Urban Sustainable Development in East Asia

Dr. Zou, Xiaolong is Associate Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs in Jilin University and is also Researcher at the Institute of National Development and Security Studies at the same university. He obtained his Ph.D. in Asia-Pacific Studies from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. His research interests include public policy (urban sustainability and renewables), global energy and climate governance, environmental politics, etc.

• Introduction.- Review of literature.- Eco-city development in china: international perspective and comparison.- Low-carbon city development in china: lessons and references from other countires.- Understanding smart-city developments: a new framework and its application in japan.- New evaluation approach for sustainable cities: from smart city concept to indicator weighting.- Conclusions.