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Call for Papers: 2009 Wuhan International Conference on the Environment

By CC Huang ⋅ March 28, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Call for Papers:
PACE (Professional Association for China’s Environment) is hosting the 2009 Wuhan International Conference on the Environment (WICE, 2009) from June 27-30, 2009 in Wuhan, which is the first experimental city for the development of a “Resource-Saving and Environmentally-Friendly” Eco-Society in China. The aims of this conference are to serve as an interdisciplinary scientific forum [...]

TheCityFix.com: Is There a Future for Human-Scale Chinese Cities?

By Erica Schlaikjer ⋅ March 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(Originally published on TheCityFix.com)
James Fallows of the Atlantic recently blogged about “today’s enormous, expanding Chinese cities,” comparing the more intimate architecture of Shanghai to the sprawling concrete slabs in Beijing.
“This is not a ‘which do you like better?’ discussion,” he emphasizes.
Rather the question is why the look and feel of Beijing seem so clearly to [...]

Good News and Bad News for China’s Eco-cities

By CC Huang ⋅ February 5, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

I had a brief conversation with a friend majoring in media about “good news” and “bad news.” He claimed that when you tell someone you have good news and bad news, they will usually request to hear the bad news first. So here’s the bad news: China’s most high-profile eco-towns are failing.
According to Ethical Corporation [...]