China's problems

China's problems

1. Tansport

   • not an efficient form of transport to the islands - slow ferry

2. Disparities of wealth

   • new housing developments not available for everyone, only for the rich

3. People

   • the land to build this city was stripped of the local farmers who depended on the land

4. Urban Sprawl -- Uncontrolled expansion

   • cannot accomidate services for an unkown population increases

5. Case Study : Dongtan

   • 'the eco city that never was'
     • nothing was built?
     • funding was stalled an approval is still needed
     • to be built on Yangtze Delta islands

6. Facts and Figures

   • By 2030 it was intended to house 500,000 residents
   • population increse: 1,650 million in 2000, to 1.3 billion

7. Rural to Urban Migration

   • 4oo cities thought to be needed to house 300million people from rural areas
   • more energy efficient technology needed to sustain them

8. 'Ethical Corproation'

   • accused the deveopers of never intending dongtan to be a reality, but more as something to merely impress other regions
   • "greening the country’s image abroad while in practice allowing its cities to continue to develop unsustainably at breakneck speed"

9. Politics

   • conflict with USA

10. Waste

    • inproper disposal of waste that contaminates water supplies