TheUrbanChinaInitiativeAjointinitiativeofColumbiaUniversity,TsinghuaUniversity,andMcKinsey&CompanyTheUrbanSustainabilityIndex:ANewToolforMeasuringChina’sCitiesChina’surbanizationoverthelasttwentyyearshasbeenasuccess.Since1990,China’scitieshavegrownby380millionpeople,whilepercapitaurbanGDPhasgrownfivetimes.China’sleadershaverecentlycalledforastructuraladjustmenttoChina’sgrowthmodel.ThisadjustmentisneededifChina’scitiesaretosurmounttwointertwinedchallenges:thescaleofChina’surbanization,andwithitthepressuresofsocialchangeandresources;andtheneedtomeettherisingaspirationsofChina’scitizens.Whilethereisnoshortageoftechnologiesandinitiativesavailableforta...