UN: major Chinese cities at same level of development as developed countries

[grey boy 2]

UN: major Chinese cities at same level of development as developed countries
(People's Daily Online) 16:14, December 02, 2016

Shanghai

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released China's Sustainable Cities Report 2016 in Beijing on Dec. 1. The report evaluated 35 Chinese cities' performance on sustainable development, based on a set of measurable indicators ranging across income, education, health, pollution and resource consumption.

According to the report, Guangzhou tops the list with a score of 0.869 on UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI), followed by Beijing, Nanjing, Shenyang and Shenzhen. The HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and GDP per capita, which are used to assess human wellbeing.

Agi Veres, UNDP Country Director in China, pointed out that 35 major Chinese cities scored highly on the HDI due to "continual investment in health, education and economic growth, meaning all major Chinese cities have reached the same level of development as developed countries globally." However, Ge also pointed out that this rise has come at the expense of the environment.

The report pointed out that Qingdao has the lowest ecological input among the 35 cities. Lower ecological input indicates lower consumption of resources and less pollution. The average ecological input of the 35 cities has increased since 2015. The report also gives recommendations for development paths for the cities, tailored to their respective development stages. The report suggests whether they need to improve human development, decrease ecological input or both.


Of the 35 cities evaluated in the report, Beijing, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Shenyang, Changsha and Jinan have taken crucial steps to shift to cleaner energy, invest in cleaner transportation, develop policies to limit sprawl and improve waste management. The report recommends scaling up these efforts in smaller cities that will see significant growth over the next few years.
http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/1202/c90000-9150098.html

 

[AViet]

Developed countries? Which ones? Greece, spain, italy, Portugal or Ireland .?

I do not see any city in these so called developed countries is as modern and advanced as Shanghai or Hong Kong.

It would be a shame for Chinese cities to be compared with the likes of Athens or Rome.

 

[AndrewJin]

The report pointed out that Qingdao has the lowest ecological input among the 35 cities. Lower ecological input indicates lower consumption of resources and less pollution.

No surprise, the economic transformation in Qingdao is very successful.

 

[haidian]

Major Chinese cities are top class cities in the world, Beijing and Shanghai have the best and longest road, subway systems in the whole world, all facilites like sports arenas , theaters ,museums, public schools,hospitals, airports, ports...are second to none. Major Chinese cities definitely put all western cities in shame in terms of modernization. So we should not compare with increasingly declining western cities.

 

[TaiShang]

Developed countries? Which ones? Greece, spain, italy, Portugal or Ireland .?

I do not see any city in these so called developed countries is as modern and advanced as Shanghai or Hong Kong.

It would be a shame for Chinese cities to be compared with the likes of Athens or Rome.

I think they include many factors such as environment, traffic density, easy access to basic services such as elementary school or kids, metro station, waste management, recycling etc.

They must have included historical value, such as traditional buildings, museums, and other cultural sites.

It may be that they apply a very Euro-centric benchmark to classify cities.

 

[GeraltofRivia]

Over the last few years when I go to China, I felt like going from countryside back to the city and top tier cities look like the center of the civilization. Sadly many developed countries have not seen any major infrastructure improvement for a long time, this may be called "Heritage Preservation".

 

[TaiShang]

Over the last few years when I go to China, I felt like going from countryside back to the city and top tier cities look like the center of the civilization. Sadly many developed countries have not seen any major infrastructure improvement for a long time, this may be called "Heritage Preservation".

Yes, for example, some Italian cities look like an open theater. A feast for a tourist, but, if I were living there, I would rather see modern infrastructure and architecture.

Stay there couple of days is fine, but, one quickly misses back shiny, glittery cities of the Greater China.

 

[Jlaw]

I think they include many factors such as environment, traffic density, easy access to basic services such as elementary school or kids, metro station, waste management, recycling etc.

They must have included historical value, such as traditional buildings, museums, and other cultural sites.

It may be that they apply a very Euro-centric benchmark to classify cities.

I've been to many places in US and some eurotrash cities . It's embarrassing to compare Shanghai, Beijing, etc to these cities. Chinese cities many times better.
This report is bs

 

[shadows888]

No surprise, the economic transformation in Qingdao is very successful.

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very nice photo. i am excited for the wanda qingdao movie metropolis

I've been to many places in US and some eurotrash cities . It's embarrassing to compare Shanghai, Beijing, etc to these cities. Chinese cities many times better.
This report is bs

Only respectable city in the US is NYC due to having an actual transportation system (its old but WORKS). all the other city sucks, with LA being the worst. I been to a bunch btw.

 

[Dungeness]

The president-elect Donald Trump on Infrastructure:


“Our airports are like from a Third World country,” Trump ranted. “You land at LaGuardia, you land at Kennedy, you land at LAX, you land at Newark, and you come in from Dubai and Qatar and you see these incredible ― you come in from China, you see these incredible airports, and you land ― we’ve become a Third World country.”

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Man the first time I visited Shanghai I was absolutely gobsmacked.

I've traveled around the world a lot, and I always thought HK was one of the most advanced. That was until I went to Shanghai.

 

[Dungeness]

Man the first time I visited Shanghai I was absolutely gobsmacked.

I've traveled around the world a lot, and I always thought HK was one of the most advanced. That was until I went to Shanghai.

Lived in Shanghai for a few years as an expat, and watched countless new infrastructures popping up in front of my eyes.

When I came back, I was pleased that my 6 year old DVD for my GPS worked great just like 6 years ago. No new roads, freeways, bridges, landmarks.....No need to update at all.

 

[AndrewJin]

UN: major Chinese cities at same level of development as developed countries
(People's Daily Online) 16:14, December 02, 2016

Shanghai

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released China's Sustainable Cities Report 2016 in Beijing on Dec. 1. The report evaluated 35 Chinese cities' performance on sustainable development, based on a set of measurable indicators ranging across income, education, health, pollution and resource consumption.

According to the report, Guangzhou tops the list with a score of 0.869 on UNDP's Human Development Index (HDI), followed by Beijing, Nanjing, Shenyang and Shenzhen. The HDI is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education and GDP per capita, which are used to assess human wellbeing.

Agi Veres, UNDP Country Director in China, pointed out that 35 major Chinese cities scored highly on the HDI due to "continual investment in health, education and economic growth, meaning all major Chinese cities have reached the same level of development as developed countries globally." However, Ge also pointed out that this rise has come at the expense of the environment.

The report pointed out that Qingdao has the lowest ecological input among the 35 cities. Lower ecological input indicates lower consumption of resources and less pollution. The average ecological input of the 35 cities has increased since 2015. The report also gives recommendations for development paths for the cities, tailored to their respective development stages. The report suggests whether they need to improve human development, decrease ecological input or both.


Of the 35 cities evaluated in the report, Beijing, Hangzhou, Tianjin, Qingdao, Dalian, Shenyang, Changsha and Jinan have taken crucial steps to shift to cleaner energy, invest in cleaner transportation, develop policies to limit sprawl and improve waste management. The report recommends scaling up these efforts in smaller cities that will see significant growth over the next few years.
http://en.people.cn/n3/2016/1202/c90000-9150098.html

They should focus on China's smaller cities, 3-5th tier and county townships.

Liuzhou, Guangxi

 

[AndrewJin]

I think they include many factors such as environment, traffic density, easy access to basic services such as elementary school or kids, metro station, waste management, recycling etc.

They must have included historical value, such as traditional buildings, museums, and other cultural sites.

It may be that they apply a very Euro-centric benchmark to classify cities.

A Chinese city, comprised of an older traditional quarter and a modern quarter, is the best form to me!
Thankfully, 99% Chinese cities are like that!

Such as Xi'an, the biggest city in Northwest China

 

[shadows888]

Developed countries? Which ones? Greece, spain, italy, Portugal or Ireland .?

I do not see any city in these so called developed countries is as modern and advanced as Shanghai or Hong Kong.

It would be a shame for Chinese cities to be compared with the likes of Athens or Rome.

Europe don't really have the population to build large size cities or they are too spread out. They all look tiny in comparison to Asian cities.