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Dongtan Eco-City, Shanghai

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Roger Wood Arup 4th May 2007

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Why Dongtan ?

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What Dongtan ?

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8,400 Hectares No Infrastructure

Ramsar Site

3 Hours to Shanghai

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How Dongtan ?

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vision and leadership

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“China’s current development is ecologically unsustainable, and the damage will not be reversible once higher GDP has been achieved” Zhenhua Xie, Minister of State Environmental Protection Agency

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like much of the world, ChinaNational is Congress Perth, WA becoming more urban “Urban population is to reach 1.12 billion by 2050 – this is a shift of more than 600 million people from rural to urban.”

Guangming Daily

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November 2005

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Dongtan will be an

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hectare city

situated on Shanghai’s Chongming Island Commissioned by SIIC Designed by Arup First phase delivery by 2010 A unique planning methodology Major social, environmental and economic benefits Connected by a new road/rail link to be completed in 2009

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integrated

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urbanism

Human and Environmental Health Economic Vitality and Individual Prosperity Energy Housing Nutrition and Urban Rural Linkages Mobility and Access Education and Culture Governance and Civic Engagement Water Materials and Waste Ecological Footprint

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The Sustainable Approach

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Sustainability Principles

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The key principles of the sustainability framework are: • To preserve the wetland habitat • To create an integrated, vibrant and evolving community • To improve quality of life and create desirable lifestyles • To create an accessible city • To ingrain contemporary Chinese culture into the city fabric • Managing the use of resources in an integrated manner • Working towards carbon neutrality • Utilizing governance to achieve long term economic, social and environmental sustainability

Dongtan Eco City – Principles

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VALUE THROUGH DESIGN

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SPeAR

Virtuous Cycles

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Linear City

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2020

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Sustainable Appraisal / Management Process

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Task 1: Sustainability Appraisal Framework e.g. cost e.g. wind energy

Task 2: Development of design options

e.g. space

Task 3: Populate IRM model and evaluate design options Task 4: Reporting on output of IRM model

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Town of three villages

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clusters and centres

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Town of three villages walking and cycling

Town of three villages road network

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Town of three villages

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town centre

Compact city

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low rise & high density – 3 to 6 storeys / 1.2 average plot ratio 75 dwelling per hectares / 80,000 people

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Compact city

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planned development by 2020

634 Ha

Land Developed

57%

Development Area / 43% Open Space, Water and Major Roads

27,000

Dwellings

5.1 M sqm

Gross floor area

55%

Residential as proportion of GFA

24%

Commercial, retail and light industrial

16%

Culture, tourism, leisure and hotel

5%

Education and Social Infrastructure

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Environmental Protection

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Buffer city / linear city: Protecting and enhancing the bird habitat Energy from renewables Zero emission transport Water treatment and recycling Low traffic noise Light pollution control Near zero landfill Biodiversity in landscape

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Social and Economic Benefit

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It supports more residents, delivers more jobs, and will attract more visitors

80,000 residents 51,000 jobs

50,000 residents

19,000 jobs

residents jobs

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Low Ecological Footprint

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World Average Footprint 2.1 gh/person Eco-City Footprint 2.3 gh/person Conventional Approach City Footprint 5.8 gh/person 7 6

EF (gha/cap)

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Consumables and waste Mobility

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Infrastructure Food

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Sustainable Eco-City

Water and Flood Management

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water consumption down by 43% water discharge down by 88% 29,000 T per Day

29,000 T per Day 16,500 T per Day

water discharge water consumption

4,300 T per Day

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Agricultural Production

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no loss of productive land, by providing 9 hectares of plant factories per 1,000 ha of productive land utilized

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Energy Production, Use and Emission Reduction

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64% reduction in energy demand with no emissions from energy for power/heat, saves 350,000 tonnes of CO2 per year

1,650 GWH/year

600 GWH/year

energy demand

350,000 tons per year

CO2 emissions from energy for power

No CO2 Emission

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Waste Management

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effective waste collection waste to landfill down by 83%

100%WASTE COLLECTION 30,000 T/YEAR 80% WASTE COLLECTION

waste to landfill waste collection 5,000 T/YEAR

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Accessibility and Transport 400,000 CO2 tons per year

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2.2 million KM

44 KM

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CO2 emissions from energy for transport 0.6 million km 6 KM Zero CO2 Emission from energy for transport vehicles daily travel distance

average trip length

Improved accessibility reduces travel distances by 1.8M km.

With zero emission transportation this reduces CO2 emissions by 400,000 tonnes per year

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Construction Impact

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STAINABLE ECO-CITY • Twice the volume of materials • Balance of cut and fill • Consolidation center for management of deliverables • Bunds to manage water and pollution • Off –site manufacture and pre-assembly to reduce waste • Local sourcing where possible • Sustainable housing for workers

Conventional Approach City • Lower material volume • Low control of spillages • Higher waste column • Sourcing from all over China • Unsustainable housing for workers • Higher impact on Eco-system

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN GUIDELINES

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The guidelines provide the performance specification for the design of the Eco-City for future developers and their design teams in terms of macro scale or site wide requirements and district level requirements

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Dongtan Eco City – The Sustainable Approach

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“Dongtan Eco-City will change the way city environments relate to the natural world by creating a sustainable, resource efficient, culturally rich environment, where quality of life will be unique compared to anywhere in the Yangtze River Delta. Dongtan Eco-City will provide an attractive alternative place for people to live within one of the most dynamic and culturally attractive regions of China and East Asia.”

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“ Our biggest challenge in the new century is to take an idea that seems abstract sustainable development and turn it into a daily reality for all this worlds people” Kofi Annan

Extract from the report on the work of the Government Wen Jiabao

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Premier of the State Council March 5 2007

“We will take strong measures to save energy, lower energy consumption, protect the environment and use land intensively”

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庱庱!

Thank you

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