The "Eco" and "Low-carbon" promise: a critical review of China's experience
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24/11/2015
24/11/2015
2015
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Resumo |
The scale and speed of China’s urbanization translate into major challenges for sustainability. Could the ‘eco-city’ and ‘low-carbon’ agendas, and the promotion of related pilot cities drive Chinese urban practice towards more environmentally sustainable solutions? We explore this question through a critical review of experience in China, identifying problems relating to the development of space, the treatment of scale and the pursuit of efficiency (the ‘space-scale-efficiency nexus’). China seeks sustainable solutions through eco and low-carbon agendas, but our review finds that current efforts fall short of expectations, and problematic patterns are repeated. We propose that a geo-administrative notion of functional regions could provide a strategic framework to address the range of design, physical and administrative planning problems, ensuring that eco-city and low-carbon city pilots result in comprehensive solutions that can be effectively replicated. |
Identificador |
Balula, L. & Bina, O. (2015). The “Eco” and “Low-carbon”promise: a critical review of China’s experience. In F. Gipouloux (Ed.), China’s Urban Century. Governance, Environment and Socio-Economic Imperatives, (pp. 103-119). Massachusets: Edward Elgar 978-1-78471-508-3 |
Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
Direitos |
openAccess |
Palavras-Chave | #Desenvolvimento sustentável #Planeamento urbano |
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bookPart |