Water as Leverage- Setting the scene for a call for action
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<strong>Water</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>Leverage</strong> <strong>for</strong> Resilient Cities Asia<br />
<strong>Setting</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scene <strong>for</strong> a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />
Content<br />
2.4<br />
CHENNAI<br />
KHULNA<br />
SEMARANG<br />
… where we selected<br />
three partner cities:<br />
Chennai, Khulna and<br />
Semarang.<br />
From Tank<br />
to <strong>Water</strong>shed<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Oriented Infr<strong>as</strong>tructure<br />
and Development<br />
From Brick<br />
to Sponge<br />
A Profitable Balance<br />
between Fresh and Salt<br />
Organizing a City<br />
below Sea Level<br />
Doubling a City<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r with Height<br />
Naturalization instead<br />
of Normalization<br />
Towards a Softer and<br />
Layered Co<strong>as</strong>tline<br />
Mitigating <strong>the</strong><br />
Old by <strong>the</strong> New<br />
Three partner cities in Asia have<br />
been selected <strong>for</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>as</strong> many Urban<br />
challenges <strong>the</strong>y Common offer both Space in<br />
terms of urban<br />
From<br />
scale<br />
Relocation<br />
and water<br />
systems: Chennai to Trans<strong>for</strong>mation in India,<br />
Khulna in Bangladesh and<br />
A Co<strong>as</strong>t with<br />
Semarang in Indonesia. Two Faces Not<br />
only do <strong>the</strong>y stand out because<br />
Organizing a City<br />
of <strong>the</strong> great diversity of waterrelated<br />
issues, <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
amidst <strong>the</strong> Delta<br />
also<br />
Incremental<br />
Upgrading<br />
History is<br />
<strong>the</strong> Future<br />
Living<br />
with <strong>Water</strong><br />
Adapt to<br />
Mitigate<br />
interested in starting a designoriented<br />
collaborative process.<br />
Hence, <strong>the</strong>se city coalitions<br />
serve <strong>as</strong> exemplary pilot<br />
projects to bring sustainable<br />
solutions and trans<strong>for</strong>mative<br />
capacity to <strong>the</strong> agenda <strong>for</strong><br />
similar c<strong>as</strong>es within Asia and<br />
beyond.<br />
Extreme<br />
Wea<strong>the</strong>r Events<br />
Long-Term Effects<br />
River Floods<br />
Sea Floods<br />
Typhoon / Monsoon Risk<br />
Land Slides<br />
Drought Stress<br />
Inland Salinization<br />
Salt <strong>Water</strong> Intrusion<br />
Sea Level Rise<br />
Land Subsidence<br />
Extreme Temperatures<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Pollution<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Scarcity<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Logging<br />
CHENNAI<br />
KHULNA<br />
SEMARANG<br />
42<br />
Asia’s Co<strong>as</strong>tal Regions<br />
PART 1 / From Global <strong>Water</strong> Issues to a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />
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