Shanghai Sustainable Growth

Question 1

Define sustainable development

Answer 1

Form of development that meets the needs of the present generation without comprising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Question 2

What were the environmental issues?

Answer 2

1 mil. cars, 2.5 mil. predicted by 2020
400,000 killed/yr by respiratory illnesses due to smog
Huangpu River poor water quality
30t of construction waste
70% of total CO2 emissions from coal field power stations and industry.

Question 3

What are solutions to the environmental issues?

Answer 3

More taxis & more bikes
Suzhou Creek clean up project
Waste used as fertiliser in rural areas
MAGLEV train linked to Pudong Airport
Intelligent traffic guidance
Yan'an Elevated Road

Question 4

What issues are there with people and space?

Answer 4

2 mil. population
RUM continuing
Migrants have no rights to land but 50% on 5% of land
No slums or shanty towns

Question 5

What solutions are there with people and space?

Answer 5

Songjang Satellite Town

Need for people to buy medical insurance

Question 6

What issues are there with poverty and hazards?

Answer 6

Higher wages putting off TNCs from investing

Shanghai is sinking - only 4m above sea level due to monsoons, cyclones, weight of buildings, sea level rise

Question 7

What solutions are there with poverty and hazards?

Answer 7

Controlled zoning to keep pollution away from green spaces
3 new bridges and rail links
Focused on Westernised culture to attract Western TNC investment - HSBC, Ford
New International Airport