Open AccessThe Significance of Low Impact Development on Urban Water Resources
Author(s) -
Chao Wang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/401/1/012024
Subject(s) - urbanization , water resources , context (archaeology) , water scarcity , per capita , environmental planning , natural resource economics , integrated water resources management , china , business , flood myth , water resource management , developing country , urban planning , economic growth , environmental science , geography , economics , civil engineering , engineering , population , ecology , demography , archaeology , sociology , biology
China is a developing country suffering from severe water shortage. Although the total fresh water resources account for 6% of the total national water resources, China’s per capita water resources are only 25% of the world’s average. As a result, China is now one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. In this context, China’s urbanization level is constantly improving, and in the process of urbanization and urbanization, human social practice has an increasingly greater impact on water resources and the environment. At the same time, urban water logging and other disasters have led to a large number of loss of life and property, which has caused a series of water resources and environmental problems, causing widespread social concern. Sponge city construction is achieved through low-impact development technology. In the design, construction and management of the development process, low-impact development seeks to minimize the impact on water resources, especially to maximize the utilization and control of rain-flood resources. In order to achieve “low impact”, urban development and planning must follow the principle of respecting water resources. The core meaning of the proposal and use of Low Impact Development technology is to respect nature.