#spongecities — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #spongecities, aggregated by home.social.
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"[Kigali's] wetlands functioned as a vast natural sponge.
But urban expansion as well as the pasturing of livestock and dumping of waste gradually degraded the city’s wetlands.
Today, the 400-acre Nyandungu Eco-Park is alive with marshes, ponds, and more than 200 species of birds. “From the time [the wetland] was restored,” said park manager Ildephonse Kambogo, “there was no more flooding.” "
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/flood-protection-kigali-rwands-wetlands-restoration-project-deforestation/
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“Some of the strategies employed to create these so-called #spongecities include green roofs, rainwater storage and infiltration systems, sunken green spaces, permeable pavement, bioretention ponds, wetland revitalization, restoring natural waterflow pathways, and more.” @older.bsky.social
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:sqhk2ksk2hgrgf7tfdztchls/post/3lzgsqmztq22o -
Montréal, Ville éponge? L'urbanisme face aux changements climatiques et pour une meilleure gestion de l'eau 🌧️🌱 #VillesÉponges #SpongeCities #Montréal #Urbanisme
À lire sur le site https://proposmontreal.com/index.php/montreal-ville-eponge/
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#Conservative ‘#failures’ have led to more #SewagePollution, say #water experts
Increased #flooding blamed on years of government delays over ‘#SpongeCities’ rules
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/10/conservative-failures-have-led-to-more-sewage-pollution-say-water-experts
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@pvonhellermannn @NatureMC Intact #Forests can store and redistribute a lot of water - they can also buffer heavy rainfall events in summer because the rain reaches the ground with a time delay, giving the soil more time to absorb the water.
For urban areas, the #SpongeCities concept is gaining more and more attention.When I search the internet for "aquaplanning", I only find results for "aquaplaning". 🤔😉
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A really nice overview of the flood control that has been hiding in plain sight all around the city.
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In light of Auckland's horrendous floods, I decided to add my Forbes 'sponge cities' article to my website. It can be read for free there, with no annoying pop-up ads https://www.lauriewinkless.com/journal/could-sponge-cities-help-us-prepare-for-our-flooded-future #aucklandflooding #spongecities
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#Introduction: #Editorial Guild for #Permaculture #Design #Magazine since '98, #Homestead #polyculture #Farm on 10A of partly forested sand.
#NaturalBuilding #Agroecology #Agroforestry #Ecoforestry #SeedSaving #restoration #soil #Erosion #Rewilding #Wetlands #Earthworks #Watersheds #bioregions #AridPermaculture #UrbanAgriculture #UrbanPermaculture #SpongeCities #FloodPrevention #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateChange
#CurrentEvents #comedy #humor #cartoons
#relocalization
