Housing construction and environment policies for sustainable development: Changzhou, China

Worldwide population growth is posing difficulties for all countries, especially in relation to housing. To solve housing construction and environmental problems on a large scale is, therefore, not only a problem for the developing countries, but also for the developed countries. This article introduces some appropriate methods such as over-all planning, simultaneous construction, and the coordination of development for residential areas and for housing construction, in resolving urban environmental problems.