Professor Jun Xia, of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair Professor and Director of The Research Institute for Water Security atWuhan University, will present "Addressing Urban Hydrological Issues: An Integrated Water Systems Approach", as part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series.
Abstract
Because of massive urban expansion in China during the past three decades, China is confronted with a major challenge on how to wisely manage water within a complex urban system. An integrated water systems approach will be presented for tackling tough urbanization problems, such as waterlogging, black and odorous water, and ecosystem degradation within a large urban region. Specifically, the important city of Wuhan, located in the central Chinese province of Hubei, and having an area of 229 km2, is used as a case study due to widespread degradation which has intensified during the past twenty years. The presentation will focus on three main topics: (1) urban water issues and Sponge City construction in China; (2) urban hydrological attributes; and (3) urban integrated water systems methodology. The key advantage of employing an integrated systems procedure will be explained for resolving urban water problems through Sponge City construction.
Registration and additional details are available on the Water Institute website.