Study on Green City Construction and Sustainable Development – Low Carbon City from Theory to Create

2014 ◽  
Vol 548-549 ◽  
pp. 1773-1777
Author(s):  
Qun Liu ◽  
Jiang Hua Zhuo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Energy Saving Technology ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Economic Vitality

The trend of low-carbon in world and resource shortages, environmental carrying capacity of weak basic conditions, decided to go low-carbon path is an inevitable choice in China. The city’s ecological environment, cultural tastes, economic vitality, management systems, technological progress has become the focus of urban studies nowadays. Study on how to improve the energy-saving technology to create a low-carbon life is the fundamental way to achieve sustainable urban development. Therefore, the study of low-carbon urban development, is not only has theoretical values, but also owns practical significance. In this paper the reason for low-carbon city, the basic concept of sustainable development was discussed. The significance of the construction of green ecological city and the future direction of the green eco-city construction was presented.

Building Sustainable Cities in China: Experience, Challenges, and Prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 1940002
Author(s):  
Wenmei KANG ◽  
Mou WANG ◽  
Junyan LIU ◽  
Xianhong LV ◽  
Ying ZHANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Administrative Support ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Great Effort ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
2030 Agenda

According to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the sustainable development goal 11 is to “make cities and human settlement inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable”. China has been making great effort in this respect. With the advancement in science and technology, the concepts of green development, environmental friendliness, and fair development are gradually moving from theories to practices, guiding the construction and development of sustainable cities in China. Over the past 40 years of reform and opening up, the overall process of China’s construction of sustainable cities and development can be divided into three stages: the initial practice stage (1986–2000), the stage focusing on transformation (2001–2012), and the stage emphasizing coordinated development and social fairness (2012 to present). During the process, China has proposed and carried out a series of pilot demonstrations of sustainable cities, eco-cities, garden cities, low-carbon cities, livable cities, resilient cities, sanitary cities, sponge cities, and circular economy cities. It has achieved remarkable results with valuable experience; meanwhile, it still faces many challenges considering the current practices. With the integration of planning for the national economy and social development, rural and urban development, land use, and other aspects, as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, sustainable urban practices in China will receive more policy support and effective administrative support. As the largest developing country in the world, China’s practice in sustainable urban development undoubtedly has a broad demonstration effect and can contribute to global sustainable development.

scholarly journals A Study on International Cooperation Model of Shenzhen International Low Carbon City

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Liang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Development ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
City Development ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Cooperation Model ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Climate Problem

As the climate problem is worsening, low-carbon cities are becoming more popular worldwide. The low carbon city development in China started later than developed countries and thus there is room and need for international collaboration. Shenzhen International Low Carbon City is a flagship project of Sino-EU Partnership on Low Carbon and Sustainable Urban Development, which aims at fostering the international cooperation in the field of low carbon city development. After reviewing relevant theories and analyzing the cases of low carbon cities in China and abroad, this research designs an international cooperation model for Shenzhen International Low Carbon City, which is suitable for its own.  

scholarly journals Research on Strategies of Low-Carbon City Planning and Construction

2021 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 02037
Author(s):  
Min Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Important Means ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Planning And Construction ◽  
China’S Economy

With the continuous development of China's economy, the policy of sustainable development has increasingly become the leading direction of urban planning and construction at all levels, and the concept of low-carbon city construction continues to emerge. In the process of low-carbon city construction, it is required to start from reducing carbon emissions, uphold the five concepts of innovation, coordination, greenness, openness, and sharing, explore low-carbon eco-city planning strategies and methods, and make urban planning become the local government's emission reduction measures an important means to make the city’s low-carbon development more smoothly and realize the sustainable development of low-carbon cities.

scholarly journals Elderly Suitability of Park Recreational Space Layout Based on Visual Landscape Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6443
Author(s):  
Weiyi Yu ◽  
Hong Hu ◽  
Bindong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Reference Method ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Society ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Visual Landscape

Urban parks are critical for sustainable urban development. They are of theoretical and practical significance for analyzing the visual landscape of recreational spaces from the perspective of the elderly. This analysis can be used for exploring new methods for optimizing recreational space layouts to improve the physical and mental health of the elderly in parks, thus realizing the sustainable development of urban society. Taking Ziyang Park in Shangrao Central District of Jiangxi Province, China, as an example, starting from the visual characteristics of the elderly, this study quantitatively calculated the landscape viewability, total view ratio, and water view ratio for the elderly in each recreational space using Python Scripting for ArcGIS. We briefly express the elderly suitability of the visual landscape for each recreational space through a weighted synthesis of the calculation results. Our findings show that, in Ziyang Park, the elderly suitability of the visual landscape for recreational spaces is not only low overall, but also gradually decreases from the interior to the exterior of this park. Moreover, this spatial distribution may be caused by the location of zoning, surface elevation, and road slopes, as well as the individual characteristics of each recreational space. Finally, we discuss the requirements of the elderly for some geographical factors, along with the feasibility of using ArcGIS 3-D analysis to optimize the layout of the park recreational space, with the aim of providing a new research perspective and an effective reference method for designing layouts of such spaces that are favorable for the elderly to better guarantee the sustainable development of urban society.

How to Lead Low-Carbon City Construction Development by Low Carbon Ideology

2012 ◽  
Vol 174-177 ◽  
pp. 3202-3206
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Fan
Keyword(s):  
Space Structure ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
City Development ◽  
Development Mode ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Architecture Framework ◽  
City Construction ◽  
Low Carbon City ◽  
Climate Crisis

Climate crisis has become the main concern of International community. China is undergoing the quick growing period of urbanization. The fast urbanization inevitably encountered a lot of problems and defects. Our carbon emission occupy more and more percentage of the whole world. To change the traditional way of constructing activity and work towards low-carbon city development mode is the most important task of China city development. From the causes of low carbon cities construction and its significance, this essay focuses on the space structure, traffic mode, land use and landscape architecture framework of constructing a low-carbon city. Low carbon urban construction planning is also presented.

URBAN PLANNING WITH THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 56-62
Author(s):  
Elvira Gromilina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Mixed Use ◽  
Environmental Goals

The problem of urban planning in the context of globalization and the intensification of urban growth is considered in the context of sustainable development. Under UN-Habitat regulations, urban development must be in line with five principles: compactness, high density, mixed use, variety, limited land-use specialization. Compact urban development is a model for sustainable urban development, based on the synergy of three main dimensions: social, economic and environmental. In contrast to the approach to territorial zoning, the compact city model pays attention not only to the development of mixed land use, but also to social needs in places of employment, leisure, recreation, as well as the need for economic resources. In order to identify strategies for designing a sustainable architectural and planning structure, theoretical approaches to the practice of urban planning are investigated. Implementation of the provisions of UN-Habitat is aimed at reducing energy consumption and harmful emissions, preserving biodiversity, reducing the cost of infrastructure and increasing labor productivity, which helps to achieve a balance of social, economic and environmental goals of sustainable development.

scholarly journals Understanding of Public–Private Partnership Stakeholders as a Condition of Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Wojewnik-Filipkowska ◽  
Joanna Węgrzyn
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Public Private Partnership ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
City Management ◽  
City Development ◽  
Private Partnership

The strategic goal of city management is to ensure its sustainable development which requires a balance of rare resources. From the operational perspective, namely projects implementing sustainable development, the balance refers to human resources. They can be classified into the public or private sector and their cooperation is known as Public–Private Partnership (PPP). Building on the concept of sustainable development and stakeholder theory, the research develops a conceptual framework of stakeholder analysis in PPP projects. More generally, the research aims to contribute to a theoretical understanding of the determinants of sustainable city development and PPP success factors. The research claims that the PPP procurement is consistent with sustainable urban development and the PPP model, accompanied by the stakeholder theory, requires evaluation which balances diverse stakeholders’ interests along the triple bottom of sustainable development. The conceptual framework combines stakeholder attributes of preferred benefits and power and urgency. It includes a time and scope perspective. The research has a descriptive but also a normative character as the framework could be helpful to understand and engage stakeholders in sustainable urban development. The developed framework can be considered for the future construction of a model that can be implemented and tested. This theoretical research is based on a literature survey, applying methods of critical analysis and construction. The innovative approach of the research is based on integrated application of already known concepts of sustainable development, stakeholder theory, and Public–Private Partnership, which are all necessary to create a new approach to management of city development consistent with the known facts.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Water Sensitive Cities: Analysis for Intermediary Cities in Andalusia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (17) ◽  
pp. 4677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Bermejo-Martín ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Methodological Framework ◽  
Local Character ◽  
Urban Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda

There is currently a phenomenon of global urbanization, where in Europe intermediary cities play a major role by concentrating more than 40% of the European urban population. These types of cities have specific challenges regarding their sustainability and are key to meeting the objectives set out in the UN 2030 Agenda (United Nations, UN), due to their local character and proximity to the citizen. The intermediary cities of Andalusia in Spain, its urban sustainable development and its relationship with water are the object of analysis in this article. They are analyzed through the winning plans in the first call of the Spanish “Integrated Sustainable Urban Development Strategy ” (ISUDS). In this process, the citizens are the main actors through their participation in the elaboration of the ISUDS, in which they express the scope of the “hydrosocial contract ” of citizenship. The research presented in this article analyzes the latter through a methodological framework applied to the ISUDS, which shows the unequal interest of Andalusian intermediary cities when integrating water into their sustainable development. The article ends with a series of recommendations that make it possible to bring these cities closer to the “water sensitive cities ” stage.

scholarly journals SPATIAL PATTERN OF SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT INDICATOR FOR THE MONTREAL URBAN COMMUNITY

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohel Reza Amin ◽  
Umma Tamima
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Spatial Data Analysis ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Development Indicator ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City

The City of Montreal initiated a First Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development in 2005 followed by a Community and Corporate Sustainable Development Plan in 2010–2015. This study proposes a sustainable urban development indicator (SUDI) for each Montreal Urban Community (MUC) to evaluate the achievements of sustainable development plans. This study identifies thirty-two variables as the attributes of sustainable urban development. The multivariate technique and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis are applied to determine the spatial pattern of SUDI for each MUC. The spatial pattern of SUDI identifies that Ville Marie, Verdun, Sud-Ouest, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and Plateau Mont-Royal have strong sustainable development. The findings of this study help the City of Montreal to understand the improvement of the sustainable development plans for Montreal city and to distribute the municipal budget for the community benefits accordingly.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Development under Environmental Constraints: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1049
Author(s):  
Yaqiong Wang ◽  
Guanghui Yuan ◽  
Ying Yan ◽  
Xueliang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Undesirable Outputs ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Index Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Desirable And Undesirable Outputs ◽  
The City

Sustainable development is a long-term solution for urban development and a guideline for urban development. Only by better coordination around the population, resources, and environment can the city achieve sustained and steady development. In order to evaluate the efficiency of sustainable urban development under environmental constraints, this paper takes 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province as an example. To address the infeasibility problem in the Malmquist-Luenberger (M-L) index, a modified M-L index analysis method based on the new directional distance function (DDF) is adopted. Combined with the consideration of desirable and undesirable outputs, a linear programming model for sustainable urban development evaluation is constructed to provide a scientific decision-making basis for sustainable development of the city. The results show that the growth of sustainable urban development efficiency is not only related to desirable outputs but also affected by undesirable outputs. Technical change is the main driver of most sustainable urban development efficiency growth. However, efficiency changes also affect the sustainable development potential of cities to a certain extent. Through the modified M-L index analysis, we analyze the characteristics of different regions of Jiangsu Province, the changes in efficiency and the impact of technological innovation on sustainable urban development, and give policy recommendations to promote sustainable urban development.

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