%0 Journal Article %A GAO Lijie %A CUI Shenghui %A GUO Qinghai %A SHI Longyu %T Some Points on the Sustainable Cities Research %D 2010 %R 10.11820/dlkxjz.2010.10.008 %J PROGRESS IN GEOGRAPHY %P 1209-1216 %V 29 %N 10 %X

Sustainable city construction has become a fundamental guarantee for the sustainable development of human society. This paper systematically analyzed the sustainable city concept and its developing course, and presented an overview of the contemporary ideologies, trend of practices, methodologies,future discourses and key factors associated with sustainable city. It was required for the sustainable city construction to actively address the effectiveness of urban dimensions (form, structure and function), ecology, community and economic welfare sustainability. Meanwhile, building up the capacity of local government combining with political renovation, consciousness towards sustainable city and engagement of citizens had been identified as crucial factors for the successful implementation of local sustainability policies.

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