Sino-Swiss Low Carbon Cities (SSLCC), Phase 1
Project Period:
2016 - 2018
Scope:
Contribute to the mitigation of climate change by reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases in Chinese urban areas. The objective of the 2 phase project is to promote a more sustainable urbanisation in China respecting low carbon strategies and contributing to the climate change mitigation.
Client:
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Project Area:
Demonstration of concepts on 4 Pilot cases in 6 cities
Tasks / Responsibilities:
Contribute towards:
- Developing vision and spatial strategy for low carbon future
- Tackling climate change via sustainable planning of resources and an appropriate layout of landuses/activities incorporating green and clean technologies
- Integration of low carbon approaches and technologies into the city planning process and devising appropriate development policies at the city level
- Evaluation of medium and long-term scenarios for overall sustainability
- Designing of the built environment that minimizes the energy demands
- Planning landuse layouts that encourage/facilitate public private partnerships
- Creating appropriate institutional system and local development frameworks
