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Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities

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Editors:
  1. Ali Cheshmehzangi

    1. University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China

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  • Covers the topic of green infrastructure in not only the context of China, but also in Chinese cities
  • Deals with green infrastructure in Chinese cities from policy, planning, design, and technical perspectives
  • Brings together a group of top scholars on the much debated issues of green infrastructure

Part of the book series: Urban Sustainability (US)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Green Infrastructure and Urban Sustainability: An Editorial

    • Ali Cheshmehzangi
    Pages 1-17

  3. Policy Interventions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Policy Intervention on Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities

      • Jinjun Zhou, Qi Chu, Hao Wang, Ying Tang
      Pages 21-53

    3. Urban Forest Planning and Policy in China

      • Wendy Y. Chen, Cheng Wang, Yining Su
      Pages 55-68

    4. Analysis of Policy and Regulatory Landscapes for Green Roof Implementation in China

      • Bao-Jie He, Xin Dong, Ke Xiong
      Pages 69-95

    5. The Transformation of the Green Infrastructure Intervention Under the Case of Sponge City Program: Positions, Challenges, and Prospects in China

      • Faith Ka Shun Chan, Lei Li, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Dimple R. Thadani, Christopher D. Ives
      Pages 97-122

  6. Technical Integration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 377-377
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    2. Smart Technologies for Urban Farming and Green Infrastructure Development: A Taxonomy

      • Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani, Hongcheng Xie, Xinyang Liu
      Pages 379-397

    3. Integrated Decision Support System for Sponge City Management: A Case Study of the National Demonstration Area of Guangming District, Shenzhen

      • Yan Wei, Jiping Jiang, Jingxian Lai, Yunlei Men
      Pages 399-430
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About this book

Since 2014, and the start of the New-type Urbanization Plan (NUP), we see a turning point in the sustainability agenda of China. One of the main indicators is greening cities and the built environments, which will be covered holistically in this edited book. From the perspective of green infrastructure, in particular, the book approaches key areas of ‘forest city development’, ‘sponge city program’, ‘green roofing’, ‘nature-based solutions’, ‘urban farming’, ‘eco-city development’, etc. This is the first time that such important areas of research come together under the perspective of green Infrastructure. The results would be beneficial to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in China and across the globe. The comprehensive set of findings from this book will benefit other countries, as we aim to highlight some of the best practices of the current age.

The main aim of the book is to put together an excellent group of scholars and practitioners from the field, focusing on the topic of ‘Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities’. In doing so, we aim to cover some of the key ‘best practices’ for sustainable urbanism. Divided into four parts, the book covers four key areas of (1) Policy Interventions, (2) Planning Innovation, (3) Design Solutions, and (4) Technical Integration. In doing so, we cover an array of best practices related to green infrastructures of various types and their impacts on cities and communities in China.


We expect the book to be a valuable resource for researchers in the areas of sustainability, urbanism, urban planning, urban geography, urban design, geographical sciences, environmental sciences, landscape architecture, and urban ecology. The book covers essential factors such as policy, regulations, and programs (in Part 1), planning paradigms and their impacts on urban development (in Part 2), integrated design solutions that suggest sustainable urbanization progression (in Part 3), and technical knowledge that would be utilized for the future development of green infrastructure practices in China and beyond. Lastly, this edited book aims to provide a collaborative opportunity for experts and researchers of the field, who could contribute to the future pathways of sustainable urbanization of China. Lessons extracted from these contributions could be utilized for other contexts, which will benefit a wider group of stakeholders.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China

    Ali Cheshmehzangi

About the editor

Ali Cheshmehzangi is a Full Professor of Architecture and Urban Design with a Ph.D. Degree in Architecture and Urban Design, a Masters Degree in Urban Design, a Graduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Architecture, and a Bachelor Degree in Architecture. He is an urbanist and urban designer by profession and by heart. He studies cities and city transitions, sustainable urbanism, and integrated urban design strategies. Ali is Head of the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies (CSET), and Director of Urban Innovation Lab at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He is also a Specially-Appointed Professor at Hiroshima University, Japan. More recently, he works on two research projects on ‘Integrated Urban Modelling Framework’, and ‘ICT-based smart technologies for resilient cities’. Some of his previous projects are: ‘smart eco-cities in China and Europe’, ‘low-carbon town planning in China’, ‘green infrastructure of cities’, ‘nature-based solutions in China’, ‘toolkit for resilient cities’, ‘sponge city program’ and ‘green development in China’, ‘low carbon and climate-resilient planning’, and other urban transition studies. So far, Ali has +80 published journal papers and six other published books, titled ‘Designing Cooler Cities’ (2017), the award-winning ‘Eco-development in China’ (2018), ‘Sustainable Urban Development in the Age of Climate Change’ (2019), ‘Identity of Cities and City of Identities’ (2020), ‘The City in Need’ (2020), and ‘Sustainable Urbanism in China’ (2021). He is also completing his seventh book on “Low Carbon Transitions in China”.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Green Infrastructure in Chinese Cities

  • Editors: Ali Cheshmehzangi

  • Series Title: Urban Sustainability

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9174-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9173-7Published: 20 March 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9176-8Published: 21 March 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-9174-4Published: 19 March 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2731-6483

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-6491

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 514

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 161 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sustainable Development, Urban Studies/Sociology, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings

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