How can China grow sustainabily (Part 1)
Sir Peter Hall
President of Town and Country Planning Association, Sustainability Consultant, Professor
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About the video: ‘How can China grow sustainabily (Part 1)’
Sir Peter Hall talks about Chinese urban development in light of a massive increase in car ownership. He speculates about China’s future and reflects upon the cultural and sociological factors that will shape it. Given the fact that 20% of the world’s population lives in China, its future will have profound implications for us all.
Total views: 1,753
Filmed: London, UK on 9 September 2005
Credits: Interviewer - Anthony Alexander Camera - Anthony Alexander Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2005 Green Man Productions
About Sir Peter Hall
Sir Peter Hall is Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration at University College, London and President of the Town and Country Planning Association, Britain’s oldest environmental charity. Previous posts include Director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Development at the University of California, Berkeley. He has advised the British, American and Australian governments on urban development issues and has published over thirty books. Sir Peter Hall is widely acclaimed as the world’s most senior academic in the field of urban geography and city planning.
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