State of the Art in Low Carbon Community Development

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The global warming and energy crisis have attracted great attentions of the whole world in recent years. Low-carbon community has been accordingly proposed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate a prosperous low carbon economy. In this paper, the theoretical and conceptual analysis of various low carbon related concepts, including low carbon community, were summarized. The development planning of low carbon community in developed countries and their corresponding practices were reviewed. Current status in development of low carbon community in China was also thoroughly discussed.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 734-737)

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1933-1937

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August 2013

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