Abstract
This chapter develops a low-carbon city evaluation system to assess the performance of five pilot low-carbon city projects in China. Section two discusses and introduces the principles and the main indictors for evaluating the performance of low-carbon cities, including the methodology used herein. Section three uses the indicators to evaluate the performance of five national pilot low-carbon cities in China. The final section summarises the findings and provides policy suggestions based on our findings.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | China's new sources of economic growth: reform, resources and climate change |
Editors | Ligang Song, Ross Garnaut, Cai Fang, Lauren Johnston |
Place of Publication | Canberra |
Publisher | ANU Press |
Pages | 315-335pp |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781760460341 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |