SpongeBoost D1.2 Catalogue of innovative sponge solutions - dataset

Catalogue of innovative sponge solutions for securing and improving sponge functions as an adaptation to climate change based on an integrated assessment of social, economic, technical and ecological effects.

In order to achieve this goal, a systematic literature review was applied to 7 languages, specifically English, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, German, Portuguese and Spanish. In total, 1, 938 papers were identified in all languages. Out of these, 417 were considered eligible for the project based on an analysis of the abstracts. Later, additional papers were removed after full read-throughs, resulting in 264 eligible papers. The majority of these thoroughly studied the sponge function, and its impacts and offered innovative solutions for the future. The highest number of scientific papers was identified in English, followed by Spanish, Dutch (including non-scientific literature such as grey literature, project reports or student theses).

The results show that sponge function is becoming a significant topic academically. An increasing trend has been identified in the number of eligible papers published each year. Most of the papers use applied research and quantitative methods, focus on natural sciences, engineering and technology, and social sciences. The analysis typically focuses on a national scale and rarely studies impacts across borders. Most of the articles consider impacts in the rural environment, although there are also articles that focus on (sub)urban environment including the Sponge City concept.

This dataset belongs to Task 1.2 Literature evaluation and comprehensive catalogue of best practice approaches and innovative solutions