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An environmental Eden is planned near Shanghai

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Kansas City Star: An environmental Eden is planned near Shanghai

The world’s first major eco-city designed from the ground up to minimize environmental impact may soon take shape on this island near Shanghai.

That is, if developers don’t hijack the plan.

As word spreads of the Dongtan Eco-City and its whisper-quiet canals and streets, where battery-powered buses will transport residents, the whiff of money is in the air, and developers already talk of building a Disney theme park to raise property values.

Dongtan is still just a vision. Groundbreaking won’t occur until next year.

On the drawing boards, however, it is a showcase of low-impact living. Each resident will live within a seven-minute walk of the buses and solar-powered water taxis that will pulse silently through the city. …

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2 responses to “An environmental Eden is planned near Shanghai”

  1. phil_style Avatar
    phil_style

    Are we seeing a return to the days of mid 19th century planned towns? Perhaps that’s the only way of ensuring that developers don’t ruin such settlements. . .

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  2. Michael W. Kruse Avatar
    Michael W. Kruse

    I think first we should see if it works. 🙂
    I think new cities like this could be wonderful lab experiments for learning what might work elsewhere. But we can’t bring down existing cities and erect new ones so how do you make them more green. I have a friend is a green developer here in Kansas City. They do exist. If you create a demand for greener developments, that is what you will get.

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