Remember architect Bill McDonough's much-ballyhooed "eco-cities" in China? Mara Hvistendahl points to troubling signs that the projects are falling apart.
‘Eco cities’ easier said than done in today’s China 3
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Posted 10:42 AM on 28 Aug 2007
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Laurence Aurbach Posted 5:43 am
28 Aug 2007
The ratio of plans that are never built, to plans that get built, is something like 10:1.
The ratio of plans that are badly compromised, to plans that are executed well, is something like 3:1.
Those are off-the-cuff estimates, but for confirmation ask any planner about their experiences.
That's why I like to focus on projects that have already started construction, where the results are on display for everyone to evaluate.
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Biodiversivist Posted 7:56 am
28 Aug 2007
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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noolympics Posted 12:56 pm
28 Aug 2007
"Green" is certainly a good slogan for anyone to start a project in China! Starting a project means that you will be able to receive public funding, capital financing from backward Chinese banks with no credit control, support from the incompetent and often corrupt central government, recognition from large corporation run by Communist Party members' families and relatives, ...
For quick and easy "green" in China, GO GREEN!
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