Nearly 55 million people from 27 provinces have suffered from record-setting floods. More than 40,000 houses collapsed; at least 158 people are dead or missing.

thewater-adaptivelandscapesarevaluablefeaturesoftheculturalheritage,andshouldbeintegratedintolandscapeandurbanplanningforurbandevelopmenttoday.

AsChinahasurbanized,floodinghasbecomearegularfeatureofitscities,notablyinthemoredevelopedsouthandeast.

AChineselandscapearchitectrestorestheecologyofanurbanwetlandandcreatesaninnovative,ever-changingpark.

Waterisaresourcethatisunevenlydistributed,acrosstimeandspace,affectedbyurbanisation,deforestationandclimatechange.Moderndevelopmentpracticesmakeusvulnerable,butChinesetraditionmanagedwaterresourcescarefully.

Forthemostpart,thisindustrialapproachtodevelopmenthassteamedaheadwithlittleregardforheritage,culture,oraesthetics.