Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn't cost billions – but NZ has to start now
- Written by: Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland
Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects of climate change.
This includes the wildfire devastation on the island of Maui in Hawaii, where rising temperatures have dried vegetation...
