IHT reports a bid of Copenhagen towards smart, yet strategic, growth. And other cities too.
2012-03-05
2011-07-27
Spatial Humanities
NYT reports 'spatial humanities project' that creates digital map using recent informaton and communcation technologies. It should have ample implicaions for urban planning and desgn.
2011-06-26
2010-10-17
Chinses Eco-City
It is expected that China will add 350 million urban population by 2025. To them, making energy-and-resource-efficient cities are not experiemental, but must-do item. Here is a story of Dongtan new city and other eco-cities in China.
2010-05-01
Shanghai 2010 Expo
According to NYT, "China has spent $45 billion to mount an elaborate World Expo, inviting 189 countries to showcase a polished, vibrant Shanghai that it envisions as a financial capital for the region, even the world."
Web scrap for Shanghai Expo:
o Shanghai Expo website
o Shanghai Expo website 2
o IHT 2010. 2. 24
o NYT 2010. 4. 29
o NYT 2010. 4. 29
o NYT 2010. 4. 29.
o Pressian 2010. 5. 2.
o JoongAnd Ilbo on EXPO closing 2010. 10. 30.
Some numbers from the article
- Attendance: 70 million
- Cost of event: 28.6 billion Yuan (4조 8000억원)
- Cost of infrastructure: 300-400 billion Yuan
- Tourism revenue: 80 billion Yuna (13조원)- 20% increase from the previous year (Foreign visitors to China incrased 6.2% during Jan-Sep period).
o NYC on the closing of the event 2010. 11. 2.
2010-04-02
Hong Kong Air Pollution Problem
Hong Kong's inspires visitors and residents alike with its vertical beauty. But it is not new that poor visibility is a usual chance in this forward-looking city. And it is not simply a matter of hazeness, but more about polluted bad air. Main land China is blamed to this problem, but Hong Kong itself generates a half of the pollution. It is reported that the air problem dampens Hong Kong's bid to be an international finance and business center in Asian region.
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