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After more than two centuries of hiding water in pipes we are now beginning to appreciate a lost asset and are daylighting rainfall in the landscape wherever possible to manage it in more creative ways that mimic nature. This movement has various names around the globe including: Sustainable Drainage Systems or 'SuDS' in the UK; Water Sensitive Urban Design or 'WSUD' in Australia; Integrated Water Management or 'IWM' in the US; and Sponge Cities in China. A collection of 29 landscape projects in China focusing on the 'sponge city' motif, categorised into four chapters; Urban Parks, Commercial + Residential Spaces, Waterscapes, and Wetlands. It is believed that the core of sponge city design lies in the effective management of rainwater. In these projects, the subject of rainwater management is explored in depth, including specific solutions to problems such as storage, filtration, purification, utilisation and drainage. Practical gestures in sustainable landscaping are fully covered, such as the selection of pervious paving materials, design and construction of underground reservoirs, bio-swales, green roofs, and rain gardens.

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XU Hao, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Landscape Architecture College, Nanjing Forestry University. His research focuses on the history and theories of landscape architecture, the planning of multi-purpose green space system, and the theory and practice of urban and rural eco-environment construction. His projects profile include: the planning of Urban Green Space System, Jingjiang; planning of the Guyang Lake Area, Dantu New Town, Zhenjiang; planning of green spaces at the Xiangjiang Eco-economic Zone, Xiangtan; design of the Suzhou Railway Station Forecourt, Suzhou; and landscape design at the housing estate Eighteen Bends of Waterway, Suzhou. The books he has published include: Theory and Method of Urban Landscape Design and Planning, Green Space System and Landscape Architecture Planning and Design, Study on the Construction of Green Space System from the New Urbanisation Perspective.

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