In its breakneck pursuit of modernization, China has given nature a back seat to its turbo-charged industrial development. Now, with drought, desertification, and extreme pollution, China's leaders are beginning to realize that better treatment of its natural capital is vital to the country’s survival. Today we’ll speak with a leading Chinese landscape architect who is redefining the relationship between humans and nature with an ingenuity that sets a new standard for innovation itself and with a long-time observer of the country who places China's "green rush" in historic perspective.
Guests:
Kongjian Yu, Dean, School of Landscape Architecture, Peking University, Beijing; creator of Turenscape, the art of survival and land stewardship
Evan Osnos, Beijing correspondent, The New Yorker
Credits:
Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz
Music in this program: “Sonata for Violin and Turntables, Part 1” – Daniel Bernard Roumain – Thirsty Ear; “Food, Water, Shelter and Love” – Gurf Morlix – Blue Corn Music; “A Kazakh Meoldy” – Abigail Washburn – Nettwerk Records; “Change Your Wats” – Bezhig – BEZHIG.
Duration: 55 minutes
Original airdate:
Tue, 2011-03-08
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