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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 A Historic Perspective -- 1.2 A Glimpse of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Sustainability and Development: Challenges, Implications and Actor Constellations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Urban Sustainability in Context -- 2.2.1 Setting the Scene -- 2.2.2 Challenges of the Sustainable City -- 2.2.3 Eco-City: A Newly Emerged Global Phenomenon -- 2.3 Dimensions and Spatial Levels of Urban Sustainability -- 2.3.1 Understanding the Built Environment -- 2.3.2 Dimensions of Urban Sustainability -- 2.3.3 Spatial Levels of Urban Sustainability -- 2.3.3.1 Spatial Levels of the Built Environment -- 2.3.3.2 Building Performance and Technologies -- 2.3.3.3 Neighbourhood Pattern and Community Cohesion -- 2.3.3.4 Cities and Urban Planning -- 2.3.4 Integrated Thinking of Urban Sustainability -- 2.4 Actor Constellations of Sustainability -- 2.4.1 Urban Sustainability: Actor Constellations -- 2.4.2 Eco-Development: Actors and Barriers -- References -- 2.4.3 Websites -- Chapter 3: Eco-Development in the Global Context -- 3.1 Common Threads from the Global Examples -- 3.2 Global Examples at City Level -- 3.2.1 Freiburg, Germany -- 3.2.2 Curitiba, Brazil -- 3.3 Global Examples at the Neighbourhood Level -- 3.3.1 Beddington Zero Energy Development, London, UK -- 3.3.2 Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, Sweden -- 3.4 Global Examples at the Building Level -- 3.4.1 The Crystal, London, the UK -- 3.4.2 Passive House in Germany -- 3.5 Evaluating the Sustainability Performance of the Built Environment -- 3.5.1 Green Building Evaluation -- 3.5.1.1 A Brief of Green Building Rating Systems -- 3.5.1.2 A Further Discussion -- 3.5.2 Neighbourhood Sustainability Rating Systems -- 3.5.2.1 Scaling up from Individual Buildings.

In the context of current drives for the renewal and conservation of rural Chinese villages, socialist villages developed under Mao Zedong's tenure as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1949-1976) seem have been marginalized. This research selects one of Mao's model villages, Qinyong village in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, as a case study. Through historical and on-site research, this article articulates and analyses the transformation of the village landscape from the early socialist period to the latest renovation in 2014. Focusing in particular on the transformation of the village's housing from the 1970s to the 1990s, the article tries to identify historical conditions of social, political and economic organization embedded in their physical forms. By juxtaposing the recent planning and renovation of the village with its past, the discussion of the village's architectural heritage is intended to cast some light on key aspects of village preservation and revitalization in rural China.

This book brings together the insights from professional associations who involved in developing relevant national standards in China, domestic and international scholars who are dedicated to research in related fields, and industry practitioners who have the most hands-on experience. Synthesizing their perspectives, this book discusses the advanced technologies that can meet the requirements for energy efficiency, building performance monitoring and management, and user-centric building services, which are considered the essential components for achieving sustainable and smart cities. Moreover, it provides reflections on the implementation of smart technologies and strategies in practice

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China is undergoing the largest scale of urbanization in history and at an unprecedented pace. The construction and operation of buildings have inevitably brought severe pressures on resource conservation and environmental protection. China has initiated policies, strategies and financial incentive schemes at national level to address these issues. It is also seen that there is a growing interest in recent years at local government level in promoting green buildings. This paper will examine the current national policies, targets and standards and then discuss how these national initiatives are reflected at provincial and city level by taking Zhejiang Province and Ningbo City as case studies. A comparison between different levels of initiatives is conducted by reviewing incentive mechanisms, technological development and compliance requirements. It is concluded that the national initiatives may be not effective without local enhancement. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.