Eco-development in China Cities, Communities and Buildings /

• Main Authors: Deng, Wu (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Cheshmehzangi, Ali (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Series in Asia and Pacific Studies
• Subjects: Sociology, Urban.; Urban geography.; Sustainable development.; Environmental geography.; Urban Studies/Sociology.; Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns).; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Geography.

This book explores China's eco-development strategies and practices from a multi-scalar perspective, discussing the importance of interplay between multi spatial levels of the built environment, as well as the stakeholders who are key players for China's eco-development. Based on a selecti...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Sustainability and Development - Challenges, Implications and Actor Constellations
• Eco-Development in the Global Context
• Eco-development in the Chinese Context
• Macro Level - Eco-City Cases in China
• Meso Level - Eco-Neighbourhood/Community Cases in China
• Micro Level - Green Building Cases in China
• Future Eco-Development in China and Beyond
• Concluding Remarks.