I've been clicking links but I cannot seem to find any real info regarding population or any other facts to determine if there are already buildings going up or what. Do any of you have any info? Welcome to Dongtan "Dongtan Eco-city" Start Date: 23 August 2005 | We are the designers and masterplanners for Dongtan the world’s first eco-city, which will be sustainable not just environmentally, but also socially, economically and culturally. With our client, the Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporate (SIIC), our aim is to create a development with low energy consumption that is as close to carbon neutral as possible. Dongtan is located on the third largest island in China at the mouth of the Yangtze River. The 8 600 hectare (86 square kilometer) site is adjacent to a wetland of global importance. The urban area will occupy just one third of the site with the remaining land retained for agriculture and used to create a buffer zone of ‘managed’ wetland between the city and the ‘natural’ wetland. Dongtan Eco-city Location MapDongtan will produce its own energy from wind, solar, bio-fuel and recycled city waste. Clean technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells will power public transport. A network of cycle and footpaths will help the city achieve close to zero vehicle emissions. Farmland within the Dongtan site will use organic farming methods to grow food. Dongtan will be a city of three villages, with the demonstrator phase for up to 10 000 people completed by 2010. It will be a vibrant city with green ‘corridors’ of public space ensuring a high quality of life for residents. The city is designed to attract employment across all social and economic demographics in the hope that people will choose to live and work there. Dongtan demonstrates to the world China’s ability to work closely with the environment and has provided a methodology for sustainable communities across China and beyond. We are providing a full range of services including: Urban design Planning Sustainable energy management Cultural planning Waste management Renewable energy process implementation Economic and business planning Social development Sustainable building design Architecture Infrastructure Landscape design Ecology
