The marsh used to separate them – now the lake has brought the three neighbouring villages together again.

Bringing nature and public life back to the inner city

ABC-plan creates activity and a sustainable cityscape with water.

Drainage secures area against flooding as well as providing green areas and improved biodiversity.

Utilising rainwater locally relieves burden on drains and ground water

Rainwater harvesting and a recreational area have been combined in the Urban Waterscape on Potsdamer Platz.

In Enschede, landscape based stormwater drainage has been applied in the development of the residential area Ruwenbos to secure the neighbourhood from flooding.

Seattle of the USA, is in need of public open spaces that make the city livable, walkable and sustainable. The "Blue Ring" strategy (2002) is a 100-year-old vision and 10-year-long method for accomplishing this.

In 1994 New York City also initiated water conservation, metering, leak detection, public education, subsidy programmes and  the world’s largest toilet replacement program – which in some buildings reduced water use with up to 37 percent.

Decreasing rainfall has made water supply costly to industrial production. To secure local jobs in the wool industry, depending on high water supply, Salisbury has invested in cost-effective sustainable water solutions.

In a city developed around and administered entirely by the steel company Tata Steel, water conservation is a primary concern as the city with its high degree of industrial production consumes a lot of water.

Copenhagen has revitalised its harbour. The revitalisation is mainly due to a remarkable reduction in the discharge of wastewater during rainfall.