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World Resources Institute (WRI) is focusing the next World Resources Report on the challenge of creating productive, sustainable and equitable cities.
Geography: China
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videoWeiping Wu of Tufts University presented at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities on China's urban transformation during a World Resources Report Cities Research Seminar Series.
videoWeiping Wu, Professor and Chair, Urban & Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University talks about China's Urban Transformation answers the following 5 questions:
-What is China's urban challenge?
-How can China address its urban challenge?
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Director, China, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable CitiesChinaDaizong Liu is Director of WRI China Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. He has led and managed a number of projects, including Transit Metropolis project partnered with the Ministry of Transport, and local governments like Kunming, Guiyang, Suzhou and Zhuzhou, Low Emission Zone/Congestion...
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