Picture this: Tourists visiting one of your city’s most prominent attractions are unable to see it because of smog, haze and a bevy of other airborne pollutants. What’s the solution?

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

Pollution is becoming ubiquitous in our urban environments.  If your primary concern is the environment, it is clear that this situation in Hong Kong must be changed.  But what if the environment is not the concern of policy makers?  What economic and planning arguments could you make in favor of a more sustainable course?

Tags: pollution, China, development, economic, megacities, East Asia, industry, sustainability, urban ecology.

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