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The Gigantism of Public Works in China in the Twenty-First Century

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  • Mario Martín-Antón

    (Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • Vicente Negro

    (Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • José María Del Campo

    (Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • José-Santos López-Gutiérrez

    (Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

  • M. Dolores Esteban

    (Department of Civil Engineering: Hydraulics, Energy and Environment, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain)

Abstract

Part of human beings’ relationship with the world around them includes constructing or building. They connect with the land and makes civil engineering an action of reflection with the environment, a use of material, and a function of construction work. This involves a combination of necessities and perfection in order to fulfil an aim. To build is essential on this earth. From a “mud hut” as the commencement of architecture up to water regulating with dams, conducting it via a channel, overcoming obstacles by use of a bridge, or finding shelter and sailing by using harbours, a public work requires the welfare of a community as its “raison d´être”. The aim of this investigation is to analyse the human condition in construction and how works of an enormous size that change the way of “being on earth” have been tackled for instrumental reasons by disassociating necessities, revitalizing noxious effects, destroying nature’s scenery and landscapes, disturbing the environment, and negatively affecting the urban development of our “poly-cities”. Referred to by the authors of this article as “gigantism of public works”, this concept is analysed using examples in Asia and works of a notable size in China.

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  • Mario Martín-Antón & Vicente Negro & José María Del Campo & José-Santos López-Gutiérrez & M. Dolores Esteban, 2017. "The Gigantism of Public Works in China in the Twenty-First Century," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(9), pages 1-14, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:9:p:1581-:d:110969
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    1. Haitao Zheng & Qi Fang & Cheng Wang & Huiwen Wang & Ruoen Ren, 2017. "China’s Carbon Footprint Based on Input-Output Table Series: 1992–2020," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-17, March.
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