Dongtan China, new sustainable city ??

[sandnsea]

First there's this glowing report.

"Certainly the city, if it is reconfigured in the right way, could become a very sustainable habitat for humanity," says Herbert Girardet, director of programs at the World Future Council and an expert on sustainable cities. "But we need radical new departures in urban planning and priorities for urban authorities for the city to ultimately become the solution."

Girardet has written 9 books, produced 50 documentaries and advised cities such as London and Vienna on the value of sustainable urban development. Now China is his focus. With plans to build around 400 new cities over the next 20 years, the country desperately needs to think about environmentally-friendly ways to grow, he says.

The eco-city of Dongtan may be the place where this change begins."
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52180

Then we find that Dongtan is an undeveloped piece of land at the mouth of the Changjiang River. Sounds kind of like a New Orleans type location. Why would any environmentalist want to develop this piece of land?
http://www.dongtan.biz/english/zhdt/

So, does anybody know who the World Future Council really is?

http://www.worldfuturecouncil.org

[tinrobot]

1. Another city?

The most sustainable city you can build is no city at all.

Perhaps they should focus on making existing cities more sustainable instead of breaking new ground.