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Eco-cities in China, the Glossary

Eco-Cities in China are ambitious, planned urban development projects that serve as a key component of China’s climate change and urbanization strategies, which aim to integrate environmental sustainability with urban planning and design.^[1]

50 relations: Bioenergy, Chengdu, Chinese economic reform, Circular economy, Climate change in China, Consumer culture of China, Eco-capitalism, Eco-cities, Ecological civilization, Ecotourism, Emission intensity, Environmental impacts of animal agriculture, Environmental issues in China, Environmental policy in China, Environmental technology, Green building, Green urbanism, Greenwashing, Harmonious Society, Hydropower, Industrialization of China, Kunming, Land reclamation, Lifestyle disease, Low-carbon economy, Megalopolises in China, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, Mixed-use development, Nanhui New City, National Development and Reform Commission, Obesity in China, Paris Agreement, Planned community, Pollution in China, Smart grid, Solar power, Special economic zones of China, Sponge city, Sustainability, Sustainable development, Sustainable transport, Tangshan, Tianjin, Under-occupied developments in China, Urban heat island, Urban sprawl, Urbanization in China, Walkability, Wind power.
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Bioenergy

Bioenergy is a type of renewable energy that is derived from plants and animal waste.

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Chengdu

Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan.

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Chinese economic reform

The Chinese economic reform or Chinese economic miracle, also known domestically as reform and opening-up, refers to a variety of economic reforms termed "socialism with Chinese characteristics" and "socialist market economy" in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that began in the late 20th century, after Mao Zedong's death in 1976.

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Circular economy

A circular economy (also referred to as circularity or CE) is a model of resource production and consumption in any economy that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling existing materials and products for as long as possible.

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Climate change in China

Climate change is having major effects on the Chinese economy, society and the environment.

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Consumer culture of China

Consumer culture of China refers to the emergence of social arrangements with Chinese characteristics in which the relations between lived culture and social resources are mediated through the rapid marketization of China.

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Eco-capitalism

Eco-capitalism, also known as environmental capitalism or (sometimes) green capitalism, is the view that capital exists in nature as "natural capital" (ecosystems that have ecological yield) on which all wealth depends.

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Eco-cities

An eco-city or ecocity is "a human settlement modeled on the self-sustaining resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems", as defined by Ecocity Builders (a non-profit organization started by Richard Register, who first coined the term). Eco-cities in China and eco-cities are sustainable urban planning.

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Ecological civilization

Ecological civilization is the hypothetical concept that describes the alleged final goal of social and environmental reform within a given society. Eco-cities in China and Ecological civilization are environmental policy in China.

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Ecotourism

Ecotourism is a form of tourism marketed as "responsible" travel (using what proponents say is sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people.

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Emission intensity

An emission intensity (also carbon intensity or C.I.) is the emission rate of a given pollutant relative to the intensity of a specific activity, or an industrial production process; for example grams of carbon dioxide released per megajoule of energy produced, or the ratio of greenhouse gas emissions produced to gross domestic product (GDP).

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Environmental impacts of animal agriculture

The environmental impacts of animal agriculture vary because of the wide variety of agricultural practices employed around the world.

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Environmental issues in China

Environmental issues in China had risen in tandem with the country's rapid industrialisation, as well as lax environmental oversight especially during the early 2000s.

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Environmental policy in China

Environmental policy in China is set by the National People's Congress and managed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China.

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Environmental technology

Environmental technology (envirotech) is the use of engineering and technological approaches to understand and address issues that affect the environment with the aim of fostering environmental improvement.

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Green building

Green building (also known as green construction, sustainable building, or eco-friendly building) refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition. Eco-cities in China and green building are sustainable urban planning.

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Green urbanism

Green urbanism has been defined as the practice of creating communities beneficial to humans and the environment. Eco-cities in China and Green urbanism are sustainable urban planning.

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Greenwashing

Greenwashing (a compound word modeled on "whitewash"), also called green sheen, is a form of advertising or marketing spin that deceptively uses green PR and green marketing to persuade the public that an organization's products, goals, or policies are environmentally friendly.

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Harmonious Society

The Harmonious Society (also known as Socialist Harmonious Society) is a socioeconomic concept in China that is recognized as a response to the increasing alleged social injustice and inequality emerging in mainland Chinese society as a result of unchecked economic growth, which has led to social conflict.

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Hydropower

Hydropower (from Ancient Greek -, "water"), also known as water power, is the use of falling or fast-running water to produce electricity or to power machines.

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Industrialization of China

The industrialization of China refers to the process of China undergoing various stages of industrialization and technological revolutions.

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Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China.

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Land reclamation

Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds.

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Lifestyle disease

Lifestyle diseases can be defined as the diseases linked to the manner in which a person lives their life.

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Low-carbon economy

A low-carbon economy (LCE) is an economy which absorbs as much greenhouse gas as it emits.

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Megalopolises in China

In China, a megalopolis is a designation by the government to promote the development of a group of cities through transportation and communication links.

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Ministry of Ecology and Environment

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment is an executive-department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, responsible for the ecological and environmental affairs. Eco-cities in China and Ministry of Ecology and Environment are environmental policy in China.

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Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development

The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development is a ministry of the People's Republic of China which provides housing and regulates the state construction activities in mainland China.

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Mixed-use development

Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some degree physically and functionally integrated, and that provides pedestrian connections. Eco-cities in China and Mixed-use development are sustainable urban planning.

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Nanhui New City

Nanhui New City is a planned city located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China. Eco-cities in China and Nanhui New City are planned communities in China.

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National Development and Reform Commission

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) is the third-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, which functions as a macroeconomic management agency.

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Obesity in China

Obesity in China is a major health concern according to the WHO, with overall rates of obesity between 5% and 6% for the country, but greater than 20% in some cities where fast food is popular.

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Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement (or Paris Accords, Paris Climate Accords) is an international treaty on climate change that was signed in 2016.

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A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land.

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Pollution in China

Pollution in China is one aspect of the broader topic of environmental issues in China.

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Smart grid

The smart grid is an enhancement of the 20th century electrical grid, using two-way communications and distributed so-called intelligent devices.

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Solar power

Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power.

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Special economic zones of China

In justifying opening up and the series of economic reforms that ensued in China, Deng Xiaoping referred to Karl Marx and his theories, which predicted that nations need to undergo urbanization and a stage of capitalism for a natural socialist transition.

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Sponge city

A sponge city (海绵城市) is a new urban planning model in China that emphasizes flood management via strengthening green infrastructures instead of purely relying on drainage systems, proposed by Chinese researchers in early 2000 and accepted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the State Council as nationwide urban construction policy in 2014. Eco-cities in China and sponge city are sustainable urban planning.

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Sustainability

Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time.

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Sustainable development

Sustainable development is an approach to growth and human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Eco-cities in China and Sustainable development are sustainable urban planning.

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Sustainable transport

Sustainable transport refers to ways of transportation that are sustainable in terms of their social and environmental impacts.

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Tangshan

Tangshan is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province.

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Tianjin

Tianjin is a municipality and metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea.

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Under-occupied developments in China

Under-occupied developments in China are mostly-unoccupied property developments in China, and frequently referred to as "ghost cities" or ghost towns.

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Urban heat island

Urban areas usually experience the urban heat island (UHI) effect, that is, they are significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas.

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Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses, dense multi family apartments, office buildings and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a more or less densely populated city". Eco-cities in China and urban sprawl are sustainable urban planning.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-cities_in_China

Eco-cities in China, the Glossary

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See also

Environmental policy in China

Greenwashing

New areas (China)

Planned communities in China

References