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Urbanisation and its impact on building energy consumption and efficiency in China

Yao, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-7224 and Steemers, K. (2009) Urbanisation and its impact on building energy consumption and efficiency in China. Renewable Energy, 34 (9 (Special). pp. 1994-1998. ISSN 0960-1481

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.02.015

Abstract/Summary

The People's Republic of China and its 1.3 billion people have experienced a rapid economic growth in the past two decades. China's urbanisation ratio rose from around 20% in the early 1980s to 45% in 2007 [China Urban Research Committee. Green building. Beijing: Chinese Construction Industrial Publish House; 2008. ISBN 978-7-112-09925-2.]. The large volume and rapid speed of building construction rarely have been seen in global development and cause substantial pressure on resources and the environment. Government policy makers and building professionals, including architects, building engineers, project managers and property developers, should play an important role in enhancing the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the building energy efficiency process in forming the sustainable urban development. This paper addresses the emerging issues relating to building energy consumption and building energy efficiency due to the fast urbanisation development in China.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
ID Code:12478
Uncontrolled Keywords:Urbanisation, Building energy efficiency, Sustainable urban development

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