Conceptualizing Discourses on Ecological City and Its Planning

Autor:	Zhou Wenhua, Wang Min, Zhang Yingxuan, Ouyang Zhiyun
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Ecological economics Resource (biology) Land use business.industry Ecology Environmental resource management Population Environmental Science (miscellaneous) Toxicology Denotation Urban planning Urbanization Sociology business education Demography Connotation
Zdroj:	Chinese Journal of Population Resources and Environment. 7:69-81
ISSN:	2325-4262 1004-2857
DOI:	10.1080/10042857.2009.10684956
Popis:	Ecological city (eco-city) and its planning approach are emerging concepts in urban study, urban planning, ecological economics, environmental policy and corporate environmental management. However, opinions remain divided over the connotation and denotation of the term “ecological city”, what key issues ecocity planning can solve, and its specific contents. In this study, we present 10 basic propositions that define the eco-city and clarify its key parameters, thereby providing the basis for discussing the assumptions and principles underlying different approaches to sustainable urban development. We then summarize the concept and principles of an eco-city, and define the main requirements for ecocity planning. We conclude that an eco-city is a city in which the urban population, scale of land use and intensity of human activities are limited to the regional resource and environmental carrying capacity, which does not cause increasing or irreversible damage to the regional ecosystem’s structure,...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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