Arup Unveils Plans for World's First Sustainable City in Dongtan

Arup Unveils Plans for Worlds First Sustainable City in Dongtan
Arup, the global planning, engineering and design consultancy, has signed a contract with Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) to plan the world's first sustainable city - an eco-city - at Dongtan, in Shanghai, China.

SIIC has appointed Arup as a strategic partner to work with them in the development of Dongtan as a dynamic, liveable and eco-friendly city, which will in turn define the future of sustainable urban development in China and beyond.

Arup's approach to integrated sustainable urban planning and design will help to turn SIIC's vision into reality and will create a city with lower energy consumption and one which is as close to being carbon neutral as possible within economic constraints.

Arup is responsible for the integrated master-planning of the built environment in Dongtan.

Arup is providing a full range of services, including urban design, planning, sustainable energy management, waste management, renewable energy process implementation, economic and business planning, sustainable building design, architecture, infrastructure and even the planning of communities and social structures.

The role is extremely broad and will require a long term vision and involvement from Arup.

Dongtan is situated in an extremely strategic position very close to Shanghai and on the third largest