The new urban areas are well familiar with terms like Low-Carbon Eco-city, Low-Carbon New City, Green City or Sun City that carry similar names and meanings. 1.1 The existing industrial civilization1.1.1 The Earth retaliates with storms, droughts, and floods if there is any damage to the ecological environment.1.1.2 Mankind needs a developing ecological civilization and explore new avenues and morphology for urban development.1.1.3 Unpredictable problems for the survival and development of future generations stand when entering the new century. 1.1.4 It has become fashionable to promote new concepts in new urban construction and development.2.1 proposal for the “eco-city” 2.1.1 There are dozens of names for the “eco-city” and the concept emphasizes ecological urban construction.2.1.2 The correct direction needs proper guidance, active exploration, and scientific practice for the low-carbon eco-city.2.1.3 The titles merely place emphasis on planning, construction, and developing models, but with no signs for qualitative distinction.
3.1 The New Eco-City
3.1.1 The term eco-city was pioneered by Richard Register in 1979 in the United States along with Russian ecologist O·Yanitsky in 1987.
Source: Shao, Zisheng. "The New Urban Area Development: A Case Study in China." Springer 1.1 (2015): 1-417. Print.
3.1.2 An eco-city is in balance with nature and develops economy, society, and ecology jointly.
3.1.3 A win-win achievement of both development and environment with a harmonious relationship between man and Nature.
3.1.4 There are two forms in actual representation of ecocide:
One is to conduct a long-term, sustained ecological construction and renovation to theoriginal cities, for example, Curitiba in Brazil, Shenzhen in China and London in the UK.
The other plan is to build a new eco-city and develop a newly-constructed ecological urban area.
3.15 What is a New Eco-City? The New Eco-City economizes the use of land, water, energy, and materials comprehensively. It should in balance with the environment, self–sufficient, energy efficient and resource-saving. It should work like a huge comprehensive eco-system and create a revolution in urban planning and construction.4.1 Four requirements for the New Eco-City4.1.1 The first is a resource-saving and environment-neighboring choice.
The New eco-cities should be active in terms of water conservation, by saving water, reusing water, and collecting rainwater.
Energy efficiency, energy-saving measures should be taken in architecture, transportation, industry, living, and so on.
4.1.2 The second requirement is integrated the use of various means, i.e., ecology, economy, society, politics and culture.
The new eco-city should function as a comprehensive eco-system and lower construction difficulties plus save costs.
Integrated ecological ideas, technologies, techniques penetrating through every urban construction.
It is necessary to take a variety of measures in the economy, society, politics, culture, and law to implement fully.
4.1.3 The third requirement is extensive innovations in technology, techniques, management, policies, institutions, mechanism, and other urban elements.
New eco-city construction is a revolution in urban planning and construction.
It is a modern city without ready-made theory and practice.
5.1 Planning of Eco-city
5.1.1 Developing a comprehensive system with specific ecological indicators and norms is essential.
The new eco-city should take Sino-Singapore Eco-city in Tianjin as a model at the time of planning and construction.
The planning and construction of the eco-city should match residential functions with the industrial scale, maintaining traffic flow.
Mobilizing and organizing forces to join in the implementation is desired, creating a livable city of low cost and good environment.
Ecological technologies develop fast, and local eco-city constructions differ widely.
It is essential to form a consensus after extensive discussion, integrated ideas for the eco-city.
5.1.2 Publicize and recommend projects to international monetary organizations and ecological organizations in order to raise funds.
6.1 Issues Deserving Attention
6.1.1 Emphasis should be on the master plan, the medium- and long-term action plan for the construction of the eco-city
6.1.2 Organize relevant experts and units from the perspective of economic and social development and urban livelihood improvement, based on extensive research and seminar demonstrations.
Determine clear objectives, key cities, key areas, critical industries, major technology, policies and measures for development
6.1.3 Focus on establishing and improving laws and regulations, technical specifications, and management services in new eco-city construction.
laws and regulations should basic rules regarding land use, resource utilization, finance, tax, and other aspects
Develop technical specifications to ensure the systematic use of advanced and practical technology and equipment.
Appoint specific management and guidance departments to resolve current problems of environmental protection and multiple constructions.
6.1.4 Pay attention to national level guidance, support, and assessment, and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation.
The country needs to organize some experts at macro-level to offer some specific guidance and help.
Low-Carbon New City calls for a lot of capital investment and support in the areas of building energy-saving, industrial development, and transport facilities.
7.1 Low-Carbon New City
7.1.1 What is a low-carbon city? - A city with low carbon emissions.
A city of economic, social, and ecological coordination, taking low-carbon economy as the developing model and direction.
Low-carbon life as a behavioral characteristic and low-carbon society as a building goal.
7.1.2 About the New Eco-City
new energy, renewable energy, and low-carbon product application rate
urban green coverage rate and low-carbon travel indicators
low-carbon construction indicator
urban air quality indicator-days of first-level air quality of the year,
Direct carbon reduction indicator of the city, major items in total.
7.1.3 Data from the evaluation system
National and industrial evaluating measurements for water-saving cities, green building, urban green lighting, carbon reduction index.
7.1.4 Economic growth is the core of urban development
optimization of the industrial structure
realization of cleaner production
stability of urban social and economic development
minimizing the emission of contamination
efficient use of resources and energy
7.1.5 Keep urban energy consumption low-carbon
Energy consumption is important in urban development
the increase of the clean energy proportion in urban energy-consuming
Change “carbon-based energy” to “hydrogen-based energy.”
promote the use of clean energy
7.1.6 Make urban social life low-carbon
Building energy, transportation systems, residential consumption
very difficult to construct a new eco-city in an existing city.
7.1.7 Green Towers
“Green Towers” ranging from 16 floors to 53 floors
The surface of the buildings is to be covered with green planting.
Highways connecting these Green Towers
pedestrian streets, schools, hospitals, and other public amenities
energy self-sufficiency by solar power
8.1 Construction of low-carbon new urban areas
8.1.1 Construction of low-carbon new urban areas should begin with low-carbon planning.
Plan and design of low-carbon buildings, low-carbon transport, and low-carbon industry based on professional planning.
Choose some low-carbon industrial projects to improve the quality of development
improve the emission standards of various types of enterprises
8.1.2 Excellent planning for transportation
With pedestrian systems, cycling systems, bus Systems as the three major systems.
Promote green travel to reduce carbon emission
8.1.3 Planning and construction of low-carbon new urban areas
consider the regional resource endowment, social developing situation
environment carrying capacity relating to the new urban area
9.1 Low-Carbon New Eco-City
9.1.1 The low-carbon eco-city is a combination of a low-carbon city with ecological
goals to achieve zero carbon emission.9.1.2 The low-carbon new eco-city is constructed with comprehensive use of various low-carbon and ecological technologies, facilities, and tools
more comprehensive in content, more integrated into planning and design
sophisticated and systematic technology
10.1 About Sun City
10.1.1 Sun City is a significant masterpiece by the Italian Communist Campanella
an idealistic fictional city with no private property,
everyone participating in labor, supplies being distributed
10.1.2 Sun worship a cultural phenomenon of the human race
construction of sun cities is a manifestation of human ecological thinking
utilize solar energy and construct sustainable developing city
10.1.3 The urban brand of “China Sun City.”
pre-planning, trademark registration, naming the city, policy development, strategic communication, industry promotion,
Dezhou was jointly named “China Sun City” by China Solar Energy Society and Professional Committee of Solar Thermal
Solar light and heat are nice resources, electricity-saving, money-saving.
But the photovoltaic technology is expensive and has a high failure rate.
11.1 Curitiba, Low-Carbon City in Brazil
11.1.1 Crowding, poverty, unemployment, pollution, and environmental problems. 11.1.2 Within one generation there has been a fundamental change in the city with a significant improvement in the quality of life of residents.11.1.3 Curitiba declared “Most Suitable Cities for Living” by the United Nations.
the highest rates of urban greening in the world
Called the Capital of Ecology in Brazil.
No traffic and air pollution problems.
Recycling garbage into five categories—paper, glass, cans, and plastic can be used as industrial materials
daily paper recycling leads to saving 1,200 trees
12.1 conclusion Humanity needs new thinking and direction for urban construction and development.
The correct direction and proper guidance for the low-carbon eco-city
Eco-city is in balance with nature with focus on Energy efficiency and energy-saving
Lower construction difficulties plus save costs
Livable City of low cost and good environment
Medium- and long-term action plan with clear objectives
Establish and improve laws and regulations regarding use of technology and resource
National and industrial evaluating measurements for low-carbon product application rate
Increase of the clean energy proportion
Low-carbon urban areas begin with low-carbon planning
Utilize solar energy for making sustainable developing city
Curitiba declared “Most Suitable Cities for Living.”
Works Cited
Shao, Zisheng. "The New Urban Area Development: A Case Study in China." Springer 1.1 (2015): 1-417. Print.
