The eco-origins, actions and demonstration roles of Beijing Green Olympic Game.
The 29th Olympic Game will be held in Beijing in 2008. It will be a green game to promote sustainable development of men, cities and regions through ecological development advocating "man and nature be in one". "Eco" here means a process, a driving force, an action, a culture and a kind of vitality leading to sustainable development. It is a mechanism embodying the Olympic spirit of competition, cooperation and self-reliance. The paper explained the ecological significance, connotation and objectives of Beijing Green Olympic Game. Ten major ecological heritages of Beijing have been investigated including ecologically sound landscape, culture, transportation, physical exercise, health care, sanitation, food, family relationship, agriculture, and human ecological totality. To preserve or restore the above mentioned old tradition, a green Olympic action plan has been made out in Beijing initiated by NGOs, supported by entrepreneurs and coordinated by government agencies. Four kinds of eco-engineering have been planned for blue sky, clean water, green land and eco-city development. The demonstration role of Beijing Green Olympic Game to developing regions and countries is also discussed.
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Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. wangrs@163.net
D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D002947:Cities; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004463:Ecology; D004738:Engineering; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015444:Exercise; D005195:Family Relations; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D012499:Sanitation; D013177:Sports; D014186:Transportation