Antidote to Tech Dystopia: The Chinese Model of Nature-based Solutions

Abstract

As global climate continues to change, humans rely on technologies to deal with various challenges and dilemmas. But problems arose as the growing practices of wind, photovoltaic, and hydropower energy have proved that the only focus on carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals could increase tech dystopia risk. When existing technological approaches fail, the Chinese model of nature-based solutions can be an antidote to tech dystopia. It allows nature to do its work and contributes to green and low-carbon development in a holistic and systematic way. China’s time-honored traditional ecological wisdom provides abundant experiences. In practice, the Chinese planning model aims to harmonize the spatial relationship and pattern between human and nature, and the Chinese design and engineering model could boost the efficiency of natural restoration. The Chinese model of nature-based solutions now has gained global recognition. Performance evaluation of such practice cases should be conducted, so as to identify the factors that affect the ecological performance and related regulation mechanisms, thus providing important references for future practices.

Keywords

Tech Dystopia / Nature-based Solutions / Chinese Model / Climate Change / Traditional Ecological Wisdom

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