The project is funded by the UK鈥檚 Foreign & Commonwealth Office Prosperity Fund and led by Atkins鈥� sustainable planning team in Beijing. It involves working with both national government agencies and city governments and is aimed at providing a key, high profile reference point for ELC urban planning in China.
Mark Hewlett, Atkins鈥� project manager, said: 鈥淭he project, which is closely aligned with Atkins鈥� Future Proofing Cities initiative, will provide a clear, practical methodology for ELC urban planning which sets out approaches, methods, tools and techniques tailored for Chinese local government planning based on international best practice.鈥�
The project team will work closely with two selected city governments to develop, test and apply the ELC guidance. The project outputs will be focused on hands-on use as an everyday working tool in a practical, 鈥榦n the ground鈥� urban planning setting.
For this project, Atkins will draw on its experience in ELC urban planning and design in China as well as similar work elsewhere, including Meixi Lake Eco-city in Hunan and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.
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