As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here’s how communities can become ‘sponge cities’
Sponge cities use innovative designs to reduce and slow runoff, while letting certain places flood safely during extreme weather.
Sponge cities use innovative designs to reduce and slow runoff, while letting certain places flood safely during extreme weather.
More than 800 new buildings in the past decade that have been LEED certified are at extreme risk of flooding.
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