Urban China Series
Urban China Lecture Series featuring Liu Zheng — Chinese Greenways: Innovative Planning, Governance, and Urbanism
Presented via ZoomSpeakers: Liu Zheng, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, South China University of Technology Greenways are linear green corridors that are planned, designed, and managed for multi-use purposes. The introduction of the […]
Urban China Lecture Series featuring Sarah Chang — From Xiagang (layoffs)to the New Silk Road: SOE Reform and Urban Renewal in Southwestern China from the 1990s to the Present
Presented via ZoomSpeakers: Sarah Chang, Assistant Professor of History, Miami UniversityThis presentation examines the relationship between urban renewal projects and SOE closures from the late 1990s to today. It uses published government and […]
Urban China Lecture Series featuring Liu Zhi — What Drives Urban Regeneration Action in China Today?
Presented via ZoomSpeakers: Liu Zhi, Peking University-Lincoln InstituteOver the last few years, the Chinese government has actively promoted urban regeneration action across the country. However, many projects are not justified by demand and […]
Urban China Lecture Series featuring Philipp Demgenski — The Burden of the Past: Housing Expropriation and the Changing Priorities of Inner-City Redevelopment in Contemporary China
Presented via ZoomSpeakers: Philipp Demgenski, Institute of Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Zhejiang UniversityUnder current Chinese leadership, inner-city redevelopment has shifted from a “demolish and rebuild” (da chai da jian) model to prioritizing […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Bruce Pang — China’s Property Market: Navigating the Evolving Landscape
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Bruce Pang, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Greater China For the past three decades, the real estate sector has been a cornerstone of China’s economic growth, social development, and urbanization. Commercial […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Koji Hirata — Local Governments and Central SOEs: Historical Evidence from Angang
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Koji Hirata, Monash University This presentation examines the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province as a case study to explore the interactions between large state-owned enterprises and local governments […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Amy Zhang
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Amy Zhang, New York University This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, and the […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Zhao Yawei
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Zhao Yawei, University of Manchester This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, and the […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Samantha Vortherms
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Samantha Vortherms, University of California, Irvine This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, and the […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Qiao Shitong
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Qiao Shitong, Duke University This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, and the Harvard Fairbank […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Mark Baker
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Mark Baker, University of Manchester This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, and the […]
Urban China Lecture Series Featuring Claudia Huang
Presented via ZoomSpeaker: Claudia Huang, California State University, Long Beach This event series is sponsored by the MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning, […]