Professor Jingyuan Li is the director of Center for Culture Study, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and the previous president of Institute of Philosophy, CASS. His research field includes Marist philosophy, epistemology, and practical philosophy. He has published nearly ten books, including A Study of Pre-historical Epistemology, Marist Philosophy and Modern Times, and An Introduction for Mao's Methodology. Professor Tongjin Yang is the director of Center for Applied Ethics, CASS. His research field includes environmental ethics, global justice and environmental philosophy. He has published two books: Toward a Deep Environmentalism, and Environmental Ethics: Global Discourse, Chinese Perspective.

Preface.- Ecological Crisis, Eco-civilization and Eco-city.- An Evaluation on China's Eco-city Construction.- Environment-Friendly City.- Resource-Saving City.- Green Industry City.- Circular Economy city.- Landscape and Leisure city.- Green Consumption city.

This book introduces the concept of Eco-civilization, highlights the construction and development of eco-cities in China, and assesses the achievements and shortcomings of China's eco-city construction projects. As both China and Western countries face an impending ecological crisis, responding to that crisis is a common challenge for all human beings. There is an overwhelming consensus among Chinese scholars that in order to successfully address the ecological crisis successfully we must establish an eco-civilization, and one important step toward accomplishing that goal is to plan and construct eco-cities.