Notes
1. Figures cited by professional planners in Shenzhen during informal contacts.
2. Remarks made by Xu Chongguang in a lecture at the University of Hong Kong on 27 March 2010 (in Chinese).
3. Website of “Public Power” (Gongzhong Li): http://www.ppgis.com.cn/index.html, accessed in August 2011 (in Chinese).
4. Revision of Shenzhen Master Plan (2006–2020): Internet platform for public engagement, http://www.szpl.gov.cn/main/zgxb/xl/lj.htm, accessed in August 2011 (in Chinese).
5. The idea of a circular economy is similar to the concept of ecological modernisation, that is, the life cycle of a product from design to disposal is planned in such a way that the materials involved will be recycled and reused.