COPENHAGEN CLOUDBURST CONCRETIZATION PLAN, DANMARK

Abstract

Improved liveability and climate adaption should go hand in hand when designing sponge cities. The cloudburst masterplan for Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is an example of an ambitious effort to protect the city against future heavy rain events. Following the masterplan, the city began to implement the sponge city landscape design for each Copenhagen district. The landscape design was intended to not only deal with more frequent extreme weather events, but also significantly improve urban liveability for both present and future residents. This effort was achieved for less of an investment than traditional cloudburst engineering design.

Keywords

Sponge City / Cloudburst Plan / Liveability / Retention / Park / Street

RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

2016 Higher Education Press