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The aim of eco-cities is to build a viable future for humanity with a healthy planet where the Earth, water and air will continue to support our complex solar-powered ecosystems. Presently, our over-dependence on depletable resources is destabilising the planet’s life-support systems. Three key issues that have exacerbated our problems are: (a) the continued growth of population; (b) the rapid growth...
Developing countries and emerging economies have been active in creating ecological cities. An analysis of some Asian cases will be presented to show that the reasons to create a new neighbourhood or to introduce a different approach to urban planning are mainly environmental considerations. Since the 1990s a number of cities have created new neighbourhoods taking environmental factors into consideration...
More than half the world’s population now lives in cities, and the rate of urbanization is accelerating. Cities are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They are vulnerable to climate change. The limited success of the December 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations heightens the urgency of cities’ efforts to adapt and mitigate to climate change. Urban growth in the developing countries...
Asia currently has more than 100 cities with populations over one million. By 2015, Asia will account for 12 of the world’s largest cities. Many of these cities are doubling in population every 15–20 years. Alongside this significant urban growth tourism numbers have also significantly grown over the past 10 years in most major urban centres in Asia. It is within this context of the absolute growth...
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