BEIJING
Jimmy Wales, 2001, Beijing, Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page,
1. to find out about megacities and how many there is and where they and some problems that regularly occur (1)
2. to learn about the education system and how good it which shows that Beijing has a high education level (2)
3. to find out about the ring road system that is used to fix the traffic problem (3)
4. to find out about some of the geographic features of Beijing like its topography, its climate and maps that show where Beijing is located in china (4)
5. to find out about a lot of information about Beijing as a whole (5)
6. this website showed a way that they are trying to reduce traffic pollution by adding a subway (6)
Beijing
Beijing government, Year N/A, Beijing International, Available at http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/BeijingInformation/
This website showed information about general information on Beijing which we used on our page about Beijing.
TravelChinaGuide, 2014, Beijing Facts, Available at http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/
This website also showed information about Beijing but mainly about the attractions that there is in Beijing.
Problems and Challenges
Jiang Xuequin, 2012, China's Megacity problems, the diplomat, Available at http://thediplomat.com/2012/01/chinas-mega-city-problem/
I used this online newspaper because it decribes the many problems that Beijing has and what they all are but it does not contain much information on how it is being fixed other than who is in charge of fixing the problems. Even though it does not provide solutions it does show problems that a lot of megacities have making it very useful.
POPULATION
The press trust of India 2014, Beijing eases one child norm as China adopts a new policy, IBN Live, Available at http://ibnlive.in.com/news/beijing-eases-one-child-norm-as-china-adopts-new-policy/453463-2.html
I used this online newspaper because it describes and talks about the one child law which is the way that the government is trying to deal with the overpopulation problem and talks about how it is good and how it is bad. It was very useful because it is te main way they are dealing with there overpopulation problem.
AIR Polution
Jonathan Kaiman, 2014, Chinas Toxic air pollution resembles a nuclear winter, the Guardian, Available at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists
I used this online newspaper because it had a lot of information about how the air pollution is so bad it is having an effect on other things other than just the health of people.
Author N/A, Year N/A, Air Quality, Available at http://www.air-quality.org.uk/11.php
I used this website because it talks about how the air is so bad it doesn't pass the WHO health expectations.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Liu Hongqiao, 2014, Beijings Plan to fix traffic problems, Caixan Online, Available at http://english.caixin.com/2014-01-22/100632198.html
I used this online newspaper because it explains how they are planning to fix the congestion in the slower lane by adding extra lanes to make it more efficient.
Homelessness
Jeffrey Hays, 2013, Homeless People and suicide in China, Available at http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat11/sub70/item2235.html
I used this website to find out about the problem of homelessness and all of the different ways that the government and regular people are trying to help the homeless people and familys
GEOGRAPHIC Profile
http://geography.about.com/od/chinamaps/a/beijingchina.htm
1. to find out about megacities and how many there is and where they and some problems that regularly occur (1)
2. to learn about the education system and how good it which shows that Beijing has a high education level (2)
3. to find out about the ring road system that is used to fix the traffic problem (3)
4. to find out about some of the geographic features of Beijing like its topography, its climate and maps that show where Beijing is located in china (4)
5. to find out about a lot of information about Beijing as a whole (5)
6. this website showed a way that they are trying to reduce traffic pollution by adding a subway (6)
Beijing
Beijing government, Year N/A, Beijing International, Available at http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/BeijingInformation/
This website showed information about general information on Beijing which we used on our page about Beijing.
TravelChinaGuide, 2014, Beijing Facts, Available at http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/beijing/
This website also showed information about Beijing but mainly about the attractions that there is in Beijing.
Problems and Challenges
Jiang Xuequin, 2012, China's Megacity problems, the diplomat, Available at http://thediplomat.com/2012/01/chinas-mega-city-problem/
I used this online newspaper because it decribes the many problems that Beijing has and what they all are but it does not contain much information on how it is being fixed other than who is in charge of fixing the problems. Even though it does not provide solutions it does show problems that a lot of megacities have making it very useful.
POPULATION
The press trust of India 2014, Beijing eases one child norm as China adopts a new policy, IBN Live, Available at http://ibnlive.in.com/news/beijing-eases-one-child-norm-as-china-adopts-new-policy/453463-2.html
I used this online newspaper because it describes and talks about the one child law which is the way that the government is trying to deal with the overpopulation problem and talks about how it is good and how it is bad. It was very useful because it is te main way they are dealing with there overpopulation problem.
AIR Polution
Jonathan Kaiman, 2014, Chinas Toxic air pollution resembles a nuclear winter, the Guardian, Available at http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/25/china-toxic-air-pollution-nuclear-winter-scientists
I used this online newspaper because it had a lot of information about how the air pollution is so bad it is having an effect on other things other than just the health of people.
Author N/A, Year N/A, Air Quality, Available at http://www.air-quality.org.uk/11.php
I used this website because it talks about how the air is so bad it doesn't pass the WHO health expectations.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
Liu Hongqiao, 2014, Beijings Plan to fix traffic problems, Caixan Online, Available at http://english.caixin.com/2014-01-22/100632198.html
I used this online newspaper because it explains how they are planning to fix the congestion in the slower lane by adding extra lanes to make it more efficient.
Homelessness
Jeffrey Hays, 2013, Homeless People and suicide in China, Available at http://factsanddetails.com/china/cat11/sub70/item2235.html
I used this website to find out about the problem of homelessness and all of the different ways that the government and regular people are trying to help the homeless people and familys
GEOGRAPHIC Profile
http://geography.about.com/od/chinamaps/a/beijingchina.htm