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>> Shanghai.
The ultimate
boomtown.
Bigger, higher, faster: no other city has
changed as much as Shanghai in such a
short time. At the time of writing, there
are already 22,562 people per square
kilometre living in the city centre area
known as "Puxi". However, the breakneck
development of the rising international
metropolis also entails many challenges –
particularly with regard to mobility: the
number of cars and motorcycles is
increasing rapidly, adding to the city's
growing congestion and smog problem.
This means that the need to rethink
existing mobility concepts is particularly
acute here. What is required are
concepts that make intelligent use of
space while helping to combat local
pollution. Concepts that already exist in
the form of the smart fortwo, the smart
fortwo electric drive and the smart
electric bike. Depending on whether you
prefer to travel on four wheels or two.
Shanghai – facts & figures:
6,340.5 km
2
urban area
23 million inhabitants
3,630 inhabitants/km
2
65 million m
2
in new buildings in 2006 alone
Sources: wikipedia.org; Burdett and Sudjic: "The endless city",
Phaidon, 2008
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