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Friend’s of Imperial College
The eco-cities of China-
can they teach us a lesson?
Peter .R. Head - OBE - FREng - FCGI- FRSA Director Arup 19th November 2008
London
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. The emerging vision of an ecological civilisation and eco-cities in China
3. Guidelines for a transition to the ecological age
4. Transition to the ecological age in developed economies like Europe’s
1. Introduction
The shrinking earth, the need to move away from the
Industrial Age model of development to scientific
sustainable development
Can we move towards a sustainable
way of living?
What policies and investments are needed
in low, middle and high income countries?
What is the role of science and technology
in leading this transition to an Ecological Age?
Our Shrinking Earth
1900
7.91 1950
5.15 1987
2.60 2005
2.02 2030
1.69 2050
1.44
YEAR
Hectares of Land Per Capita
Ecological Footprint city comparisons
USA 9 global hectares per
person
Western Europe 6 global
hectares per person
China 1.6 global hectares per
person
Global Earthshare
1.8 global hectares
per person
Oil Reserves Have Peaked Energy Watch Group. “Crude Oil: The Supply Outlook”. EWG-Series No3/2007 October 2007.
the mitigation challenge: global ‘energy hunger’