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SpongeScapes Comic - Exploring the Meaning of "Sponge"

Year: 2025

Type: other

Abstract: This comic was developed within the Horizon Europe project SpongeScapes to explore the use and meaning of the term “sponge” in relation to flood and drought mitigation. Based on the MSc thesis work of Louis Bonhoure, supported by interviews, media analysis, and critical refelction on terminology, it investigates how the imagery of a “sponge” has entered media, science, and policy discourses, and how this metaphor helps (and sometimes complicates) communication about water management. The comic visually communicates the findings through storytelling.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17530889

Authors: Bonhoure, Louis, Bézier, Élisa, Combette, Jean, Dechelette, Chloé

Institution: International Office for Water

Language: English

Topic: Urban Stormwater Management Solutions

Subfield: Environmental Engineering

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: UK Research and Innovation, European Commission

Awards: Evidence and Solutions for improving SPONGE Functioning at LandSCAPE Scale in European Catchments for increased Resilience of Communities against Hydrometeorological Extreme Events, G3137809479

OpenAlex ID: W7104057397

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