Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions
The recent Nature Water article, “To Solve Climate Change, We Need to Restore Our Sponge Planet,” by Kongjian Yu, Erica Gies, and Warren W. Wood, makes a compelling case for recalibrating climate strategies to prioritize the water cycle alongside reducing carbon emissions. The authors highlight how...
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| author | Spirn, Anne Whiston Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim Daigger, Glen T. Fu, Jun Childs, Peter Sedlak, David Head, Peter Ravasi, Timothy de Meulder, Bruno Shannon, Kelly Dultzin, Daniel Sosa, Fabiola Kay, Arthur da Rocha, Humberto R. Chou, Sin Chan Buckeridge, Marcos Nobre, Carlos A. Yokohari, Makoto Xie, Shang-Ping Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed Strzepek, Kenneth M. Montalto, Franco |
| author_browse | Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed Buckeridge, Marcos Childs, Peter Chou, Sin Chan Daigger, Glen T. Dultzin, Daniel Fu, Jun Head, Peter Kay, Arthur Montalto, Franco Nobre, Carlos A. Ravasi, Timothy Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim Sedlak, David Shannon, Kelly Sosa, Fabiola Spirn, Anne Whiston Strzepek, Kenneth M. Xie, Shang-Ping Yokohari, Makoto da Rocha, Humberto R. de Meulder, Bruno |
| author_facet | Spirn, Anne Whiston Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim Daigger, Glen T. Fu, Jun Childs, Peter Sedlak, David Head, Peter Ravasi, Timothy de Meulder, Bruno Shannon, Kelly Dultzin, Daniel Sosa, Fabiola Kay, Arthur da Rocha, Humberto R. Chou, Sin Chan Buckeridge, Marcos Nobre, Carlos A. Yokohari, Makoto Xie, Shang-Ping Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed Strzepek, Kenneth M. Montalto, Franco |
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| description | The recent Nature Water article, “To Solve Climate Change, We Need to Restore Our Sponge Planet,” by Kongjian Yu, Erica Gies, and Warren W. Wood, makes a compelling case for recalibrating climate strategies to prioritize the water cycle alongside reducing carbon emissions. The authors highlight how human activities—agriculture, urbanization, and industrialization—have degraded 75% of the earth’s land, severely disrupting natural water systems. This degradation diminishes the planet’s capacity to regulate temperature through water vapor, cloud formation, and the hydrological cycle, further accelerating climate instability. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1770842025-11-26T15:22:35Z Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions Spirn, Anne Whiston Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim Daigger, Glen T. Fu, Jun Childs, Peter Sedlak, David Head, Peter Ravasi, Timothy de Meulder, Bruno Shannon, Kelly Dultzin, Daniel Sosa, Fabiola Kay, Arthur da Rocha, Humberto R. Chou, Sin Chan Buckeridge, Marcos Nobre, Carlos A. Yokohari, Makoto Xie, Shang-Ping Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed Strzepek, Kenneth M. Montalto, Franco land water natural resources climate change The recent Nature Water article, “To Solve Climate Change, We Need to Restore Our Sponge Planet,” by Kongjian Yu, Erica Gies, and Warren W. Wood, makes a compelling case for recalibrating climate strategies to prioritize the water cycle alongside reducing carbon emissions. The authors highlight how human activities—agriculture, urbanization, and industrialization—have degraded 75% of the earth’s land, severely disrupting natural water systems. This degradation diminishes the planet’s capacity to regulate temperature through water vapor, cloud formation, and the hydrological cycle, further accelerating climate instability. 2025-02 2025-10-14T17:53:24Z 2025-10-14T17:53:24Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177084 en Open Access Higher Education Press Spirn, Anne Whiston; Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim; Daigger, Glen T.; Fu, Jun; Childs, Peter; et al. 2025. Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions. Landscape Architecture Frontiers 13(1): 2-12. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-1-010042 |
| spellingShingle | land water natural resources climate change Spirn, Anne Whiston Schellnhuber, Hans Joachim Daigger, Glen T. Fu, Jun Childs, Peter Sedlak, David Head, Peter Ravasi, Timothy de Meulder, Bruno Shannon, Kelly Dultzin, Daniel Sosa, Fabiola Kay, Arthur da Rocha, Humberto R. Chou, Sin Chan Buckeridge, Marcos Nobre, Carlos A. Yokohari, Makoto Xie, Shang-Ping Ashraf, Kazi Khaleed Strzepek, Kenneth M. Montalto, Franco Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title | Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title_full | Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title_fullStr | Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title_short | Why sponge planet? Discussions on land-based, water-driven solutions |
| title_sort | why sponge planet discussions on land based water driven solutions |
| topic | land water natural resources climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177084 |
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