gang Li8Mengqi Shao9Linjun Xie10Sitong Liu11Chunguang Zhang12Xinan Li13Lingyun Liu14Ming Zhong15School of Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaNational Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Christchurch 8602, New ZealandSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaKey Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaSchool of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UKUK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxford OX10 8BB, UKNottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaInstitute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, ChinaFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS), University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaDepartment of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaSchool of Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo 315100, ChinaGuizhou Water & Power Survey—Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550002, ChinaGuizhou Water & Power Survey—Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550002, ChinaGuizhou Water & Power Survey—Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550002, ChinaGuizhou Water & Power Survey—Design Institute Co., Ltd., Guiyang 550002, ChinaFlood management is a complex issue in Chinese cities that exhibit high populations and have undergone rapid urbanization. Urban flood management (UFM) approaches can be used to mitigate urban flood risk. To address urban issues of poor water quality and urban surface flooding, the Sponge City Program (SCP) was initiated in 2013 in China. The SCP aims to provide an opportunity for Chinese cities to improve their current UFM practices. This study looks at Guiyang (a pilot sponge city located in SW China) as a case study to identify the challenges and opportunities of UFM in China. Guiyang is a valley city surrounded by a hilly landscape. Using interview records and flood data, we illustrate that the primary type of flood in Guiyang is fluvial rather than surface water flooding. In Guiyang, the current function and targets of the SCP have yet to engage with the catchment level flood management, instead mainly focusing on the site-specific context (i.e., community level). Catchment flood management planning (CFMP) and natural flood management (NFM) both address this problem and may be a more suitable approach to manage flood discharge from the upper and middle catchments in Guiyang. In addition, it is suggested that a mixed option combining “hard” infrastructure (e.g., reservoirs and floodwalls) with “soft” flood management measures (e.g., improving people awareness and participation) may improve urban flood resilience in Chinese cities.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/19/2784catchment flood management plan (CFMP)urban flood management (UFM)natural flood management (NFM)Sponge City Program (SCP)urban flood resilienceGuiyang |
| spellingShingle | Yunfei Qi Faith Ka Shun Chan James Griffiths Meili Feng Yanfang Sang Emily O’Donnell Michael Hutchins Dimple R. Thadani Gang Li Mengqi Shao Linjun Xie Sitong Liu Chunguang Zhang Xinan Li Lingyun Liu Ming Zhong Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China Water catchment flood management plan (CFMP) urban flood management (UFM) natural flood management (NFM) Sponge City Program (SCP) urban flood resilience Guiyang |
| title | Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China |
| title_full | Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China |
| title_fullStr | Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China |
| title_short | Sponge City Program (SCP) and Urban Flood Management (UFM)—The Case of Guiyang, SW China |
| title_sort | sponge city program scp and urban flood management ufm the case of guiyang sw china |
| topic | catchment flood management plan (CFMP) urban flood management (UFM) natural flood management (NFM) Sponge City Program (SCP) urban flood resilience Guiyang |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/19/2784 |
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