It is widely accepted the lifeblood of urban economy
and growth is energy. Urban transport,
infrastructure, industry, and dwellings dominate energy consumption in
the built environment. Nevertheless, energy efficiency in urban growth is a key
factor that is widely questioned and little understood. As a result, this paper
aims to question challenging matters of urban growth and energy by reviewing
China’s recent transition in urban energy demand. This study offers a better understanding
of urban energy management and energy demands
of rapidly urbanizing countries, by using China as a leading example. Since the 1980s, after the unprecedented rapid
urbanization and growth in China, there are major goals to tackle the
emerging matters of urban energy management and growing energy demands. These
national-level challenges are imposing serious threats to how cities grow and
are managed in the coming decade or so. In light of this, and the face of rapid
urbanization and urban growth, this paper investigates China’s current trends
of urban energy management and energy demands. Finally, this paper explores
current approaches to urban development in
China and will offer an overview of China’s requirement to tackle its current energy challenges. The
findings of this study are highlighted as part of a brief review of
China’s recent five-year-plans and are then developed further in the light of
what energy targets mean for cities and urban management.
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