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TheCityFix.com: Shanghai’s 2010 World Expo Exposes Challenges for China’s Cities
Originally posted on TheCityFix.com:
Cities in China are “becoming ever less habitable,” and their future will depend on an “urban awakening” that includes the Chinese government’s support of public participation in urban planning and decision-making, says Zhang Song, a professor at Tongji University’s College of Architecture and Urban Planning, in a two-part interview on chinadialogue.
China is [...]
TheCityFix.com: Is There a Future for Human-Scale Chinese Cities?
(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 [...]
WANTED: Transportation stories from Xi’an and Shanghai
EMBARQ - The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport - is gathering stories to share along with its city profiles.
Here’s an example of a story about commuting from a local shoe-shiner who lives in Mexico City:
We are currently in need of anecdotes about day-to-day transportation and mobility for XI’AN and SHANGHAI.
Do you have anything to contribute?
Some [...]
ResponsibleChina Community: WikiCarbon, Wokai, Givology and CODE
Lots going on in the ResponsibleChina community this month.
Here are some highlights I’d like to share:
WikiCarbon
The China Carbon Forum, a Beijing-based nonprofit professional network dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China, has created a wiki community portal for those interested in the so-called “carbon market,” defined as all the “regulatory, financial, investment and trading [...]
Podcast: Jeff Delkin and Rachel Speth about the Rise of Bambu
This podcast is long overdue, but better late than never, right?
Back in March, when I was working as a freelance reporter for Taiwan Business TOPICS, I interviewed Jeff Delkin and Rachel Speth, the co-founders of bambu, a so-called “renewable ideas company” based in Shanghai that manufactures bamboo housewares, kitchen products and tabletops.
LISTEN:
ResponsibleChina: Jeff Delkin and [...]
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