Study on Energy Consumption Status and Development Strategy of Metropolis in China: A Case Study of Shanghai

Author

Wang Juan ; Yang Haizhen ; Lu Zhibo ; Wang Jinghan

Author_Institution

Coll. of Environ. Sci. & Eng., Tongji Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2011

fDate

5-7 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1154

Lastpage

1159

Abstract

The rapid urbanization is an important driving force of rapid economic development and energy consumption growth in China. The aim of this paper is to study the mode of energy consumption and existent problem in metropolis of China during the fast economic growth course. As an international metropolis and the economic center of China, Shanghai is taken as a case to be studied in this paper. Characteristics of economic growth, social progress and energy consumption in Shanghai are studied, the existent problems are analyzed based on the contrast with other countries or regions. Finally the urban energy development strategies harmonious with economy and environment are discussed.

Keywords

energy consumption; power system economics; China; Shanghai; economic center; economic growth; energy consumption growth; international metropolis; rapid economic development; rapid urbanization; social progress; urban energy development; Cities and towns; Coal; Economic indicators; Energy consumption; Natural gas; USA Councils; Development Strategy; Economic growth; Energy; MetropoLis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Manufacturing and Automation (ICDMA), 2011 Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Zhangjiajie, Hunan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0755-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-0-7695-4455-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDMA.2011.284

Filename

6052176