Chongming…Green Island
Chongming…Green Island
East China Sea
Qidong
Mouth of the
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Huang Pu
River
Pudong
Airport
Chongming Island 1400 sq kilometers
Kingdom of Bahrain 650 sq kilometer
Establishing diverse wetlands
Strengthening migratory bird habitats
Creating preserves for endangered species
Introducing native landscapes
Reestablishing wetland forests
Developing wilderness educational centers
Wilderness Areas / Eco Systems
Restore wetland wilderness areas
Introducing organic farming
Distinguishing the Island as a source of highest quality foods
Emphasizing direct sales to restaurants
Introducing a central Shanghai Farmers Market
Developing farming techniques to prolong growing seasons
Strengthening a Shanghai/Chongming identity with food
Organic Farms
Maintain farming as core business
Introducing waste water treatment systems
Applying bio-filtration of grey waters using canals and lakes
Introducing Island lakes to prevent salt water intrusion
Circulating waters from cities to lakes using wind power
Studying energy sources to replace coal powered plants
Introducing recycling strategies
Green Systems
Tie all cities to green filtration systems
Positioning Chongming to be a model community for
green transport technology
Emphasizing bicycles, electric motor scooters and transit
Creating walkable cities…living close to working
Diminishing the importance of the automobile
Island Street Grid
Preserve historic farm grid of narrow
streets throughout the island
Rail
Connect all cities to Shanghai by rail
Introducing clean, next technology industries
Developing electric vehicle research and production
Emphasizing sports training, sports equipment
Introducing health care, research and health tourism
Expanding aquaculture and farming products
Developing nursery and landscape businesses
Introducing eco-tourism hotels and education facilities
Providing diverse accommodations:
farm village, wilderness areas, and cities
Developing a bicycle and vehicle tour program
Introducing health and fitness combined with food/nutrition
Farm villages will insure farmers live close to fields
Village patterns based on traditional street grid and block
Villages will have a mix of uses
Each Village will support 500 to 2,000 people
Green Villages
Respect existing farm villages and introduce
new villages along the lake system
Cities will locate along the south coast of the Island
Each city will have:
• clear growth boundaries
• living, working and educational opportunities
• transit
• green architecture
Coastal Cities
Organize cities along the south coast
focused on rail transit and ferry service
connections to Shanghai.
Chongming Island
8 Guiding Principles
1. Wilderness
2. Organic Farming
3. Green Systems
4. Transportation
5. Green Industries
6. Eco Tourism
7. Villages
8. Coastal Cities
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Openlands Project
Institute for Sustainability
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
Wetlands Initiative
Conservation Design Forum
Green City Market