TITLE:
Low Carbon City Development in China in the Context of New Type of Urbanization
AUTHORS:
Md. Nazirul Islam Sarker, Md. Altab Hossin, Yin Xiao Hua, Jhensanam Anusara, Srichiangrai Warunyu, Bouasone Chanthamith, Md. Kamruzzaman Sarkar, Nitin Kumar, Sita Shah
KEYWORDS:
Low Carbon City, Urbanization, Sustainable Development, GHG Emission
JOURNAL NAME:
Low Carbon Economy,
Vol.9 No.1,
March
28,
2018
ABSTRACT: Urbanization is an important part of economic
development in China which directly related to industrial development.
Industrial development is based on energy production, consumption, and trade. A
new type of urbanization with low carbon city development is an urgent matter
in the researcher community for developing an appropriate strategy, policy,
technology, and action. The aim of this study is to explore the status and
assess the strategy and policy of low carbon city development in the context of
urbanization. It also finds out the effects of new type of urbanization on low
carbon city development by finding out constraints and providing
recommendations. An extensive literature review with meta-analysis has been
done considering various indicators of low carbon city development. This study reveals
that most of the large cities are already under the pilot projects of low
carbon city development. It also finds out some major indicators of low carbon
city like economic growth, energy using pattern, social and lifestyle factor,
carbon and environment, urban mobilization, solid waste management, and water
management in the context of urbanization. Rapid urbanization requires more
building construction and energy which emits more GHG. It suggests that an
assessment index system should be introduced by the government to control,
monitor and motivate people to use low carbon technology. It further suggests
that rules and regulations, awareness building, locality-based technology and
practices, and participation of all stakeholders in policy making should be
maintained by the government for sustainable low carbon city development in
China.