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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Conclusion: Re-thinking the Eco-City?
Author : Federico Caprotti
Published in: Eco-Cities and the Transition to Low Carbon Economies
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
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The chapter evaluates current trends in eco-urbanism and critically interrogates the issues which have emerged from analysis of the two case studies of Tianjin and Masdar eco-cities. It argues for the need to critically engage with constructed notions of crisis, and for a critical rethink of the city as mere marketplace for ‘green’ technologies, products and services. The chapter concludes by arguing for the need to consider social sustainability as a key part of transitional eco-city projects, and makes the case for proposing alternatives to current plans and proposals for eco-city projects.