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

Dongquan Li; Gerald Lan; Patsy Kraeger; Ming Wei

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2017.02.010

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

Dongquan Li, Gerald Lan, Patsy Kraeger, Ming Wei

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Cities
Volume	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.02.010
State	Published - May 1 2017

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