Urbanization is one of the most important social and economic phenomena in the world today.This paper reviews the formation of megacities and summarizes the main problems,challenges and opportunities faced by the sust...Urbanization is one of the most important social and economic phenomena in the world today.This paper reviews the formation of megacities and summarizes the main problems,challenges and opportunities faced by the sustainable development of such large megacities.Issues discussed include the problems of land subsidence in megacities,environmental issues,traffic problems and energy supply aspects.The sustainable development of megacities in other parts of the world provided the references and experiences for the countermeasures of megacity planning and development in China.The vision of Digital Earth and Digital Cities can play a major role in the efficient management and sustainable growth of such megacities all around the world.展开更多
基金the National Key R&D plan on Strategic International Scientific and Technological Innovation Cooperation special project(2016YFE0202300)the Wuhan Chen Guang project(2016070204010114)+2 种基金the Guangzhou Science and Technology project(201604020070)the Special Task of Technical Innovation in Hubei Province project(2016AAA018)the Natural Science Foundation of China(61671332,41771452 and 41771454).
文摘Urbanization is one of the most important social and economic phenomena in the world today.This paper reviews the formation of megacities and summarizes the main problems,challenges and opportunities faced by the sustainable development of such large megacities.Issues discussed include the problems of land subsidence in megacities,environmental issues,traffic problems and energy supply aspects.The sustainable development of megacities in other parts of the world provided the references and experiences for the countermeasures of megacity planning and development in China.The vision of Digital Earth and Digital Cities can play a major role in the efficient management and sustainable growth of such megacities all around the world.
