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Afterword: A look at Shanghai

Afterword: A look at Shanghai A Look at Shanghai Huan-ting Shen and Jiong Shen EFORE 1949, Shanghai was the most westernized city on I China's mainland, and in the wake of that country's economic reforms begun in 1985, it is again poised to be whatNewsweek magazine recently called the "New York of China." Indeed, Shanghai already boasts active financial services and a nascent computer industry and, in 1990, was permitted to create "economic zones" within its jurisdiction. The economic boom of Shanghai has created problems associated with rapid development: population density, traffic-clogged roads, housing shortages, and difficulties in the management of solid wastes. Shanghai produces approximately 3.1 million tons of MSW and 3.3 million tons of construction and demolition debris (C&D) a year. These figures are not precise, however, because poor management of Wang the two waste streams frequently results in their being stored together. That is, MSW is frequently added to C&D, thus inflating the reported amount of the latter and underestimating the reported amount of the former. In any case, however, the numbers are low when compared to those of cities in industrialized nations. New York City, for instance, with a population (7.42 million) comparable to that of Shanghai (7.9 million), generates http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Urban Technology Taylor & Francis

Afterword: A look at Shanghai

Journal of Urban Technology , Volume 1 (3): 5 – Jun 1, 1994

Afterword: A look at Shanghai

Journal of Urban Technology , Volume 1 (3): 5 – Jun 1, 1994

Abstract

A Look at Shanghai Huan-ting Shen and Jiong Shen EFORE 1949, Shanghai was the most westernized city on I China's mainland, and in the wake of that country's economic reforms begun in 1985, it is again poised to be whatNewsweek magazine recently called the "New York of China." Indeed, Shanghai already boasts active financial services and a nascent computer industry and, in 1990, was permitted to create "economic zones" within its jurisdiction. The economic boom of Shanghai has created problems associated with rapid development: population density, traffic-clogged roads, housing shortages, and difficulties in the management of solid wastes. Shanghai produces approximately 3.1 million tons of MSW and 3.3 million tons of construction and demolition debris (C&D) a year. These figures are not precise, however, because poor management of Wang the two waste streams frequently results in their being stored together. That is, MSW is frequently added to C&D, thus inflating the reported amount of the latter and underestimating the reported amount of the former. In any case, however, the numbers are low when compared to those of cities in industrialized nations. New York City, for instance, with a population (7.42 million) comparable to that of Shanghai (7.9 million), generates

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Taylor & Francis
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1466-1853
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1063-0732
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10.1080/10630739408724481
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Abstract

A Look at Shanghai Huan-ting Shen and Jiong Shen EFORE 1949, Shanghai was the most westernized city on I China's mainland, and in the wake of that country's economic reforms begun in 1985, it is again poised to be whatNewsweek magazine recently called the "New York of China." Indeed, Shanghai already boasts active financial services and a nascent computer industry and, in 1990, was permitted to create "economic zones" within its jurisdiction. The economic boom of Shanghai has created problems associated with rapid development: population density, traffic-clogged roads, housing shortages, and difficulties in the management of solid wastes. Shanghai produces approximately 3.1 million tons of MSW and 3.3 million tons of construction and demolition debris (C&D) a year. These figures are not precise, however, because poor management of Wang the two waste streams frequently results in their being stored together. That is, MSW is frequently added to C&D, thus inflating the reported amount of the latter and underestimating the reported amount of the former. In any case, however, the numbers are low when compared to those of cities in industrialized nations. New York City, for instance, with a population (7.42 million) comparable to that of Shanghai (7.9 million), generates

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Journal of Urban TechnologyTaylor & Francis

Published: Jun 1, 1994

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