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Article: Sustainable urban form for Chinese compact cities: Challenges of a rapid urbanized economy

TitleSustainable urban form for Chinese compact cities: Challenges of a rapid urbanized economy
Authors
KeywordsChina
Compact City
Environment
Infrastructure Investment
Urbanization
Issue Date2008
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatint
Citation
Habitat International, 2008, v. 32 n. 1, p. 28-40 How to Cite?
AbstractLand saving in the process of rapid urbanization is critical to the long-term sustainability of China. Compact cities, characterized by relative high density, mixed land-use and pedestrian-oriented habitation, have been proposed as one solution for sustainable urban planning. However, given the fact that Chinese cities are characterized by high population densities, the applicability of a more compact solution to expanding cities in China remains questionable. Essential to the decision-making is a deeper understanding about the relationship between urban compactness and the sustainable performance of the cities. This study is proposed for a quantitative evaluation about the costs and benefits of cities' compaction in Chinese context from environmental perspective, especially with respect to "facility availability, infrastructure efficiency, public transport, domestic energy and resources consumption and environmental externalities." 45 core Chinese cities are selected for the detailed illustration. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/149379
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2023 Impact Factor: 6.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.630
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dc.contributor.authorJia, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorLau, SSYen_US
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dc.identifier.citationHabitat International, 2008, v. 32 n. 1, p. 28-40en_US
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dc.description.abstractLand saving in the process of rapid urbanization is critical to the long-term sustainability of China. Compact cities, characterized by relative high density, mixed land-use and pedestrian-oriented habitation, have been proposed as one solution for sustainable urban planning. However, given the fact that Chinese cities are characterized by high population densities, the applicability of a more compact solution to expanding cities in China remains questionable. Essential to the decision-making is a deeper understanding about the relationship between urban compactness and the sustainable performance of the cities. This study is proposed for a quantitative evaluation about the costs and benefits of cities' compaction in Chinese context from environmental perspective, especially with respect to "facility availability, infrastructure efficiency, public transport, domestic energy and resources consumption and environmental externalities." 45 core Chinese cities are selected for the detailed illustration. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/habitatinten_US
dc.relation.ispartofHabitat Internationalen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectCompact Cityen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_US
dc.subjectInfrastructure Investmenten_US
dc.subjectUrbanizationen_US
dc.titleSustainable urban form for Chinese compact cities: Challenges of a rapid urbanized economyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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