TITLE:
Research on Stormwater Management of Cultural Heritage Ilmpark in Weimar Germany Based on Urban Resilience
AUTHORS:
Tian Lu, Yuncai Wang
KEYWORDS:
Urban Resilience, Cultural Heritage Park, Stormwater Management, Sustainable Development
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Resources,
Vol.6 No.6,
June
15,
2015
ABSTRACT: With the development of cities, problems like natural and social disasters appeared more and more frequently. For example, rapid urbanization and climate change have caused both increasing flood probability and the severity of flooding. Consequently, there is a need for all cities to develop new strategies to maintain their vitality in numerous challenges and crises. This paper in the first place reviews the concept and research fields of urban resilience; besides, according to the characteristics of the Ilmpark situated in Weimar, This paper analyzes the necessity and potential on stormwater management of this area and then it concludes the alternative strategies of improvement based on the theory of urban resilience.