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Sustainability Measurement in China: Fostering a Race to the Top

January 30, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Free

Sustainability is now widely recognized as an essential component for development in China, with the Chinese government setting ambitious environmental and social targets. However, the sheer pace of China’s economic growth makes establishing a sustainable development strategy a difficult task that requires purposeful decentralized action. This event will explore the importance of a standardized system to assess sustainability at the local level. We will present and discuss the recently launched China Sustainable Development Indicator System (CSDIS), an annual ranking of the sustainability performance of Chinese cities and provinces created jointly by the Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management and Beijing-based CCIEE, the China Center for International Economic Exchanges. Details of the system are available at urbansustainability.org.

The event will introduce the ranking and explore the value of measuring a broad but transparent set of sustainability indicators to encourage cities and provinces to begin a race to the top in environmental quality. The panelists will discuss how such systems can complement policymaking in China’s local administrative system, the balance between the state and the private sector as well as sustainable development in China more broadly.

Introductory Remarks:
• Steve Cohen, Executive Director, Earth Institute

Moderator:
• Satyajit Bose, Lecturer and Associate Director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy & Management

Panelists:
• Weiping Wu, Professor and Director, Urban Planning Program, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation
• Jonathan Krane, Founder & CEO of KraneShares
• Dong Guo, Associate Research Scholar and Director of the Earth Institute China Initiative

 
This event is free and open to the public; RSVP required. The panel will be followed by a reception with wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres.
 
Event Contact Information: 
Kelsie DeFrancia
kdefrancia@ei.columbia.edu
 

Details

Date:
January 30, 2018
Time:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
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Organizer

Columbia University
Phone
212-854-0149
Email
cerc@columbia.edu
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Venue

Columbia University- Low Library, Faculty Room
New York, NY United States + Google Map