Sponge cities that fight flooding
People Fixing the World
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What's Happening in Singapore?
New developments in singapore have to be able to hold on to some of the rain water during big storms. Other places are also trying out new ways of reusing water. I saw a great example at cute pat hospital in northern singapore. It's lined with lots of trees, lots of vegetation. And this lovely environment is actually thanks to the lake outside and its sponge city principles. There's even a waterfall here, which i'm going to go and enjoy now.
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