Monday, 28 June 2010

The essay outline-----------Iris

Topic: To what extent can the problems of urbanization be met by a policy of sustainable development?
Sub topic: Evaluate approaches for protect urban forest systems for city development in china.

Introduction:
Background:
1. What is urbanization?
Give a definition of urbanization, show examples of urbanization.
2. The characters of urbanization and the problems it brings.
Like city spread, more and more people swarm into the city, due to the huge population, the city is becoming more and more crowed, less greenbelt , more high buildings.
As well, the pollution in the city was increased, air quality decrease. People who are living in the city , the feeling of satisfy life was drop.
3. Met with the problems that urbanization brings, how to solve it (sustainable development).
Give a definition to the sustainable development , show examples.
Sustainable development is about balance issue, to balance the city grow and the natural environment , do not scarify the natural environment to get the economic profit.
4. Thesis: Give a solution way what we called urban forest system to solve the contradictory between city and natural environment in china, evaluate that the way is possible to use to solve the contradictory between human and environment.
Main body:
1. Introduce the urban systems,

2. Show the successful examples in other countries.

like Singapore, Japan, European countries.


3. Short introduction china’s city situation, the speed of urbanization is really fast ,
The contradictory of human and environment is quite deeply
4. Evaluate the possibility of using this method to solve the problem
Along with the city development , this method is useful to solve the contradictory between human and city .
5. The benefits
Like: more greenbelt, clean , air quality increase , people who live in the community more united.



Conclusion:
1. State that the “sustainable development” could in some extent to solve the problems of urbanization, give some supports
2. Short summary the benefits of urban forest and the possibility
3. Restate that sustainable development could be the best way to solve the problems of urbanization. This is the “win-win” way. To Co-ordinate the city development and natural environment on a balance extent.


References:
1.Sandra , N. & Maria ,D.(2010) Estimating the economic benefits of the landscape function of ornamental trees in a sub-Mediterranean area. International Journal of Urban Forestry &Urban Greening Vol 9 (2) PP71-81 [online].
Available from: http://www.elsevier.de/ufug
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2. Wendy,M. &Paul,E, Mar,s. Robert,B(2010)The housing-forest interface:Testing structural approaches for protecting suburban natural systems following development. International Journal of Urban Forestry &Urban Greening Vol 9 (2) pp149-159 [online].
Available from: http://www.elsevier.de/ufug
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3. Alex Y ,LO & C.Y Jim (2010) Willingness of residents to pay and motives for conservation of urban green spaces in the compact city of Hong Kong International Journal of Urban Forestry &Urban Greening Vol 9 (2)pp113-120
Available from: http://www.elsevier.de/ufug
[accessed 27June 2010 ]

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