Sustainable low-carbon city development in China / edited by Axel Baeumler, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, and Shomik Mehndiratta.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part 1 Introduction to Low-Carbon Cities 1 -- Chapter 1 Cities and Climate Change: An Urgent Agenda / Dan Hoornweg Hoornweg, Dan 3 -- Chapter 2 Eco-Cities and Low-Carbon Cities: The China Context and Global Perspectives / Axel Baeumler Baeumler, Axel, Mansha Chen Chen, Mansha, Kanako Iuchi Iuchi, Kanako, Hiroaki Suzuki Suzuki, Hiroaki 33 -- Chapter 3 Low-Carbon Cities in China: Characteristics, Roadmap, and Indicators / Xiaodong Wang Wang, Xiaodong, Noureddine Berrah Berrah, Noureddine, Ximing Peng Peng, Ximing, Lorraine Sugar Sugar, Lorraine, Hua Du Du, Hua 63 -- Chapter 4 Developing Low-Carbon Cities in China: Local Governance, Municipal Finance, and Land-Use Planning-The Key Underlying Drivers / Zhi Liu Liu, Zhi, Andrew Salzberg Salzberg, Andrew 97 -- Part 2 Sectoral Action for Low-Carbon Cities: Energy 129 -- Chapter 5 Low-Carbon Electricity for Cities / Ximing Peng Peng, Ximing 131 -- Chapter 6 Industrial Energy Efficiency / Gailius Draugelis Draugelis, Gailius 147 -- Chapter 7 Energy Efficiency in Buildings / Gailius Draugelis Draugelis, Gailius, Shawna Fei Li Li, Shawna Fei 179 -- Chapter 8 District Heating Reform / Gailius Draugelis Draugelis, Gailius, Shawna Fei Li Li, Shawna Fei 205 -- Part 3 Sectoral Action for Low-Carbon Cities: Urban Transport 235 -- Chapter 9 Introduction: Urban Transport and Climate Change / Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik 237 -- Chapter 10 Cycling and Walking: Preserving a Heritage, Regaining Lost Ground / Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik 243 -- Chapter 11 Improving Public Transport in Chinese Cities: Elements of an Action Plan / Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik, Andrew Salzberg Salzberg, Andrew 269 -- Chapter 12 Motorized Vehicles: Demand Management and Technology / Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik, Zhi Liu Liu, Zhi, Ke Fang Fang, Ke 299 -- Part 4 Sectoral Action for Low-Carbon Cities: Water, Waste Management, and Urban Air Pollution 323 -- Chapter 13 Municipal Solid Waste Management and Low-Carbon Cities in China / Dan Hoornweg Hoornweg, Dan, Man Xie Xie, Man 325 -- Chapter 14 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Water and Wastewater Utilities / Alexander Danilenko Danilenko, Alexander, Takao Ikegami Ikegami, Takao, Paul Kriss Kriss, Paul, Axel Baeumler Baeumler, Axel, Menahem Libhaber Libhaber, Menahem 347 -- Chapter 15 Air Pollution Control and Carbon Reduction Co-benefits / Jostein Nygard Nygard, Jostein, Jie Cao Cao, Jie, Stefan Csordas Csordas, Stefan, Steinar Larssen Larssen, Steinar, Li Liu Liu, Li, Jon Strand Strand, Jon, Dingsheng Zhang Zhang, Dingsheng 367 -- Part 5 Sectoral Action for Low-Carbon Cities: Additional Approaches 385 -- Chapter 16 Additional Approaches: Historic Built Assets, ICT, and Urban Agriculture and Forestry / Axel Baeumler Baeumler, Axel, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez Ijjasz-Vasquez, Ede, Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik 387 -- Chapter 17 Energy Efficiency in Historic Built Assets / Guido Licciardi Licciardi, Guido 389 -- Chapter 18 Benefits of Downtown Regeneration / Guido Licciardi Licciardi, Guido 401 -- Chapter 19 ICT and Low-Carbon Cities / Junko Narimatsu Narimatsu, Junko, Randeep Sudan Sudan, Randeep 405 -- Chapter 20 Urban Agriculture Is Climate-Smart / Anjali Acharya Acharya, Anjali, Dan Hoornweg Hoornweg, Dan, Marielle Dubbeling Dubbeling, Marielle 417 -- Chapter 21 Urban Forestry / Leticia Guimarães Guimarães, Leticia, Monali Ranade Ranade, Monali 423 -- Part 6 Beyond Mitigation: Cities' Adaptation to Climate Change 433 -- Chapter 22 Adapting to Climate Risks: Building Resilient Cities in China / Paul Procee Procee, Paul, Henrike Brecht Brecht, Henrike 435 -- Part 7 Financing a Low-Carbon City 465 -- Chapter 23 Financing a Low-Carbon City: Introduction / Axel Baeumler Baeumler, Axel, Shomik Mehndiratta Mehndiratta, Shomik 467 -- Chapter 24 Cities and Carbon Finance / Monali Ranade Ranade, Monali, Marcus Lee Lee, Marcus 471 -- Chapter 25 World Bank Financial Instruments to Support Low-Carbon Cities in China / Frederic Asseline Asseline, Frederic 491.