A special volume in the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series, this English-language volume is an edited collection of articles selected from the Chinese-language Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change (2013): Focus on Low-carbon Urbanization.

List of Figures and Tables 1 Low-carbon Urbanization: China’s Strategic Choice in Response to Climate Change  Preparation Group of the General Report 2 Global Achievement of 2°C Temperature Rise and China’s Emission Peak Value  Jiang Kejun 3 Progress of Negotiations on Funding Mechanisms of Climate Change and Suggestions on China’s Participation in Constructing Funding Mechanisms  Zhang Wen and Pan Xun 4 Energy and Carbon Emission Issues in China’s Urbanization  Hu Xiulian 5 Evaluation of the Progress of the Low-carbon Work in the Pilot Provinces and Cities  Ding Ding and Yang Xiu 6 Viewing China’s Green Building Development from a Green Building Label Evaluation  Li Xun and Li Congxiao 7 Review of the Urban Low-carbon Transportation System in the Pilot Regions  Huang Liya 8 Preparation Methods for and Content Framework of the Chinese Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventories  Bai Weiguo 9 Collaborative Governance of Low-carbon Development and Adaptation: Based on the Perspective of Sustainable Urbanization  Zheng Yan 10 Effects of Climate Change on China’s Typical Urban Agglomerations and Its Potential Risks  Xu Ying, Zhou Botao, Guo Wenli, Mu Haizhen and Xie Xinlu 11 Climate Change and the Layout of Urban Planning: Taking Beijing as an Example  Fang Xiaoyi 12 Analysis and Countermeasures of China’s Fog and Smog Trend  Zhang Ying, Gao Rong and Chao Qingchen 13 Countermeasure Analysis for Urban Climate Vulnerability and Adaptability: Taking the Beijing “July 21” Extraordinary Rainstorm as an Example  Xie Xinlu, Ye Dianxiu and Zhang Cunjie 14 Impact of Land Use Change on Low-carbon City Construction in Shenzhen  Liu Weiling, Zhang Linbo and Zhang Lili 15 Migration Planning and Its Practice for Adaptation to Climate Change: Ningxia Climate Migration Case  Meng Huixin 16 Constructing a Low-carbon Urban Area, and Promoting Intelligent Development: Experimentation and Practice in Xiacheng District, Hangzhou City  Bao Jianqiang and Ye Ruike 17 Positive Interaction between Low-carbon Urban Construction and Industrial Development: Taking Jiyuan City as an Example  Cong Jianhui, Liu Xuemin and Zhu Jing 18 Synergy Research on Overall Urban-rural Planning and Low-carbon Development: Taking Guangyuan City as an Example  Huang Liming, Zhou Yong and Liu Jianbo 19 Socio-economic, Energy and Carbon Emission Indexes of Various Countries, Regions and Cities  Data Handling: Zhu Shouxian 20 Global Climatic Disaster and Loss Statistics  Data Arrangement and Calculation: Su Buda and Huang Jinlong 21 Historical Statistics of Climatic Disasters in China  Data Arrangement and Calculation: Su Buda and Huang Jinlong Index