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The Eco-City as Urban Technology: Perspectives on Caofeidian International Eco-City (China)
Journal of Urban Technology, 2013Caofeidian International Eco-City, in North-East China, is among several large-scale new eco-city initiatives currently in development across Asia. Built from scratch across an area of 74 km2, with an expected population of 800,000 by 2020, the city's plan boasts an abundance of urban sustainability features, from integrated public transport services ...
Simon Joss, Arthur P. Molella
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Implementation strategy of Eco-city: Taking an example for Sino-Tianjin Eco-city
2011 IEEE 18th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2011Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is a strategic cooperation project between China and Singapore to build an eco-culture and improve the people's living environment. In this paper, to ensure this target, some implementation stategies were put froward which including building a sustainable resource using system with intensive development mode, a low ...
Xue-feng Lin, Jian-feng Feng
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2015
The challenges lying ahead of the urban areas, specifically cities are formidable. These include growing population, air pollution, congestion, energy efficiency and demand for high quality of living. Although they are varied and can appear as seemingly unrelated, they more often appear on international agendas of the United Nations, European Union and
Brodowicz, Dominika +2 more
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The challenges lying ahead of the urban areas, specifically cities are formidable. These include growing population, air pollution, congestion, energy efficiency and demand for high quality of living. Although they are varied and can appear as seemingly unrelated, they more often appear on international agendas of the United Nations, European Union and
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Eco-cities, governance and sustainable lifestyles: The case of the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City
Habitat International, 2016In this paper we argue that to analyse the eco-development process we need to explore it as a whole, from design, through delivery and then to how these developments influence the behaviour of the people who live and work in eco-developments. At each stage of the development process it is important to analyse and understand what key actors understand ...
Flynn, Andrew +3 more
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“Eco Cities” Under Construction
2011Ecological and livable cities need an objective method to be jugged. This paper is in search of a method to determine the level of livability and ecology of the cities.Examples chosen for this methodology are: 1.DongTang (Shangai, China); 2.Masdar (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate); 3.Arcosanti (Arizona, USA); 4.Chang Chun (China); 5.GlobeTown (Nizhny ...
ERYILDIZ, Semih +2 more
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Cities, 1997
Abstract The paper explores the evolution of the concept of the eco-city, and shows how it can be linked to issues ranging from urban planning and economic development through to matters of social justice. The challenge is to encourage local democracy within a context of sustainability.
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Abstract The paper explores the evolution of the concept of the eco-city, and shows how it can be linked to issues ranging from urban planning and economic development through to matters of social justice. The challenge is to encourage local democracy within a context of sustainability.
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Abstract Chapter Five analyzes and compares top-down and bottom-up models of eco-city building through three demonstration projects in China’s recent “Green Leap Forward”: Dongtan Eco-city, Tianjin Eco-city, and Qingdao EcoBlock. These ambitious eco-city programs were launched by Chinese national and local governments in response to ...
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New Eco-City, Low-Carbon New City, Low-Carbon Eco-City, Sun City
2015New Eco-city, Low-Carbon New City, Low-Carbon Eco-city, Sun City, Green City, New Energy Demonstration City, etc.– all of these are new urban areas with similar names and meanings. They are proposed and implemented under a profound ideological, historical, and realistic background.
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Next generation infrastructure systems for eco-cities, 2010
The eco-city concept may in practice too easily turn out into a “green finish” to traditional planning, design and construction practice. How can we ensure that eco-city goals are truly achieved? Do we need traditional governmental tools and requirements such as regulation and enforcement, or would non-regulatory instruments achieve better results ...
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The eco-city concept may in practice too easily turn out into a “green finish” to traditional planning, design and construction practice. How can we ensure that eco-city goals are truly achieved? Do we need traditional governmental tools and requirements such as regulation and enforcement, or would non-regulatory instruments achieve better results ...
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