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On 8 April 2019 the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) has hold a round table meeting in the Hague to discuss how urbanization processes and patterns might influence environmental improvement, in both China and elsewhere in the world. During these discussions, the Task Force on Green Urbanization and Environmental Improvementshowed preliminary results from its Special Policy Studies (SPSs). International experts from China, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Belgium have presented their research findings and case studies and reflected on the SPSs preliminary results, from the perspective of Chinese urban development towards 2035 and the key forces shaping it.

This book is published by PBL in English, now is translated by East & West Urban Consultancy into Chinese.

It contains two parts, Cities in the Netherlands, which examines cities in the context of the “Dutch Agenda Stad”, covers three topics that are vital for the city: economy, liveability, and innovation. The other part, Cities in Europe, looks at urban developments across Europe within the context of the Europe 2020 strategy and the Urban Agenda for the EU.

As the key expert of EC-LINK (Europe -China Eco Cities Link Project) on sustainable urban planning, East West Urban Consultancy has been on charge for the following cooperation and exchange in the field of sustainable urban development. In 2018 The exchange has  emphasized on green building, resilient/sponge city development. Chinese and WU cities have been intensively involved,such as Zhuhai, Guilin, Zhuzhou, Qingdao and Amsterdam, Bologna, Valencia, Hamburg and Berlin.

Under the leader of International Cooperation Department of Building Energy and Science & Technology, Ministry of Housing & Urban Rural Development, a delegation formed by different Chinese city urban planning departments’ representatives has officially visited the Dutch Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relationship in mid –September.

A delegation from Landsea Group Nanjing & Shanghai Offices has visited the Netherlands for Urban Regeneration in mid -September. The company is among the top 100 leading developers in China and at the frontier of green tech properties, such as green-building technologies, green elderly care and green financial services.

Ms. Xiaocun Ruan has been proposed by GIZ (Germany Society of International Cooperation) as key expert for sustainable urban planning for Europe- China Eco cities link project. Ms. Ruan will respons for improving the communication and thus accelerating the speed of cooperation among China & European cities. EC-LINK project is ..

During the period of December 2017 to January 2018, Shenzhen Urban Planning & Design Research Institute was looking for a famous Dutch Architectural firm to cooperate in order to join the international competition for Qianhai Area, Shenzhen. This competition is organized by Shenzhen Qianhai Project Bureau. It is about an ..

A delegation from China Academy of Urban Planning and Design Research Institute (CAUPD), under the lead of vice director Mr. Wang Kai, visited Belgium and the Netherlands from 24 – 30 November 2017. The Delegation was well received by the Flanders Metropolitan Area Spatial Planning Department in Brussels, where an ..

A delegation of Urban Planning & Design Institute of Shenzhen visited in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland from 10 to 19 October 2017.The main themes that they wanted to know are Urban renewal/urban regeneration; redevelopment of port areas/ reuse of the heritage of industrial area; sustainable mobility; Social housing development and the development of characteristic small towns.