CP Strategies: Ten Demonstration Cities - Links

 [Beijing | Tianjin | Shanghai | Chongqing | Shenyang ]
 [ Kunming | Lanzhou | Jinan | Taiyuan | Fuyang ]
 [ Pollution Management in China: Cities ]
 [ General information about the Environmental Management of Cities ] 

Beijing (Administered by State Council)

• Beijing 2008 Olympics -- www.beijing-2008.org -- extensive information about Beijing, including environmental information

• Severe Beijing Air Pollution Information Emerges  -- http://www.pnl.gov/china/bjplca.htm -- February 1988 report from U.S. Embassy Beijing 

• The air pollution condition in Beijing and Water shortage in Beijing  -- http://www.enviroinfo.org.cn/FOCUS/index_en.html -- collection of brief news articles, very current

• Beijing Globe -- http://www.beijingglobe.com/ -- local and national news

• Beijing Panorama --  http://beijing.muzi.com/index1.shtml -- general information

• Beijing Energy Efficiency Center -- http://www.beconchina.org/ -- promotes EE

• Beijing-China -- http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/ -- background information

• Huairou District of Beijing -- http://www.acca21.org.cn/huairoue.html -- comprehensive experimental region of sustainable development 

• Greener Beijing -- http://gbj.grchina.net/ -- Greener Beijing Volunteers is an environmental NGO and NPO in China

• See also Implementing CP in Beijing 

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Tianjin (Administered by State Council)

• Port of Tianjin -- http://info.gov.hk/mardep/chinport/tianjin.htm -- information about the port

• Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area - http://www.teda.gov.cn/ -- good detailed information at this government site with some environmental information

• Wastewater Pollution in China -- http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/suscoasts/krismin.html -- research paper (1998) discusses problem at Tianjin

• Technical Support And Disposal Demonstration Project Of Hazardous Wastes In China -- http://www.acca21.org.cn/ppc21n6-6.html -- project in Tianjin and Beijing

• Golden Tianjin -- http://www.goldentianjin.net.cn/ - background and history 

• Tianjin -- http://english.enorth.com.cn/  -- information on many topics and good pictures 

• See also Implementing CP in Tianjin

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Shanghai (Administered by State Council)

• Shanghai-China -- http://www.shanghai.gov.cn -- official site, Chinese and English

• Shanghai -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/shanghai.htm -- tourist and general information

• Shanghai Environment Online -- http://www.envir.online.sh.cn/eng/ -- environmental news and information

• Urban Development and Environmental Protection in Shanghai --  http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/integra/modalities/china/4ch000ct.htm -- an extensive document with details of plans and procedures in Shanghai

• Demonstration Project for Cleaner Production of Chemical Fibre Pulp --  http://sedac.ciesin.org/china/policy/acca21/213-2b.html -- part of Agenda 21, 3 pulp mills in Shanghai

• Environmental Protection in China's Wealthiest City: Shanghai Water Quality -- http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/Shanghai4web.htm -- July 2001

• See also Implementing CP in Shanghai

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Chongqing (Administered by State Council)

• Muzi Chongqing -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/chongqing.htm -- tourist information and news

• Chongqing: A Case Study --  http://www.rff.org/resources_articles/files/chongqing.htm -- Case Study of Environmental Management During a Period of Rapid Industrial Development, 1996

• See also Implementing CP in Chongqing and Yangtze River

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Shenyang (Liaoning)

• Shenyang -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/shenyang.htm --  tourist information and news

• Sustainable Shenyang Project -- http://www.unhabitat.org/programmes/SustainableCities/shenyang.asp -- UNEP project 

• Shenyang -- http://www.iclei.org/mia98-99/shenyang.htm -- leading in local Agenda 21, more information on Sustainable Shenyang

• Development and Environmental Management in Shenyang -- http://www.unescap.org/drpad/publication/integra/volume2/china/2ch000ct.htm -- extensive and detailed document about implementing environmental protection in Shenyang

• Curbing Chinese Pollution: A Tale Of Two Cities http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/Liaoningweb.htm - June 2000

• See also Implementing CP In Shenyang

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Kunming (Yunnan)

• Kunming -- http://www.kmpg.gov.cn/ -- official government information service

• Kunming -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/kunming.htm -- tourist information

• Kunming-China --  http://www.kunming-china.com/index.php3 -- business, tourist, environment information and more

• Kun Ming -- http://www.chinats.com/kunming/index.htm -- travel and general information

• See also Implementing CP in Kunming and Dian Chi Lake

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Lanzhou (Gansu)

• Lanzhou -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/lanzhou.htm -- general and tourist information

• Lanzhou, an Environmental Disaster, 1998 -- http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/time/magazine/99/0927/lanzhou.html -- description of the problem

• Lanzhou - Japanese Aid Benefits -- http://www.china.org.cn/english/environment/64063.htm -- May 2003

• See also Implementing CP in Lanzhou

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Jinan (Shandong)

• Jinan  -- http://www.chinats.com/jinan/ -- general information, history

• Shandong Internet -- http://www.china-sd.net/eng/ -- general information on all the cities in Shandong

• See also Implementing CP in Jinan

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Taiyuan (Shanxi)

• Taiyuan -- http://china.muzi.net/travel/city/taiyuan.htm -- general information

• Wastewater Treatment And Reclamation Of Solid Waste In Taiyuan Chemical Industrial Park -- http://www.acca21.org.cn/ppc21n6-9.html -- utilising solid waste, such as coal ash generated from the industrial park, to produce industrial aluminium oxide and cement

• China's Taiyuan Works With UN Environmental Program To Promote Clean Production -- http://www.globalpolicy.org/socecon/envronmt/taiyuan.htm -- 2000 report

• If Shanxi Can Do It (Clean Up), Anybody Can -- http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/sandt/Shanxi.htm -- June 2001

• See also Implementing CP in Taiyuan

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Fuyang (Anhui)

• City of Fuyang -- http://www.chinapages.com/zhejiang/hangzhou/fuyangci.htm -- general information

• See also Implementing CP in Fuyang

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Pollution Management in China: Cities

• Report on the State of the Environment in China 2002 - Air Pollution - http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/SOE/soechina2002/air.htm - details of progress over the last few years

• Analysis Report on the State of the Environment in China from SEPA, February 2004 - http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/SOE/analysis/index.htm - graphs and charts showing change in water and air pollution

• China's Environmental Protection Model Cities --   http://www.zhb.gov.cn/english/modelcities/index.htm  -- introduction to 11 Chinese cities which lead in environmental protection, some have useful statistics and details 

• China Environment -- http://www.chinaenvironment.com  -- official plan of air pollution control for key cities, and projects

• China Environment and Development Information: Urban Development and Planning -- http://www.enviroinfo.org.cn/Urban_Development/index_en.html -- excellent list of abstracts from Chinese news sources

• China's Largest Cities to Cleanse Air and Water --  http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jun2000/2000l-06-21-01.html -- from Environment News Service, contains related articles, etc.

• Solving China's Urban Crisis: China's Transportation Energy Future -- http://www.informinc.org/chinacrisis.php -- from the Journal of Urban Technology, April 1999. See also China at the Crossroads -- http://www.informinc.org/chinacrossroads.php -- for more transportation information

• Our Real China Problem -- http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/97nov/china.htm -- investigative report into the difficulties faced by China, as it tries to balance economic growth and environmental concerns

• China Page at General Information Network on Chemicals --  http://www.nihs.go.jp/GINC/asia/pollu/china01.html  -- details of the concentration of various chemical in the air of various Chinese cities, etc

• Reducing Air Pollution in China, a Picture Story -- http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/china/pix/index.htm -- a Development Story in Pictures by Curt Carnemark - focus on Liaoning and Benxi

• China: Managing Environmental Challenges, Video Footage of Urban Environment Issues in the Chinese Context -- http://www.worldbank.org/nipr/china/video/index.htm -- web-viewable video from the World Bank

• Signpost to Cleaner Cities - paper from Sept. 2001 Intl. Confc. on CP in Beijing on Environmental Indicators

• China's Experimental Sustainable Communities -- http://www.acca21.org.cn/indexe11.html  -- Agenda 21 plan for various cities 

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General information about the Environmental Management of Cities 

• Urban Air Quality Management -- http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/urban/ --  World Bank's resources on this topic; includes excellent basic information as well as news, reports, publications, and planned projects 

• Building Better Cities: New Studies in Chicago, LA and San Francisco -- http://www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/articles/design.asp -- from the Air & Waste Management Association's 1997 annual meeting in Toronto, Canada

• Room to Live: Healthy Cities for the Urban Century --  http://www.idrc.ca/Media/Urbanization_e.html -- general information and useful links on this topic

• Sustainable Cities Programme -- http://www.unchs.org/scp/ -- from United Nations Centre for Human Settlements and United Nations Environment Programme. See especially Environmental Management Information System (EMIS)

• Cities Environment Reports on the Internet -- http://www.ceroi.net/ -- This web site is an entry point to urban environmental information, as well as a place for cities to find resources on how to create State of the Environment reports.

• Programs Promoting Sustainable Cities -- http://www.cleanerproduction.com/sectors/SustCities.htm -- excellent collection of links, including Asian sustainable cities programs

• International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives -- http://www.iclei.org/ -- mission is to build a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve improvements in global environmental conditions through cumulative local actions.  Helpful information about implementing Agenda 21.

• Evergreen Canada -- http://www.evergreen.ca/en/index.html -- encouraging 'greening' of cities 

See also:

• China's 10 Demonstration Cities 

• China's Cleaner Production Strategy and Policy

• China's Demonstration Sectors

• China's Demonstration Rivers and Lakes

• Links to other Chinese sites (environment, general, government, etc.)

• Environmental Studies on China

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