Planning Dense and Human Scale Cities
Urban density is one of the most discussed concepts in the history of urban design and city planning. It is the first out of ten principles for sustainable urban transport, which are summarised in our…
Author Archives: Michel Arnd
Beijing to Replace its Bus Fleet with Cleaner Vehicles
Until 2017 Beijing is going to replace 80 per cent of its bus fleet to make its public transport system more environmentally friendly. Wang Hao of Beijing’s Commission of Transport stated on 13th December 2013…
Training on Low Carbon Transport
Cities need a reliable and comfortable transport system. As a backbone of economic and social development, mobility of people and goods needs to be environmentally friendly. Today, the transport sector is the fastest growing source…
Study tour to Germany: Low Carbon Urban Development
Chinas rapidly changing structures and society challenge its sustainable urban development. Considering this, the study tour on low carbon urban development had a special focus on experiences on post-industrialisation processes and the structural reform in…
White Paper Discussed: International Workshop with BMCT
Friday, 29th November 2013 GIZ organised an international exchange workshop between Beijing’s Transport Authorities and international experts on an intended white paper “Opportunities and Challenges for Beijing Transport Development”. The new white paper, issued by…
10 Principles of Sustainable Urban Transport
Sustainable transport needs comprehensive approaches: Following 10 principles of sustainable urban transport and all the corresponding measures we designed a new info graphic and made a PREZI out of it. Have a look on how…
New vehicle lottery scheme in Beijing (2014-2017)
3 years after implementing the vehicle lottery system in 2011, the municipal government of Beijing released a revised version of the license plate lottery scheme for 2014-2017 last Thursday (28.11.2013). According to the new plan,…
Conference: Application of Green Tyres in Road Transport
Using so called green tyres can save up to 7% energy and therefore reduce the environmental impact and cut operation cost, as was explained at the Sino-German Conference on Application of Green Tyres in Road…
Environmental Impact Assessment of Electro Mobility in China: Understanding the Role of the Power Sector
A rapid growth in transport demand and related Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions become a growing challenge for China. To reduce the dependency on oil and to protect the environment, the country’s government promotes electric vehicles.…
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions at Transport Day 2013
Not only in China but in all developing countries, the transport sectors share of greenhouse gas emission is growing rapidly. Therefore, this year’s Transport Day, a side event to COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland on…