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The Urban China Initiative
Contents
Executive summary
Introduction to the China Urban Sustainability
Index 2013
Changes in urban sustainability from 2008 to 2011 Geographic patterns
Gap with global benchmarks
The principles impacting city sustainability
Economic development is the key
Critical decision-making points to enable a transformation More than 70 million people facing sustainability challenges Example of leading global cities and density turning points Tokyo’s sustainability success
Shaping strategies for cities
Big improvements happen early in a city’s economic development 18Up to cities to determine their own destiny
Rebalance towards society and the environment
Small cities should work with larger cities in a cluster
Summary of best practices
Appendix: City best practices 137910121213141515181820202229