Officials around the world are implementing techniques to absorb or divert water and protect urban areas from the effects of climate change.

//视频url地址，需要替换 var url = "http://1301267065.vod2.myqcloud.com/d5b38741vodcq1301267065/a2f1fdf2387702291904594322/hYAR16PyeL4A.mp4"; //视频封面图地址，需要替换 var poster = "http://1301267065.vod2.myqcloud.com/d5b38741vodcq1301267065/a2f1fdf2387702291904594322/387702291904636506.jpg"; addVideo(url, poster); An Urban Oasis Protecting an Ancient Archeological Site: Xi’an Yannan Park 1. Project Statement In the center of China’s ancient capital, Xi’an, a large, low-maintenance, 101-acre park was...

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An Urban Oasis Protecting an Ancient Archeological Site: Xi’an Yannan Park 1. Project Statement In the center of China’s ancient capital, Xi’an, a large, low-maintenance, 101-acre park was built to accommodate a wide array of public uses and to protect an underlying archeological site dating back to the Han Dynasty and before. Guided by heritage-protection regulations that prohibit excessive ground disturbance and deep-rooted plants, clusters of themed gardens were designed, each...

The prolific Prof Kongiian Yu, founding dean of the College of Architecture and Landscape at Peking University; who is also the founder and design principal of Turenscape has written a great many papers. Here are curated excerpts that best capture his thoughts.

Bringing ecological balance or ‘peasantry wisdom’ back into the city is what will save the cities from natural disasters, asserts eminent landscape architect, Prof Yu.

1.Project Statement The project adopts the theory of "sponge city" to restore the damaged ecosystem in the site, especially the wetland system, and applies low-impact development technology to design the site as an urban stormwater wetland corridor. The design effectively alleviates surrounding urban inundation, improves over-ground water quality, restores the stormwater management and ecological self-purification functions of the green space. The project also provides an urban public o...

1.Project Statement The project adopts the theory of "sponge city" to restore the damaged ecosystem in the site, especially the wetland system, and applies low-impact development technology to design the site as an urban stormwater wetland corridor. The design effectively alleviates surrounding urban inundation, improves over-ground water quality, restores the stormwater management and ecological self-purification functions of the green space. The project also provides an urban public o...

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