US EditionDiluvian Rains: Are the Montreal Sewers Sufficiently Effective?
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24heures.caAre the city's sewer systems sufficiently efficient for the weather caused by climate change?
To reduce the number of floods, Montreal will have to go further than creating draining parks and streets capable of absorbing rainwater. In their view, the metropolis must now begin a 180-degree turn in water management.
How can cities remain worth living in heat? The concept of the "swallow city" shows ways how urban spaces can handle water wiser – for protection against heavy rain and cooling in dry times. Less concrete, more green: hollows, cisterns and green areas help to store rainwater and cool the environment. Thus, the city becomes a climate aid. Where Berlin stands on the way to the sponge city, Hanna Meyer, head of the Berlin rainwater agency, knows.
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