Most citizens will work within the city, which will produce sufficient electricity and heat for its own use, entirely from renewable sources. There will be no emissions from vehicles. The striking thing is that while everyone seemed to love this radical urban development, nobody ever questioned the layout: the design, the form, the architecture, or even the reality.
They were all too busy promoting the carbon neutral dream. The mainstream and architectural press have a lot to answer for in blindly accepting the hype without asking the most basic questions.
Simon Foxall of The Edge — a forum set up to stimulate public interest in policy questions that affect the built environment — summed up the hopes embodied in the scheme. Now, it seems that the process is all over, environmental commentators are having to save face without sounding too contrite.
If I sound bitter, I am. This time, I was a personal victim of greenwash. His role was simply to visit and throw garlands. But Dongtan is not alone. Local commentators have pointed out that to clear the site, productive arable land was bulldozed, resulting in no harvest for four years. The houses have essentially remained in this state through the end of … the promise of a model ecological development in Huangbaiyu never came to pass. Wired magazine recently suggested that the local dignitaries had only bought into the idea because they thought that it would bring the promise of eco-investment.
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This would reduce air and noise pollution which also enable buildings to be naturally ventilated, reducing the demand on energy. Other parts of the masterplan included bikepaths, pedestrian routes and various types of public transportation, such as solar powered water taxis.
Most notably, visitors would use public transportation within the city and leave their vehicles parked outside of it. Moreover, the plans for Dongtan included a city that would not only be a model for sustainable urban planning technically-speaking but also a city that is attractive and appealing to residents and visitors alike.
While the signing ceremony for Dongtan occurred on January 19, and its partial completion was planned for , the construction has been halted indefinitely, due to a corruption scandal and problems concerning who would ultimately fund the project. The future of Dongtan, as of April , although uncertain, is not entirely grim.
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