Introduction to the China-Sweden erdos eco-town project Q. Zhu (2006)
The paper gives an introduction to the China-Sweden Erdos Eco-Town Project (EETP). The project is part of the Sida sponsored EcoSanRes Programme undertaken by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Erdos Municipality and Donsheng District Government, Inner Mongolia in northern China. The project aims to generate the data, technologies and policies
required to bring about a major change in the way urban settlements relate to the environment.
In this paper components of the project and the planned monitoring and R&D programme are described and the global and local significances are justified. The paper also discusses the difficulties encountered whilst implementing the project and the counter measures.
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Q. Zhu (2006). Introduction to the China-Sweden erdos eco-town project Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Germany
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