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Rapid urbanization, the expansion of impermeable surfaces, and the intensification of extreme climatic events have transformed urban runoff into a fundamental challenge for urban resilience. However, the prevailing body of literature largely frames runoff as a technical-managerial issue, primarily centered on hazard control, infrastructure performance enhancement, and quantitative indexing. This paper aims to critique this reductionist approach, investigating the extent to which such a perspective overlooks the landscape and identity-forming capacities of water in strengthening sense of place and multi-dimensional resilience. Grounded in the theoretical frameworks of resilience, blue-green infrastructure, nature-based solutions, and landscape studies, the critique focuses on two core themes: “the hegemony of technical management” and “the neglect of water’s landscape and identity.” The analysis demonstrates that runoff can function not merely as a functional threat, but as an active agent in creating spatial quality, enhancing lived experience, and regenerating place identity. The paper concludes that the transition from a logic of “water drainage” to “landscape creation” does not negate risk management; rather, it expands the horizon of resilience from structural control toward dynamic, landscape-oriented adaptation—a horizon where safety, functionality, meaning, and citizen experience are simultaneously addressed.

Keywords: Urban Resilience, Urban Runoff, Water Landscape, Sense of Place, Place Identity.

     

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