China’s Urban Revolution

By 2025, China will have built fifteen new ''supercities'' each with 25 million inhabitants. It will have created 250 ''Eco-cities'' as well: clean, green, car-free, people-friendly, high-tech urban centres. From the edge of an impending eco-catastrophe, we are arguably witnessing history''s greatest environmental turnaround - an urban experiment that may provide valuable lessons for cities world...