Sustainable Urbanism in China

Sustainable Urbanism in China explores the notion of "Sustainable Urbanism" by considering the role sustainable neighborhood planning plays in the larger picture of sustainable urbanism and suggests innovations and best practices that are either developed or adopted by China. These are narrated as lessons learnt for other countries where we see similar trends of development patterns or emerging practices. Through various explorations of challenges, paradigms, and innovations of urban sustainability, this book highlights how planning, policy, and design are forming and reforming in the context of China. These are offered through a set of guidelines and pathways for urban sustainability at the scale of neighborhoods/communities or districts in a wider context of urban environments, as well as strategies for planners, developers, policy makers, and educators in the field of the built environment. Through a comprehensive overview of urban sustainability practices in China, this book investigates 12 case study projects. These comprehensive explorations should in turn help construct the future directions of China?s sustainable urban development and provide innovative pathways of sustainable urbanism in China and around the globe.

1. Recent Advances in Sustainable Urbanism and the Significance of China in Achieving Sustainable and Resilient Cities

2. Sustainable Urbanism at the Neighborhood Scale and China’s Position

PART 1: Sustainable Tools and Indicators

3. Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment Tools (NSATs): Pathways to Sustainable Urbanism

4. Eco Urban Development: The Value of Eco-districts in achieving Urban Sustainability

5. Smart District Development: Sustaining Smart City Initiatives in the Age of Digital Technologies

PART 2: Sustainable Planning and Policy

6. Sponge City Development: A Multi-scalar Approach to Stormwater Management and Reversing Water Shortages

7. Forest City Development: Integrating Green Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions in Sustainable Urbanism

8. Resilient City Development: Best Practices through the effectiveness of Resilience Index System

PART 3: Sustainable Energy Systems

9. Low-carbon Development: Implementing the Low-carbon Community Concept with Integrated Energy Systems

10. Solar Cities: Current Status and Pathways to Solar City Development

11. Smart Grid Energy Systems: An Integrated Urban Innovation to Optimize Energy Use

PART 4: Sustainable Urban Design

12. Certified Green Community: BREEAM-communities Assessment Method for Performance Evaluation

13. Green Mixed-use Development: High-tech Industrial Parks and Integrated Urban Design

14. Green Campus Development: Achieving Multi-objectives of Sustainability through Academic Institutes

15. Future Pathways for Sustainable Urbanism

Ali Cheshmehzangi isProfessor of Architecture and Urban Design, Head of Department of Architecture and Built Environment, and Director of Urban Innovation Lab at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC), and Visiting Professor at Network for Eduation and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Japan.

Ayotunde DawoduisAssistant Professor of Building Services Engineering and Career and Industrial Engagement Officer at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.

Ayyoob Sharifi isAssociate Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, with a cross-appointment at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering of Hiroshima University, Japan.