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And The Netherlands probably got the idea from China: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/01/china-sponge-cities-los-angeles-water-urban-d

by haakon 9y ago

And The Netherlands probably got the idea from China: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/01/china-sponge-cities-los-angeles-water-urban-design-drought-floods-urbanisation-rooftop-gardens https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/01...

vanderZwan 9y ago
Hopefully they steal good ideas from all over the place. The video mentions swales, which is a mainstay of permaculture, which has been tried out in various ways all over the world since the 70s.