China the rise of the green city.

The article reports on the development of China and the initiatives of various cities which lead to a broader endorsement of sustainability principles. It highlights the response to sustainability of Rizhao, a coastal city of almost three million on the Shandong Peninsula, and its achievement which result from a government policy that encourages the use of solar energy, local solar panel industries and the political will of city officials to adopt the initiative. It examines the rapid growth of China in terms of cities, pollution control and biodiversity conservation.