Build it and They Might Come; Construction in the West  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 407 no. 8834 (May 2013), page 27.
Topik: Urbanization; Development Economics; Land Development; Economic Development; Industrial Development

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An ambitious and controversial construction project to called "Lanzhou New City," is touted as a way to revitalise the capital of China's Gansu province on the edge of the Gobi desert, relieve overcrowding, and create a lively hub for western China. But the execution of this project, and the comparison with that of another, even larger one 70km (43 miles) north of Lanzhou, suggests it will be hard to tame China's wild west. Lanzhou itself is set in a narrow valley of the Yellow River surrounded by mountains, and has long lacked enough space for its 3.6m people. For decades local leaders have contemplated expansion into the unforgiving landscape of dry sandy hills just north of the river. Now, despite serious questions about the absence of environmental evaluations, public consultation or even proper official approval, it is going ahead. At the heart of the project is the work now under way--in Xuanmagou and other nearby villages--to shear the tops off 700 mountains, use that dirt to fill the valleys in between, and so create a plateau fit for new construction.

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