==Discussion: Ecocity== 
 In reading the above, I note that the text needs work to be incorporated into a Wikipedia article. The first thing that strikes me is that there are few citations, thus, to stand as an article, or part of an article, reliable sources need to be added. It also needs to be wikified. That having been said, I think that there is good material here that should be combined with this article. In sum: retain redirect for "Ecocity"; incorporate this text into "Sustainable city."     

 :Google searches show that while both terms are used, Sustainable city is more common, with 137,000 hits to 93,400 for Ecocity.    

 I'd like to suggest that we remove the redirect from Ecocity to Sustainable City after some wikifying has been completed.  Ecocities can be considered a subset of sustainable cities, but I believe warrant their own Wikipedia entry due to a unique methodology that places the city in it's natural environmental context. Ecocities are more than "sustainable" in that they seek to return underutilized land (suburbs, freeways, etc.) to nature.  As such, they incorporate deconstruction (or revitalizing nature) as much as construction.  There is a fairly rich literature base on the topic and growing use of the term in the construction of new cities in Asia and the Pacific.   
    

 :Ecocity redirects to this article right now. That was the proposal by  josei and after some discussion and agreement, someone went ahead with that. You then recreated the "Ecocity" article and wrote the text that I've since moved here (I put Ecocity back to a redirect).  

 :So we are discussing the merit of a separate article for "Ecocity." You make the case that building an  Ecocity implies particular principles and actions, whereas, calling something a "sustainable city," may not. That sounds like the argument that Ryandwayne and I made (above) with respect to "Ecovillages" and "Eco-municipalities." While clearly ecovillages are a distinct entity, I've been editing the "eco-municipality" article and realize that, while many of its advocates argue that it is unique (because the municipality adopts certain principles in its charter), in reality it is very hard to distinguish an eco-municipality from an ecocity. And, of course, the media fail to make the distinction at all. That's where I'm at. I'm not married to any one approach, so let's work it out here. Could you elaborate on your phrase "more than sustainable"?     

 If it's decided not to use significant portions of the article pasted above, if it's not suitable for Wikipedia, could someone please either move it to Appropedia, or leave a note for me and I'll do it. It's good content, but I don't think much of it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria.    —Preceding comment was added at