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Water Sensitivity In The Context Of
Climate-Friendly Urbanism

Inclusive Cultural Activities
Reviving Socio-economic life.

Spring Fest

Information Board
Street Vendors
Active Use Increase in climate and water
awareness.
Passive Use
Socio-economic sensitivity
Biological Channels:
A street vendor and street artist- Pant-based solutions
friendly area. that collect water and
use it when needed

Figure 3: Urban Squares and Inclusive Square Design

Tree Canopies
Evapotranspiration A mature Jakaranda tree captures 20m
of rainwater a year.
Capturing water through tree canopies
Green Pergolas and Balconies reduces surface runoffs and decreases
Blocking the reflected heat through plants and the temperature of the environment
regulating the environment temperature. by 3 °C.
Streets with pedestrian-priority.
Alleviating traffic through crosswalks,
Creating shared roads and a human-
friendly city
Surface Runoffs
Bioswale
Cleaning rainwater pollutants with
Lively streets plants, preventing overflows through
Reviving economy by mobilizing managing surface runoffs, supporting
streets with stores, cafés /restaurants, biodiversity.
workshops and exhibition galleries, To the urban rainwater line
Figure 4: Creating lively streets and avenues through a water sensitive and eco-friendly
approach.
The vegetation in and around squares are important elements that increase
the quality of urban space. The trees in squares create a beautiful ambiance
as well as balancing the carbon footprint of the square. The filtering elements
situated around squares that will collect water provide the squares with spatial
definition as well as reducing the pressure on the infrastructure caused by
rain, and mechanisms that balance carbon. In fact, gray infrastructure is not
sufficient to include any of these elements to our squares. The general use
of green lines, green filters, vegetation and shallow dikes or organic mulch
by designers for water management in our squares are common sustainable

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