3 More in depth description of 11 projects

Survey on planning and development of new cities and areas in China

The above outline mapping (3.a) was sent to DEPA, Water Partnership and Sustainable City China Mid July 2008. After consultations with the parties a total of 11 projects were selected for in-depth description. The projects were selected taking into account their relevance in relation to the Danish resource base and competencies in relation to eco-friendly materials and water technology. Another important criteria was the availability of information, likelihood for implementation, availability of financing etc. (i.e. Dongtan project in Shanghai was excluded due to significant delays in project implementation and uncertainties in relation to the Shanghai Government’s continued commitment to the project)

3.1.1 Beijing Shunyi New City

The questions below are not all relevant for the intended interviews. Part A relates to concrete/planned urban development projects that (some of) the interviewed have or are participating in, part B is general as well as concrete projects, while C and D test the feasibility/demand for our concept and possible services.

Country: China Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person: Nathalie Chen	Date: August - September Interviewer: Mr Wang, Ms Zhao Jianjie. Organisation: Construction & Management Division, Beijing Water Affairs Bureau Shunyi Branch & Planning Division, Beijing Urban Planning Commission Shunyi Branch
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name	Beijing Shunyi New City
2. Location	Shunyi District is located north-east of Beijing. It is 30 km from downtown Beijing and is 1,020 square kilometres wide.
3. Visions of the project	In the aspect of city development, Shunyi New City will mainly undertake functions to lead the development of modern manufactures, air logistics, exhibitions, international communication, sports recreation and liveable city. According to these functions, Shunyi district sets up the plan of Shunyi New City and confirms the urban space layout of “one airport, two rivers, three zones, and four towns”, identifies the development target of “modern international airport, engine of regional industries, and green and liveable new city”, as well as “riverside, ecological, international, vigorous, and liveable”.
4. Size (area, people, investment)	It is expected that until 2020, the population of Shunyi New City will be controlled to be below 900.000, the planned construction land will be controlled to be within 162 square kilometers, and the urbanization rate above 86 %.
5. Responsible authority	People’s Government of Shunyi District
6. Developer	Shunyi New City Real Estate Development Company
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism
8. Architects	The urban planning of Shunyi new city was worked out by Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design. Regarding the individual project, the owner or developer will decide architects.
9. Project status and plans	The government is now focused on first-class land development, such as moving and relocation.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?	The interviewee is mainly responsible for editing the city planning.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. The Water Affairs Bureau of Shunyi district works out water industry planning for Shunyi new city.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes. As for the water system, Shunyi District has built 9 large-scale water plants, and water pipeline stretching 750 kilometres, with the ability to provide 150.000 tons per day. At the same time, there is a sewage treatment plant, which is capable of treating 80.000 tons of sewage waste per day.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes. The district has thoroughly applied the “Beijing General City Planning (2004-2020)”, expedited the application of the “Shunyi New City Planning”,
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. According to the new city planning, ‘one airport, two rivers, three regions and four towns’ will become the core for the development of Shunyi district.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	Water infrastructure along Wenyu river and Chaobai river.
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	The People’s Government of Shunyi District
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	The Shunyi District Government will invite relevant organizations to review the urban planning, and then report to the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning.
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	The listed reasons will be considered. At the same time, the local government will also consider factors such as the base of industrial development, construction of industry zone as well as some limitations in this area. According to the macro planning, the Shunyi new city will focus on the construction and development of Chaobai River scenic area and Wenyu River green ecological corridor. The water related infrastructure along these two rivers has been done at the macro planning level. River regulation for flood control in the new city will be considered. There will be a circular water system among each developing administration sector PPT – ideally in connection with face-to-face meeting with project owners
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project? The Ministry of Construction has released relevant notice to promote energy savings in all new buildings. The idea is to promote water saving, material saving, land saving and energy saving. The listed item is of important to the new city project. But different projects will involve different technologies.
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardization etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	In the Shunyi new city project, there are renovation projects to the old town of Shunyi. Most of the projects in airport area have been built recently. Not clear at the moment. No plan.

3.1.2 Beijing Tongzhou New City

Country: China Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person: Nathalie Chen	Date: August Interviewer: Mr Li Wei Organisation: Beijing Urban Planning Commission Tongzhou Branch
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name	Beijing Tongzhou New City
2. Location	Tongzhou, located in southeast Beijing, is considered to be the capital's eastern gate. It is located at the north end of the Grand Canal and the east end of Chang'an Avenue. Tongzhou is 37 km wide from east to west and 48 km from north to south, covering an area of 906.27 square kilometres which accounts for 5.55% of Beijing's total territory and 14.3% of Beijing's plain. Tongzhou is neighbored by Tianjin and Hebei province, at the core of Bo Sea Economic Circle. It is new to CBD, 13 km from the International Trade Center, 20 km from the Tian'anmen Square, 16 km from the Capital International Airport, and 110 km from Tianjin New Harbor.
3. Visions of the project	Tongzhou new city is one of the three new key cities of Beijing. In the aspect of city development, Tongzhou New City will mainly undertake functions as comprehensive service zone, culture industry base and liveable city.
4. Size (area, people, investment)	It is expected that until 2020, the population of Tongzhou New City will be controlled to be below 1.19 mil., the planned construction land will be controlled to be within 155 square kilometres.
5. Responsible authority	The People’s Government of Tongzhou District
6. Developer	Beijing Xincheng Jiye Investment & Development Co. Ltd. It is a national first class land developer affiliated directly to Tongzhou District Government.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism	Bank loan, government investment, etc.
8. Architects
9. Project status and plans	The master plan of Tongzhou new city has been approved by the municipal government. The detailed planning is now undertaken by Beijing Institute of Urban Planning & Design.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	Tongzhou abounds in water resources. There are altogether 13 rivers, big or small, including the Grant Canal, River Tonghui, River Wenyu, River Liangshui, and River Chaobai, with a total length of 245 km. The forestation coverage of Tongzhou is 46%. Tongzhou Urban Planning Commission made a special study on water resources in Tongzhou. They have also invited Hong Kong Chinese University and Tsinghua University to make a special study on water quality, river channels, environment, etc.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes. The detailed arrangements will be implemented in the project detail planning, such as waste water treatment plant, grey water treatment plant, etc.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes. The project concept planning focuses on Area development of the Grand Canal.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. The construction of water systems has close relations with the construction of Tongzhou new city since the water system is designed for the whole developing area.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	Waste water treatment and water quality
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning; Beijing Water Affairs Bureau Tongzhou Branch
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	Beijing Municipal Water Affairs Bureau Beijing Municipal Water Affairs Bureau Tongzhou Branch
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	The listed factors are of important but the functional orientation designed by the Municipal government is the driving force for the project. Tongzhou new city. - It is neither a copy of the old city nor the satellite city in the common sense. It will be a city of medium size with a multimillion population that is rationally proportioned. It should be the terminal of new industries and modern manufacturing industries. It will shoulder some important functions of the capital, and it is suitable for inhabitation. It is an important cultural and tourism centre in eastern Beijing and a hub for communications in northern China, an important distribution centre and a modern trade centre. At the macro-level, some factors need to be considered such as population in the area, water flow to be treated, etc. At the detailed-level, water related urban infrastructure will be located in certain areas. The next step is to decide which related technology should be used. Economy and supply safety are of important factors. PPT introduction is popular.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The project is now in the process of rational planning. At a later stage, some technical factors will be considered. Energy saving, environmental friendly, green technologies are general principles to the development of the project. Regarding the development of the new city area, the local government will work out 28 special plans in the fields of energy, natural gas, electricity, heating, medical, health, education, etc. It will be a combination. There are projects relating the renovation of the old downtown but it also has some new development projects, such as construction of a cultural exchange center, an international ecological district, and a residential area. Some projects along the Grant Canal, Tonghui river and Wenyu river, such as residential projects, business projects and office buildings are considered to be a pilot project. Still in progress.

3.1.3 Beijing Yizhuang New City

Country: China Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person: Nathalie Chen	Date: August Interviewer: Mr Caili, Mr Zhang Yong Organisation: Water Affairs Bureau, Beijing Development Zone & Planning Bureau, Beijing Development Zone
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name	Beijing Yizhuang New City
2. Location	The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), originally built on 15.8 square kilometres, is located at e-Town (Yizhuang) in Southeast Beijing. The BDA is located only 16.5 km from Tiananmen Square, 30 km from the Beijing Capital International Airport, 10 km from the Beijing Railway Freight Station, five km from a road freight station, one km from an international logistics centre, and 140 km from the Tianjin New Port.
3. Visions of the project	In accordance with a 2005 State Council decision, e-Town would be one of three prioritized “new towns” in Beijing, positioned as a centre for high-tech industrial development. Yizhuang New City will be developed as a new comprehensive industrial town featuring clustered developments of high technology and modern manufacturing industries, making it a regional industrial centre that will enhance industrial activity between Beijing and Tianjin. Important gateway for city railways, a hub of road transportation and a base for logistics. Expected to be a comfortable and pleasant place to live. Demonstration district of government management and renovation.
4. Size (area, people, investment)	As of 2010, the population of e-Town New City will be about 300,000 people, who will reside on 55 square km of land. By 2020, the population will increase to about 700,000 on 100 square km of land.
5. Responsible authority	Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning responsible for editing the master planning. The municipal government of Beijing attaches importance to Yizhuang new city. Mr Jilin, Vice Mayor of Beijing, will be the lead of the working group. Another two vice mayors will provide support to Yizhuang’s work. The Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform will be responsible for detail implementation and coordination of Yizhuang new city project.
6. Developer	Not yet decided.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism	Not yet decided.
8. Architects	Beijing Municipal Institute of Urban Planning and other foreign design companies are to be involved in the work of master planning.
9. Project status and plans	The master plan was approved in January 2007. The detailed planning is still in the process of approval.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?	BDA Planning Bureau has taken the task of planning management. Beijing Water Affairs Bureau BDA Branch involved water system planning.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	According to the Beijing water environment standard, the BDA water affairs bureau has set up water function standards to each sector of river. Rivers in BDA are located in the lower reaches of the river, thus it is difficult to have a high quality water environment. Now it can meet the basic requirement of industrial development and landscape. With the present technologies, wastewater in industrial zone can reach a treatment of 100%. BDA have also set up a new water treatment plant this year with the capacity 20,000 m³. Furthermore, they have introduced recycled water in BDA.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	According to the 11 infrastructure plans of Beijing, 5 items has relation to water infrastructure. That is flood prevention, rain water treatment, waste water treatment, water supply and recycle water. After the publishing of the macro planning, the detail planning for the above-mentioned item will be worked out in the end of this year.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes. The new city planning is only a conceptual plan. The detail planning, such as water quality, water flow, etc., will be presented in the water industry planning.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. In the concept development for the new city, the role of river channel and flood prevention has been considered.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	First, water-related infrastructure should meet flood prevention standard. The government has focused intensively on combining water system and land development. The reason for this focus is that an environmental improvement will increase the land value.
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning.
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	The BDA Water Affairs Branch will give their comments to Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Planning.
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	Other organizations will give critical comments to these projects. For example, Water Affairs Bureau and Water Affairs Bureau at the municipal level and at the district level.
D. Presentation of business concept
1. What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	The functional orientation to this area by the municipal government is the most important factor. For example, this area will be the base of modern manufacturing industry. The location of water related urban infrastructure will be set at the detailed urban planning. Many laws and regulations should be considered in relation to water, flood control, water supply and water drainage, river development. Some relevant government organs including Planning, Construction and Agriculture will set forth critical suggestions. PPT ideally in combination with face-to-face meeting
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The listed technologies will be used in the project development but Yizhuang new city will follow up the national basic policy of energy efficiency and pollution reduction. In this aspect, they have detailed work arrangements including the promotion of the utilization of water resource heating pumps; promote the use of clean technology; set up CCHP according to the requirement of micro-electricity enterprises. Its strict environmental standards won the BDA title of “National Environmental Protection Model Area.” By the end of 2007, the BDA had developed 665 hectares of green lands with a 36 percent forestation rate. Among all the development zones in China, the economic gross scale of BDA is the fifth highest. But the unit consumption of water, electricity and energy is ranked in first place. Thus BDA has the experience of developing recycling economy. Its infrastructure planning has the character of advanced and modern. Regarding Yizhong new city, all projects are newly built. BDA pays much attention to energy efficiency and pollution reduction, as well as environmental friendly science and technology. It is also a water saving demonstration district of national industrial zone. At the moment the preparation work for the national eco-industrial zone is being drawn up.

3.1.4 Shenfu City

Country: China Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person: Nathalie Chen	Date: August - September Interviewer: Mr Cao Jun, Division Chief of Planning Organisation: Liangning Provincial Development & Reform Commission
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,	Shenfu City
2. Location,	The Shenfu project is located in the area between the two cities of Shenyang and Fushun in north-eastern China.
3. Visions of the project	To be built as a first class eco-city
4. Size (area, people, investment),	The total development area is 605 square kilometres, in which 335.54square kilometres is for Shenyang city, 250.8 square kilometres is for Fushun city and 11square kilometres is for the Hunhe river area. By 2020, the population will be 700,000. The starting area will be 65 square kilometres.
5. Responsible authority,	Liaoning provincial government has set up working group responsible for the work of Liaoning middle part cities. The detailed implementation will be carried out by the municipal governments of Shenyang and Liaoning. In Shenyang, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission establish economic zone office will be responsible for the project. In Fushun, the Municipal Development and Reform Commission established City Integration Office will be responsible for the project. The master planning was organized by Liaoning Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
6. Developer,	Not yet decided. Some factors need to be concerned, such as the administrative system, economic advantages, etc. The two cities have joint activities within coordination and investment. Each city is responsible for the implementation of projects in their area.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,	Multiple channels.
8. Architects
9. Project status and plans	The conceptual planning has been approved. Some project areas have already been included in the original city master planning. Now they are working on the beginning part of master plan.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?	The informant responsible for organizing urban planning.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	According to the concept plan, the project will focus on water treatment to Hunhe river and the river bank. Fushun city has published a detailed water environment improvement standard and a list of detailed projects, such as waste water treatment and renovation projects. In a word, Fushun has a package plan in water sector.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes. It is mainly considered for the sight-seeing propose and its style should be in consistence with the surrounding buildings. Visions for anti-flood, water-supply and discharge have already been worked out, based on existing plans of the two cities.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	No. The new water infrastructure is mainly based on the previous hydraulic projects. The plans are not detailed enough. Only general direction is provided, such as improving the flood control standard, it is not concerned with detailed design.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Some parts are included, such as water supply and discharge, the use of water, park, wastewater treatment but they are not detailed enough. And it is considered at the general industry level.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	For the landscape the most important part is how to ensure the water quality and how to make good use of the water so that the environment in Hunhe river area can be improved
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	For the dam construction the water resource departments and flood control departments are involved. For wastewater treatment the environmental-protection department is involved.
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	Safety should be considered in the master plan, and the water resource departments must guarantee the stability of the dam for flood control. Water conservancy data needs to be considered when writing out the master plan and detailed deployment should be mapped by plan departments.
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	No other departments except the water resource department and the environmental protection department are directly involved in the decision-making process.
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	The Northern area of the project focuses on the environmental protection and Southern part is mainly focus on the industry construction. The climate, natural resources and the developing level are included in the consideration. For this project, the following points are to be considered. -available natural resources -the distance between the new buildings and existing cities. Location: security issues are considered. Master plan: to work out special planning to water related urban infrastructure. Detailed urban planning: to decide what kind of technology will be used. To meet national environmental standard. Then to integrate water system plan into the project environment.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	Technologies relating to ecological civilization, cycle economy, eco-environment and construction are important. This project is planned to use of the existing infrastructure to expand the scale of development. Regarding the showcase no details are yet available.

3.1.5 Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city

Country: China Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person: Nathalie Chen	Date: August Interviewer: Mr Liu Zhenjiang and Mr Liu Wenchuang Organisation: Environment Bureau and Construction Bureau
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,	Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city
2. Location,	Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is formally specified in the Coastal Leisure and Tourism Zone in the TBNA, along the northern side of Beijing-Tianjin urban development axis, at the core area of Circum-Bohai region and in east China. It is 15km away from the core area of the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA), 45km from the Tianjin proper, 150km from Beijing and 50km from Tangshan. Its scope is as follows: east to Hanbei Highway — planned Central Avenue, west to the Ji River, south to the estuary of Yongdingxin River and north to planned Jinhan Expressway, covering an area of 30km2. The site selected is adjacent to industrial functional zones in the TBNA, endowed with favourable communicate and infrastructure conditions capable of providing infrastructure guarantee for the eco-city including water, gas, electricity, heating and communication etc. and favourable for the eco-city to make development achievements in a short time.
3. Visions of the project	The TBNA is a pilot zone of China's comprehensive supporting reforms and plays a significant role in reform and opening up as well as independent innovations in the whole country. As an important component of the TBNA, the urban function of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city must be linked up to the TBNA's orientation. It not only takes the ecologically inhabitable function as one major goal of development, but also implements the concept of ecological economy through policies and measures such as establishing a new-type cooperative mechanism in international technology, economy and trade and founding a financing system to adapt to the development of ecological industries and led by science - technology innovations, to build a high-level industrial structure, to build a world-leading ecological industrial system and a system of modern service industry so as to become an original place and headquarters for technologies of ecological improvement and environmental protection in the world and become a model area of sustainable development, to improve the service capability, boost up its comprehensive strength and international competitiveness, complement and link up closely with each industrial functional zone, promote the development and opening up of the TBNA and provide guarantee for the reform and opening up as well as independent innovation.
4. Size (area, people, investment),	It is expected that until 2020, the population of the Eco-city will be controlled within 350 thousand, the planned construction lands will be controlled within 34.2 square kilometers.
5. Responsible authority,	Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Administrative Committee
6. Developer,	Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment Development Co. Ltd.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,	Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment Development Co. Ltd. will be responsible for financing issues from multiple channels.
8. Architects	No starting date yet.
9. Project status and plans	The master plan has been sent to Tianjin Municipal Planning Commission and expected to be approved soon. Singapore Urban Planning Institute, China Urban Planning Institute and Tianjin Urban Planning Institute are all involved in this work. At present, the 3 km-new service center building has been finished by the end of August 2008 and relevant departments have already been moved into new office.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?	The Construction Bureau and The Environment Bureau have important responsibilities in relation to the eco-city’s planning, approval, housing, land, environment standard, etc.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. Ambitions for water quality standards are high and should reach specifics standards in the China- Singapore agreement.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes. The integrated water infrastructure is an important element of the eco-city. This includes three key measures: Treatment to waste water reservoir Treatment to Ji river Treatment to the historic Ji river Now all the three projects have been started at the same time. The project of waste water reservoir is collecting plans and will be finished the end of September 2008.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes. Water projects are an important part of developing the project concept.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. The water system has been considered in concept development for the eco-city.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	For the eco-city project, the main focus is the treatment to the reservoir and three rivers in this area.
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	The Environmental Bureau responsible for the relevant project approval.
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	The Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Administrative Committee is in charge of overall planning and decision-making.
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	Yes. For example, the work of treatment to Ji river is on-going. Tianjin municipal government will be responsible for the coordination work. Because Ji river is also in the area of Tianjin city.
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	The final decision for this project is made by the State Council. Water related urban infrastructure projects would be considered in the detailed urban planning. For example, the location, capacity and detail technology. Environmental considerations are particularly important. PPT in connection with face-to-face meeting
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The project is trying to make use of the best available advanced technologies. The main principle is to build this project as a showcase to the world in terms of using advanced ecological technology, energy saving and environmental protection technologies. This is a complete new city project. And the vision is to turn the area into a showcase ECO-project not only for China but for the whole world. There are no plans for now for systematic partnerships with knowledge institutions, but project implementation expected to be monitored at the national level (dissemination of best practice etc).

3.1.6 Tangshan Caofeidian International Ecological Town China (CFD)

Country: Organisation: Beijing Embassy Contact person:	Date: Interviewer: Li Yang, Investment Section Organisation: Caofeidian Construction Office of International Ecological Town
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,	Tangshan Caofeidian International Ecological Town China (CFD)
2. Location,	Situated at northeast part of CFD Industrial Zone.
3. Visions of the project	CFD international ecological town is going to be built into ’a first-rate international ecological city, a coastal city with harbor and a pilot city’.
4. Size (area, people, investment),	The planned starting area will be 30skm. The construction land of the ecological town will be 80sq. km in the near future and will be 150sq. km at a non-specified future date. By 2020, the population will be 500,000. The estimated investment by now is about 45 billion. The following planned investment will be 150billion yuan.
5. Responsible authority,	Caofeidian Construction Office of International Ecological Town
6. Developer,	Caofeidian International Ecological City Investment & Development Co. Ltd. (pending registration)
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,	Multiple channels.
8. Architects
9. Project status and plans	The concept planning of 30skm starting area will be approved in September 2008. The involving parties include domestic and overseas companies. The construction will be started in September. The main task for this year will be urban greening and planting.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	Yes. The project is situated in an area with limited water resources. Therefore water management is particularly important.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes. According to the 30 km planning zone, there is a special planning zone the water system construction.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes. CFD plans to work out special planning of water resources, underground pipeline network etc.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	There are plans to build up an energy center dealing with waste water, solid waste, etc for the whole city.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	Sea water desalination and waste water treatment
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	The Caofeidian Construction Office of International Ecological Town has only been in existence for one year. Division of tasks between various entities not clear yet. Important to stay in contact with Construction Office.
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	The local water affairs bureau will provide comments to the planners.
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	The CFD Construction Office will invite high level experts to participate in evaluation meeting on water-related projects.
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	Population density and the location of CFD are important factors. Originally, the development of CFD is as a project supporting the further development of CFD industry zone. The river channel and waste water treatment will be highlighted as particularly important in master plans. Environment and supply safety are important key factors. PPT is popular. Video would also be welcomed.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	New clean tech and the use of renewable energy are key technologies to this city project. This is a completely new city construction project. It is expected that the development of CFD international ecological town will be a pilot project in China showing the use of advanced technology in the fields of architecture, water treatment, building, energy, etc. There are no plans now to document and disseminate environmental results of the project.

3.1.7 Diao Yu Zui Peninsula Project

Country: China Organisation: TCD-Chongqing Contact person: Annie Tang	Date: August 21, 2008 Interviewer: Hao Qiao Organisation: chief commercial representative from the central relaxation zone, Diao Yu Zui Government office.
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,	Diao Yu Zui Peninsula Project
2. Location,	Da Du Kou District, Chongqing, China
3. Visions of the project	Central Recreation and Business District (CRBD) in Chongqing City Planning (2005-2020)
4. Size (area, people, investment),	6,400,032 m², 44 billion RMB
5. Responsible authority,	Chongqing Development and Reform Committee Da Du Kou District Government Chongqing City Planning Bureau Chongqing Real Estate Group Chongqing Water Group Chongqing City Investment Group
6. Developer,	Pending
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,	Inviting outside investment Funding from bank loan, bond and security, etc.
8. Architects	Hotel, conference centre, commercial centre, shopping centre, entertainment, residence, parks, golf club, boat club
9. Project status and plans	The planning and designing will be completed by the end of 2008.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?	Chief Representative of CRBD, Foreign Trade & Economic Relation Commission of Da Du Kou District, Chongqing. A promoter and co-ordinator of the project
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?	Yes
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?	Yes
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?	Yes
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?	Yes
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority	Waste water treatment
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?	Chongqing Development and Reform Committee
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?	Chongqing Development and Reform Committee Chongqing City Planning Bureau
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?	Chongqing Environment Protection Bureau
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?	Regional, economic development goal Economy Energy saving
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	Waste handling, new clean tech, general urban planning The plan is to construct a new city from a current farming land. Yes, at least a model in Chongqing

3.1.8 Lingang New City

Country: China Organisation: Consulate General of Denmark, Shanghai Contact person: Jessie Ji		Date: 15 Aug and 18 Aug Interviewer: Mr. James Huang, Ms. Sun Tiantian, Ms. Zhou Yuqin Organisation: Lingang Administrative Committee
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,		Lingang New City
2. Location,		Nanhui District, Shanghai
3. Visions of the project		Linggang New City is planned to be built as Transportation centre for Northeast Asia. With 18 million TEU through-put in 2006 and the development of the Yangshan Deep-Water Port, the Lingang Industrial Zone will become the #1 port in the world. State Equipment Manufacturing Base. The Lingang Industrial Zone will become the most important area in China to optimize and improve the structure and level of the industry. Technological Innovation Leader. The Lingang Industrial Zone will attract development of modern manufacturing equipment and high technology directed towards research and application. Integral Part of the International Supply Chain. The Lingang Industrial Zone is designed to be the key to international supply chain with high technology. The Yangshan Deep-Water Port will be the largest port in the world. The East Sea Bridge is now the longest oversea bridge in the world. Harbor New City will be the largest satellite city of Shanghai. The Lingang Industrial Zone is a state level heavy industry area.
4. Size (area, people, investment),		Industrial Area: approx. 50,000 acres or 200km² Harbour New City: approx. 25,000 acres or 100km² Exclusive Connectivity to the Yangshan Deep-Water Port through the East Sea Bridge Simultaneous development of Port, Urban Area, Industrial Area and Bridge to make Lingang New City a key composite of the Shanghai International Shipping Centre Largest Satellite City in Shanghai Water Drop Lake: 1,400 acres Anticipated Population: 500,000 - 800,000 Multi function area with Finance, Trade, Business, Residential, Tourism, Education & Research facilities. Lingang New Town will invest RMB120 billion in fixed assets, and will focused on the construction of six major industrial bases including car manufacture and spare part manufacture, machinery equipment manufacture, key ship spare part manufacture, logistic equipment manufacture, aviation equipment manufacture and optoelectronic equipment manufacture.
5. Responsible authority,		Lingang New City Administrative Committee
6. Developer,		Shanghai Lingang Economic Development (Group) Co., Ltd (Lingang Group) Shanghai Harbour City Development (Group) Co., Ltd Lingang Group has a registered capital of RMB 3 Billion and is a state-owned investment enterprise. Lingang Group has subsidiary companies including Shanghai Caohejing New Technology Development Corporation, Shanghai Lingang International Logistics Development Co., Ltd, Shanghai Lingang Real Estate Co., Ltd, Shanghai Lingang Economic Development Group Investment Management Co., Ltd. and four sub-district development companies that Lingang Group has established together with local government.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,		Shanghai Lingang Economic Development Group Investment Management Co., Ltd is the wholly owned subsidiary enterprise under Lingang Group. It undertakes and represents Lingang Group for strategic study, investment, capital management and capital operation. It covers a broad area including the internal operating assets and possible investment in the future.
8. Architects		German GMP Architectural Design Institute
9. Project status and plans		2003 – 2010 Turn Lingang into a modern city with modern equipment manufacturing and harbour industry as the major industry and a city with beautiful environment, convenient transportation, and fine design. Population size is to increase from 150,000 to 400,000. 2011 – 2020 Turn Lingang into a most dynamic and attractive mid-sized new city with population of 600,000. After 2020 Turn Lingang into the subsidiary city of Shanghai.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?		The informant is from the Lingang New City Administrative Committee, the organization that is responsible for the overall development and planning of Lingang New city.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?		Yes, water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of Lingang New City. The Central Living Area of Lingang City lies at the gathering point of Yangtze River and Hangzhou Bay. It is adjacent to East China Sea in the east, the industrial area of Lingang City in the north, and Chengsi Island, Da Yangshan and Xiao Yangshan Islands in the south. Dishui Lake (also known as Waterdrop Lake) is the core of this area. The Lake is around 2.5 kilometres in diameter and about 5 square kilometres large and will be the landscape and ecological epicentre of the Central Living area of Lingang City. The location of Lingang, rich water resources and the Dishui Lake has decided the importance of the quality of the water environment in the development of Lingang’s city.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?		Yes, the integrated water infrastructure is part of the vision for the project. The Lingang city will be built as the largest satellite city in Shanghai with an estimated population of 500,000 to 800,000. Integrated water infrastructure will be one of the important factors for Lingang’s overall development.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?		Yes.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?		Yes. Lingang City project has included the internal river system, water supply, waste water treatment, and water landscape as part of the development plan.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority		Water supply and waste water treatment
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?		Shanghai Water Authority
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?		Shanghai Urban Plan Administration Bureau
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?		Water supplier , Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?		The considerations that are important when locating Lingang New city are: Regional, economic development goals Natural resources availability Population density/demographic reasons Location close to existing cities – Shanghai During various development phases, the water supply, waste water handling and environmental issues will be the key water related urban infrastructure to be considered. The important factors are: Economy Public health Image Environment Supply safety/service level Emergency/disaster preparedness It could be a combination of different methods, such as presentation, seminar, brochures and etc.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	All the technologies listed are the key ones to Lingang New City project. It is a combination of both. Lingang New City is mainly to construct a new city and the renovation of existing towns/counties is of much smaller scale. Other project developers are welcome to study from our experience. The project currently follows the national criteria and regulations. So far there is no plan on the cooperation with local institutions within research and standardization on environmental issues.

3.1.9 Qianjiang Century City/Qianjiang Century Central Business District

Remarks:

In early June 2008 the development of ten new cities along both sides of Qiantang River is announced.

Hangzhou will construct 10 new cities along Qianjiang River from upper to lower reaches, namely, Qianjiang New City, Binjiang New City, Xiasha New City, Konggang New City, Zhijiang New City, Chengdong New City, Linjiang New City, Qianjiang Century City, Jiangdong New City, and Linpu New City. It'll take 30 years to construct these 10 new cities as initially planned.

Among the ten new cities, Qianjiang New City and Qianjiang Century City are the most representative ones and will be built as the central administrative and business area, and therefore, the analysis of these two cities are conducted as below.

Country: China Organisation: Consulate General of Denmark, Shanghai Contact person: Jessie Ji		Date:27 - 28 Aug, 2008 Interviewer: Mr. Zhou Jianming, Mr. Yao and Mr. Li Organisation: Qianjiang Century City Administrative Committee
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,		Qianjiang Century City/Qianjiang Century Central Business District
2. Location,		Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
3. Visions of the project		Background: Qianjiang New City and Qianjiang Century City are two new cities projects in Hangzhou. The two areas are separated by Qiantang River. Qianjiang New City will be more of a government and administrative centre while Qianjiang Century City will be more of a business ad commerce centre. To build Qianjiang Century City as new CBD with the following functions: Business function: Because of the small size of Qianjiang New City and the fact that governmental and authoritative bodies will be established in Qianjiang New City, Qianjiang Century City will be built as an area to accommodate the business and commercial needs. Financial and commerce function: Financial and commerce function of Qianjiang Century City is in correspondence with the business function that the area serves. Banks, insurance companies and securities firms will be established to satisfy the business needs. Technology and information centre. Airport service function: Qianjiang Century City is close to Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, which will require the area to provide high level business, financial and hotel facilities. Living function: With the development of Qianjiang Century City, more people will live here. The living function will therefore be one of the major functions that the area will serve.
4. Size (area, people, investment),		Planed area: 22.74 km² Estimated population: 144,000 Investment: When “33811” project started in March 2008, the total investment has so far reached RMB 15.57 billion.
5. Responsible authority,		Qianjiang Century City Administrative Committee
6. Developer,		The developers who have been confirmed and for the development of residential areas are mainly companies from Zhejiang Province including Sunrise Estate, Shun Fa Estate, and Hangzhou Real Estate Development Group.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,		The financing is from both the local government and social investment.
8. Architects		Zhejiang Chengxiang Architectural Design Institute NIKKEN SEKKEI Design Firm (Japan) – for conceptual design only.
9. Project status and plans		The project is still at the early stages. The initial project “33811” has just started on 19 March 2008. “33811” project includes the construction of 3 compound for relocated residence, the relocation of 3 towns, 8 infrastructure facilities and 11 social-invested projects. The 3 compound for relocated residence cover a construction area of 740,000 square meters with an investment of RMB 2.2 billion. The relocation of 3 towns includes Fengdong, Li’er and Liyi towns with more than 2,000 households and 77 enterprises. A “Three Years Plan” has been made for the development of Qianjiang Century New City, which are: To develop the economy rapidly. The average growth rate of regional production output to reach 41%, reaching RMB 25 billion by the end of 2010. To further develop the new city and facilitate the construction pace. To construct International exhibition centre, central business district, metro infrastructure and related living facilities. To promote the development of sector-oriented plot, such as the introduction of a super mall, technology plaza, headquarter centres of Zhejiang enterprises and etc.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?		The informant is from the Planning and Construction Division of Qianjiang Century City Administrative Committee and is directly involved with the development and planning of the area.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?		Yes, the water reliability and quality of the water environment has a special focus in development of Qiantang Century City.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project		Yes. Integrated water infrastructure is a part of the vision for the project. Qiantang Century City has made a water plan for the integrated water infrastructure of the area, including inner water system, lake and river rehabilitation, and plan on bank reparation and water transportation.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?		Yes. It is necessary. The area has rich water resources and the extensive inner water system requires an integrated water infrastructure plan. Apart from the water system itself, the establishment of international exhibition centre and other multi-function buildings will be built close to the water, which also put requirement on the water plan as such constructions, are defined as landscape building.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?		Yes. The water plan for the Qianjiang Century City includes water supply, the re-arrangement of the inner river networks, waste water discharge, flood control and flood release.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority		The re-arrangement of inner water networks, flood control and flood release.
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?		The Administration Bureau of Qiantang River, Bureau of Water Resource of Zhejiang Province, Bureau of Water Resource and Agriculture Infrastructure, Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?		Hangzhou City Government Zhejiang Development and Reform Commission
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?		Hangzhou Construction Commission Hangzhou Bureau of Environment Protection
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?		The most important considerations are: Regional, economic development goals Population density/demographic reasons Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities – Hangzhou The water plan on water supply, waste water discharge, flood control and flood release will be the long-term focus during the urban development process. The most important factors are: Economy Image Environment Supply safety Emergency/disaster preparedness The business concept could be introduced via face to face meetings and presentations.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The key technologies are: Energy efficient buildings New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling The Qiantang Century City is mainly a project of constructing a new city. The renovation of existing small towns only accounts for a small part. No. it was not the intention to make the project a showcase to other similar projects. Not at the moment.

3.1.10 Qianjiang New City

Country: China Organisation: Consulate General of Denmark, Shanghai Contact person: Jessie Ji		Date:2 September, 2008 Interviewer: Ms. Chen, Deputy Director of Planning Dept. Organisation: Qianjiang Construction and Administrative Committee
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,		Qianjiang New City
2. Location,		Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
3. Visions of the project		The Qianjiang New City will be the central business and commerce center of Hangzhou city as well as Zhejiang Province. It will be built as a garden city with modern outlook, characteristics of Hangzhou city and Qiantang river, and the touch of high tech and cultural legacy. With the completion of Qianjiang New City, the majority of government bodies, authorities will be moved to Qianjing New City to make it an administrative centre of Hangzhou and Zhejiang Province.
4. Size (area, people, investment),		Planned area: 15.8 Square Kilometres (Phase 1) 2.86 Square Kilometres (Phase 2). In total: 18.86 Square Kilometres. Estimated population: 300,000 Investment: RMB 50 billion
5. Responsible authority,		Qianjiang New City Construction and Administrative Committee
6. Developer,		So far the big developers who get involved in the real estate project include Huarun Group and Sun Hung Kai Properties. Negotiation with big real estate developers, such as Hutchison Whampoa Properties and Hang Lung Properties are still on-going and have yet to be finalized.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,		The financing is from both the local government and social investment.
8. Architects		Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Institute, Hangzhou Plan and Design Institute, OBERMEYER Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
9. Project status and plans		Currently the Qianjiang New City Project has completed the first phase infrastructure of eight square kilometres. Large scale project, such as Hangzhou Grand Theatre, has been completed. Other government invested projects, such as Civil Centre, International Convention Centre, Culture Centre and etc has been gradually finished and put into use. Qingchun Tunnel Project going through Qiantang River started in June 2006. The infrastructure of metro lines is under construction. A landscape green area project covering an area of 1.3 million square meters have been completed with the completion of two parks, namely Forest Park and Century Park. Qianjiang New City has attracted foreign investment with a contracted capital of RMB 16 billion. More than 30 domestic and international enterprises will have offices in Qianjiang New City. 47 building projects for corporate headquarters, business buildings, hotels, shopping malls and high end residential compound will be constructed.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?		The informant is from the Planning Division of Qianjiang New City Construction and Administrative Committee and is involved with the overall plan of the area.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?		Yes. Water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in the development of Qiantang New City. The planned area of Qianjiang New City is to the east of Qiantang River. The inner river system includes Xin Tang River and Xin Kai River. The water resources of the area has required a good plan on the water environment to be incorporated into the overall construction and planning of the area. The quality of the water environment is monitored according to the standard of Hangzhou City.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?		Yes. Integrated water infrastructure is a part of the vision of the project. The vision for Qianjiang New City is to plan the construction in harmony with the natural resources, green area and Qiantang River to create a harmonious landscape.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?		Yes. It is necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of the developing the project concept for development of Qianjiang New city. The location of Hangzhou city and its rich water resources has decided the integrated water infrastructure need to be taken into consideration while making the development plan.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?		The development of Qianjiang New City includes water and water related infrastructure in: landscape planning, water supply, waste water discharge, flood control, flood release, and water transportation.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority		All aspects of water infrastructure are considered to be very important to the local government. In the near future, how to utilize the water from Qiantang River for irrigation purpose will be the major focus.
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?		Hangzhou City Government Hangzhou Construction Commission Administration Bureau of Qiantang River Hangzhou Environment Protection Bureau
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?		Hangzhou Urban Planning Bureau The Administration Bureau of Qiantang River Hangzhou Construction Commission
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?		Consultant and expert invited by the government authorities.
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?		The most important considerations are: Regional, economic development goals Population density/demographic reasons Natural resources Risk of disasters and climate changes The water network within Hangzhou is complicated. With the development of Qianjiang New City, the re-arrangement of river system, improvement of water quality and dredging of inner river system will be included into water related urban infrastructure. The most important factors are: Economy Public health Image Environment Supply safety Emergency/disaster preparedness The business concept could be presented via group discussion, face-to-face presentation, video, ppt and/or a combination of these.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The key technologies to Qianjiang New City Project are: Energy generation Energy efficient building New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Qianjiang New City is to construct a new city which used to be farming land and warehouse. Yes. Qianjiang New City Construction and Administrative Committee hopes to build Qianjiang New City as a showcase project. So far there is no such plan.

3.1.11 Zhenhai New City

Country: China Organisation: Consulate General of Denmark, Shanghai Contact person: Jessie Ji		Date:27 - 28 Aug, 2008 Interviewer: Ms. Jessie Li Organisation: Zhenhai New City Administrative Committee
A. Information on the new city project
1. Name,		Zhenhai New City
2. Location,		Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
3. Visions of the project		The Zhenhai New City will be built as a comprehensive new city with business, commerce, education and research, office and residential area, which will not only show the modern business district outlook but also represent the water town characteristics of east China.
4. Size (area, people, investment),		Planned area: 46 square kilometeres Estimated population: 400,000 – 450,000 Investment: RMB 10 billion
5. Responsible authority,		Zhenhai New City Administrative Committee
6. Developer,		Ningbo Yinyi Real Estate Development Co., Ltd, Wanda Group, Zhejiang Greentown Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
7. Financing body/institution, mechanism/,		Local financial revenue and social financing.
8. Architects		EDAW (Shanghai) Consulting Co., Ltd. Zhenhai Institute of Design, Survey and Plan
9. Project status and plans		Currently the first phase of a living compound covering an area of 550,000 square meters is completed. The 5th Hospital of Ningbo is at the stage of interior decoration and facility installation. The construction of Ningbo Museum with a total investment of RMB 160 Million and Zhenhai High School is on-going. There are more than ten big scale commercial and public projects that are under construction. The Zhenhai Administrative Committee hopes to complete the core area of 1 square kilometer within next three years. By October 2008. The detailed plan, key architectural project and the design plan for underground space will be completed. The Yinyi – Haishang Plaza covering an area of 144 mu (1 mu = 666.67 square meters) with a total investment of RMB 1 billion will start end of this year. So far the road of 40 kilometers has been completed. There are more than 40 construction projects for institutions, such as Ningbo Institute of Material Technology & Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo Engineering Institute, The 5th Hospital of Ningbo, and etc have already started.
10. How is the informant involved in the project?		The informant is from the Zhenhai New City Administrative Committee which is directly involved with the overall development of this area.
B. The role of integrated water infrastructure
1. Do water reliability and the quality of the water environment have a special focus in development of new cities/the concrete project?		Yes.
2. Is integrated water infrastructure a part of the vision for the project?		Yes.
3. Is it necessary that integrated water infrastructure is part of developing the project concept for development of new cities/the concrete projects?		Yes.
4. Will the role of water in its broadest sense be included in the concept development for new cities/the concrete project?		Yes. The water and water related infrastructure is included in the development of Zhenhai New City plan. Water infrastructure, such as, To connect the river networks between upper and lower banks. River rehabilitation To intercept sewage by river system Regional expansion of water surface Are included in the development plan.
5. Which part of water infrastructure has highest focus and priority		To intercept sewage by river system, and Sewage disposal handling
C. The key stakeholders and decision maker on water infrastructure
1. Who are the public authorities that shall approve the water infrastructure?		Zhenhai Water Resource Bureau
2. Who are the planners who decide if water infrastructure shall have a prominent role in concept development?		Zhenhai Division, Ningbo Urban Planning Bureau
3. Are there other decision makers, who have a decisive say in prioritising water infrastructure?		Ningbo Water Resource Bureau
D. Presentation of business concept
What are the most important considerations when locating new urban areas and new cities? Regional, economic development goals? Population density/demographic reasons? Natural resources availability? Risk of disasters and climate changes Location close to existing cities? At what level of details is water related urban infrastructure a consideration in the various stages of urban development (location, macro-level zonal planning, and detailed urban planning)? What are the most important factors when deciding on concept for water infrastructure: Economy? Public health? Image? Environment? Supply safety/service level? Emergency/disaster preparedness Can you give any advice on how the business concept should be presented?		The most important considerations are: Regional, economic development goals Population density/demographic reasons During the current and near future development of Zhenhai New City, To connect the river networks between upper and lower banks. River rehabilitation/ to intercept sewage by river system, and Regional expansion of water surface Will be the major areas to be considered. In a long run, the improvement of water environment will be the focus. The most important factors are: Economy Environment The business concept could be presented via information exchange meeting, presentation and etc.
E. Which technologies are the key ones to this particular city project?
E.g. Energy generation District heating / cooling Energy efficient buildings Energy efficiency in industry New clean tech Renewable energy Architecture General urban planning Waste handling Are there any plans to construct a new city or to renovate existing structures - or a combination – elaborate Are there plans to involve a "showcase" element in this project - allowing other Chinese players to learn from this project? Are there plans to link up to local knowledge institutions within research, standardisation etc. to document and disseminate environmental results of the project and feed into the national Chinese standard setting?	The key technologies to Zhenhai New City are: Energy efficiency buildings General urban planning Waste handling Zhenhai New City project is to construct a new city. Yes. The Zhenhai New City has been considered to be built as a showcase project. Yes. There is such plan.