On October 26th, the 5th International High-level Forum on Sustainable Urban Development was held in Chengdu. At the Belt and Road Alliance Roundtable on Sustainable Cities held in the afternoon, Kearney Global Partner Wang Yu put forward new insights on keywords such as green cities, resilient cities, and sustainable development.
In Wang Yu's view, "green city" is not a new concept. "The term green city was mentioned more than a decade ago. But in the current context, we believe that green cities are not only urban livability, nor are they just health issues, we need to consider from a broader perspective, including whether the urban space design is reasonable, whether transportation is convenient, and deep considerations of energy and resources. ”
Wang Yu at the meeting
Why is there such a shift in thinking? He said that in the past, China did various low-carbon work in various fields such as energy, industry, transportation, construction, agriculture, etc., but when implemented in the carrier of urban operation, especially in combination with the carbon neutral background, the green concept should be given new connotations, making it more feasible and have clearer economic goals.
In addition, from the current urban renewal process, there are still a number of challenges. "On the one hand, there are a lot of old city transformations and new city construction projects in the city, and they still follow the traditional model of the past. On the other hand, our urban development faces unique challenges, from the perspective of spatial structure, many cities face problems such as imbalance between residential supply and demand, repetitive construction, and imbalance in the distribution of resources between work and accommodation. Moreover, the building materials, production, construction and construction in the urban building, as well as how to reduce the consumption of various links of the later operation of the process, new technologies, etc., are still in the initial stage. ”
Recently, extreme weather and natural disasters have been frequent. From the perspective of resilient urban construction, can Chengdu be built into a sustainable city? In response to this question, Wang Yu responded: "We must think from the three dimensions of developing a circular economy, building a resilient urban system, and strengthening future cooperation. Combined with the case, he explained that first of all, in the development of the circular economy, we can learn from the practical experience of Copenhagen, learn how to make full use of the value and utility of materials, to carry out efficient reuse or recycling; in the establishment of a resilient urban system, we can learn how to build a strong flood disaster defense system from cases such as Amsterdam; in the future regional planning, we can refer to the relevant initiatives of Oakland Park and Wilden Manor in integrating resources and seeking the future.
Red Star News reporter Ye Yan Intern reporter Huang Panpan Photojournalist Wang Xiao
Edited by Guan Li
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