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Learning from Cities - The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation

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open space, grassland, park, as well as

and by taking advantage of natural light

river corridor. Through the imitation of

and ventilation, energy technologies,

natural system, the function of regulating

building walls, green roof, and increasing

air quality, water, micro-climate and

the overall green area of buildings, so as

management energy resources has been

to achieve green development in the city.

given to the full play. In addition, we need to emphasize the application of

3. Emphasis on community

green technology in all aspects, especially

participation and cooperation,

in energy, water supply and drainage

leveraging the national power

facilities and environmental protection

in promoting urban green

facilities, new energy, pollution control,

infrastructure

environmental monitoring, and the use

Urban green infrastructure

of green technology, so as to support the

involves different stakeholders, usually

building of eco-cities, livable cities, as

involving all levels of government

well as environmental protection model

regulatory agencies, research and

cities.

educational institutions, landowners,

The experience of Melbourne’s urban

environmental groups, communities and

innovation project can be drawn upon

other stakeholders, who have different

by relevant cities. For example, in the

backgrounds and needs. In order to

design of a sponge city, green stormwater

guarantee the smooth development of

infrastructure can be built. Effort has

urban green infrastructure planning

been made to make full use of natural

and implementation, it is necessary to

conditions and, applying simulation

emphasize the participation of official

of nature through a series of technical

and non-governmental organizations, as

measures, to control urban stormwater

well as popular participation, to think

runoff pollution, reduce flood, use water

highly of its assets so as to evaluate on

resources in a scientific way, protect water

public support and social capital needed

environment, and promote urban healthy

to achieve the features of green asset and

water cycle. In addition, green building

benefits needed. And this shall be included

design has become a trend in architectural

in the entire planning and implementation

design. To strengthen the application of

process, thus becoming an important

green technology in modern buildings,

basis for determining the direction, goal,

measures can be taken through the

as well as program implementation.

application of green building materials


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