Eco-Cities

Zhifeng Yang is a professor and the dean of the School of Environment at Beijing Normal University. His research areas include urban ecological planning and management. He has authored more than 10 books on urban planning, water resources management, and ecological engineering, and has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles. Professor Yang is an associate editor of the Journal of Environmental Informatics and the Journal of Environmental Sciences, and a guest editor of Ecological Modelling and Ecological Informatics. He is also an editorial member of the Journal of Hydrodynamics, Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation, and Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China.

• Theoretical Bases: Eco-city Planning Theories and Thoughts. Integrated Urban Ecosystem Assessments. Planning of Ecological Spatial System. Planning of Industry System. Planning of Sustainable Energy and Air Pollution Prevention. Urban Water Environment Quality Improvement Plan. Eco-Habitat and Eco-Cultural System Planning. Urban Ecological Planning Regulation. Case Studies: Eco-City Guangzhou Plan. Eco-City Xiamen Plan. Eco-City Baotou Plan. Eco-City Wuyishan Plan. Eco-City Wanzhou Plan. Eco-City Jingdezhen Plan. Assessment of Sustainability for a City by Application of a Work Energy Balance and a Carbon Cycling Model. Index.

"Eco-Cities: A Planning Guide is an essential guidebook to a powerful new way of understanding the relationships between humans and nature in the context of our modern urban ecosystems. Providing a comprehensive theoretical basis, several case studies, and the explanation of very innovative methodologies for integrated urban ecosystem assessment, this book will become a key reference for students, scientists, professionals, and policy makers interested in planning and managing sustainable cities."—Pier Paolo Franzese, Parthenope University of Naples, Italy"What fascinates me most is the detailed Chinese eco-city cases and specific eco-city planning processes. Anyone interested in the ‘how and why’ of Chinese eco-city planning history and processes would do well to use this book as a starting point."—Guoqian Chen, College of Engineering, Peking University, China"Overall, the book is a needed contribution in combining concepts of ecology and urbanism and in moving sustainable development from theory to practice."—Brian D. Fath, Towson University, Maryland, USA