URBANIZATION IN CHINATRENDS, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES
December 10, 2010
Josh NewellUM School of Natural Resources & Environment
Urbanization: Unprecedented Migration to Cities
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Urbanization, World (1950-2030)
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Source: United Nations, Population Division, 2010.
Rapid Urbanization in Emerging Countries
Source: United Nations, Population Division, 2010.
Mass Urbanization in Asia
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics, Foreign Policy.
Mass Urbanization: China in 2025
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics, Foreign Policy.
Building Cities: China
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics, Foreign Policy.
China: Boom in Urban Area Jobs
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics, Foreign Policy.
Cities and CO2 Emissions
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Cities are responsible for approximately 71% of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
-International Energy Agency, 2009
China Challenge: Urban-scale CO2 emissions
Sources: McKinsey Global Institute, China National Bureau of Statistics, Foreign Policy.
Challenge: Sustainable Buildings
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 2008.
Commercial Building Emissions, China, 2005-2020
Challenge: Sustainable Urban Transportation
Business Opportunity: Sustainable Cities
1. Urban areas just 2% of total land area, but responsible for most of the world’s carbon emissions. Cities are key leverage points for change
2. More than 50% of the cities that we will have by 2050 have not yet been built.
3. How we build cities will have long-term resource implications
Smart City Example: Portugal