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Urban design can play a key role in addressing a wide range of climate-related water challenges such as water pollution, water scarcity, floods, land subsidence, storm water management, ecosystem services and public health. Both in urban retrofit projects as well as new urban development integration of water management in the different phases of design and development is important. Design and planning approaches such as water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) provide useful tools for strengthening the integration of water in spatial planning and urban design processes, requiring any spatial intervention or new development to be evaluated on opportunities for sustainability and innovation. WSUD focuses on the integration of the natural environment and sustainable technology in planning for urban water, combining hydrology, landscape architecture and sociology. The chapter concludes with recommendations on how cities can build on their own experience and lessons from practical cases to achieve more water-sensitive urban design.
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Dolman, N. (2021). Integration of Water Management and Urban Design for Climate Resilient Cities. In: de Graaf-van Dinther, R. (eds) Climate Resilient Urban Areas. Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57537-3_2
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