In Argent et al.’s article “The Sponge City Hypothesis: does it hold water?” the concept of the ‘sponge city’ is explored – cities which act as command centers for the surrounding area, providing a haven for culture, infrastructure, and economy. The abstract offers a great refresher for the concept of a sponge city and what it means, as well as the purpose of the article – looking into migration trends within the cities of Tamsworth and Dubbo in order to find out whether or not these two cities could be considered sponge cities, as well as determining what that means for the subject.
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