sponge city 海綿城市

sponge city
繁：海綿城市
简：海绵城市

有建築師估計，杏花邨成為水浸重災區的另一可能原因，是當年發展時排水系統未有考慮防洪因素，而近年吹襲本港的風暴愈趨強勁，建議日後臨海的新發展區以「海綿城市」（sponge city）為概念，建地下蓄洪池，將低窪區域收集到的雨水或海水導流至蓄洪池，減低海水倒灌影響。

發展海綿城市 建築師倡新臨海區建蓄洪池（2018年10月4日）。明報，取自 https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20181004/s00002/1538591288767

The benefits of transforming Hong Kong into a Sponge City are plentiful.

Sponge City: Rainwater put into good use. (2017, September 6). Harbour Times. Retrieved from http://harbourtimes.com/2017/09/06/sponge-city-rainwater-put-good-use/