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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 [...]
AmCham Shanghai: Sustainability Conference
Please see my 30 Boxes Calendar for this listing.
Enter the Green Dragon
China’s Built Environment Value Chain Goes Green
AmCham Shanghai’s Sustainability Conference
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Grand Hyatt Shanghai
Tickets Now on Sale at the AmCham Office!
Shanghai Centre, Suite 568 1376 Nanjing Road West Shanghai, China 200040
Phone: (8621) 6279-7119 Fax: (8621) 6279-7643
E-mail:amcham@amcham-shanghai.org Website: www.amcham-shanghai.org
How does building “green” in China [...]
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