We are Chianeese if you pleeeeeease: China and US land policy

Question 1

Describe China’s Urban development in past 20 years

Answer 1

1) developing 6 bill sq ft a year of housing
2) China has shit ass recources and terrible environmental record
Note: if China reached US per capita engery consumtpion it would need 100 % of worlds orld
3) However, it does have a federal policy

Question 2

What are the National Goals of China’s sustainable development policies

Answer 2

Provide economic development through efficient use, minimal waste, curtail excessive infrastrucrure costs of sprawl, promote, prevervation of historic and aesthetic?

Question 3

How do the US and China differ in policy

Answer 3

1) China has national policy, not auto dependant, high rise, sells more autos,
2) US no national policy, way to much auto dependency, us uses 25 % of worlds oil!

Question 4

What are other problems with US energy consumtion? (think relation to China)

Answer 4

1) US consumes more than ten times more energy than china!

2) 80 % of US crude oil goes towards gas and China doesn’t have this problem (walking cycling are 80%)

Question 5

What is China’s Model for Development

Answer 5

Under a Comprehensive federal program

1) Satellite cities (whole and independent) defeat sprawl by connections via transit to urban centers…spreads density
2) Limits on Skyscrapper buildings to avoid density overload?
3) National policy and oil conservation
4) focus on walking, transit, and pedestrians
5) Long road, but affects already!

Question 6

Give example of satellite city and different features

Answer 6

1) Quingpuh is example of independent satellite city –> all necassary things of an independent city…housing, school, police..etc

• -> this would be a New Urbanist design and compelete inversion amercian land development prototype
• -> shows intent to encourage walking and take away need to drive

2) cities can still have own personality