Water resilient urbanity - spatial study and design for urban flood

Abstract

Can water resilience in dense urban environment act as catalyst in urban regeneration? How does it play with spatial planning and urban synergy? Confronted by challenge of global climate change, urban cities that suffering from heavy downpour with high density built up space, are seeking strategy against flooding problem more than ever. Flooding issue often comes with distant city infrastructure network that it requires strategy being designed and implemented in a regional scale. As a result, cities dealing with urban flood, especially those not from sea-rising but from rain water overflow, their planning strategy relies on a larger level to take effects. It brings landscape-driven city making along with water infrastructures as important roles for spatial planning, while neighborhood scale of adaptive buildings enhance a city's ability for urban water resiliency. Guangzhou, the most prone city in China towards urban flooding problem, one of its oldest and most dense area En Ning is used as a testing ground. The urban design strategy is for the development of water resiliency in urbanity that is undergoing accelerating change and capacity demands. Design addresses in planning level driven by water landscape as urban framework, and envisions different urban growth for future layout. Integration of adaptive buildings and their structure strengthen the resilient ability with user engagement in spatial dimension.