Experts gather in Mongolia to discuss big cities' problems
ULAN BATOR, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Experts and policy makers shared research and experience on pressing issues facing big cities in Asia at a forum held here Wednesday.
More than 70 experts and scholars from 16 Asian countries attended the 11th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia.
Ulan Bator Mayor E. Bat-Uul told the forum nearly half the Mongolian population now lived in the nation's capital. The excessive concentration of population had led to problems with power, heat and water supply and garbage treatment, and serious traffic congestion, he said.
Meanwhile, about 60 percent of Mongolian citizens were living in Mongolian Ger and shanty towns and were constantly at risk from floods, earthquakes, extreme cold weather and infectious diseases caused by air, water and land pollution, he said.
The forum discussed topics including city planning and construction and disaster prevention.
Some experts said rapid economic development, an influx of people from rural areas and climate change had created serious problems for many big cities in Asia in recent years. Flooding, blackouts and serious traffic jams had become common and posed a threat to urban security, they said.
Editor: Yamei Wang
More than 70 experts and scholars from 16 Asian countries attended the 11th International Symposium on New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia.
Ulan Bator Mayor E. Bat-Uul told the forum nearly half the Mongolian population now lived in the nation's capital. The excessive concentration of population had led to problems with power, heat and water supply and garbage treatment, and serious traffic congestion, he said.
Meanwhile, about 60 percent of Mongolian citizens were living in Mongolian Ger and shanty towns and were constantly at risk from floods, earthquakes, extreme cold weather and infectious diseases caused by air, water and land pollution, he said.
The forum discussed topics including city planning and construction and disaster prevention.
Some experts said rapid economic development, an influx of people from rural areas and climate change had created serious problems for many big cities in Asia in recent years. Flooding, blackouts and serious traffic jams had become common and posed a threat to urban security, they said.
Editor: Yamei Wang
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