Tangshan—China's one time industrial pioneer striving for ecological excellence

Authors

Dongquan Li, Renmin University, ChinaFollow
Lan G. Zhiyong, Arizona State UniversityFollow
Patsy B. Kraeger, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Wei Ming, Municipal Government of Tangshan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-3-2017

Publication Title

Cities

DOI

10.1016/j.cities.2017.02.010

ISSN

0264-2751

Abstract

Tangshan is one of China's oldest industrial cities, indeed its developmental trajectory well reflects China's modern industrial history. However, what brought the city notoriety was a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 1976, which killed 203,555 people, severely injured 137,753 more, and destroyed over 90% of the houses and roads overnight. Forty years later Tangshan has been rebuilt into a city driven by up-to-date planning imperatives and high urban synergy which have resulted in an improved quality of life, attractive ecological environments and the urban leadership's enthusiasm for sustainable development. This paper discusses Tangshan's industrial history, painful lessons from the earthquake, and re-development, including the port of Caofeidian and the new town of Nanhu, as well as challenges and prospects for the future.

Comments

Copyright and Open Access: https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/16860

Recommended Citation

Li, Dongquan, Lan G. Zhiyong, Patsy B. Kraeger, Wei Ming. 2017. "Tangshan—China's one time industrial pioneer striving for ecological excellence." Cities, 65: 1-9: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2017.02.010 source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264275116309593?via%3Dihub
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