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Executive summary 1
Introduction to the China Urban Sustainability
Index 2013 3
Changes in urban sustainability from 2008 to 2011 7
Geographic patterns 9
Gap with global benchmarks 10
The principles impacting city sustainability 12
Economic development is the key 12
Critical decision-making points to enable a transformation 13
More than 70 million people facing sustainability challenges 14
Example of leading global cities and density turning points 15
Tokyo’s sustainability success 15
Shaping strategies for cities 18
Big improvements happen early in a city’s economic
development 18
Up to cities to determine their own destiny 18
Rebalance towards society and the environment 20
Small cities should work with larger cities in a cluster 20
Summary of best practices 22
Appendix: City best practices 29