Environmental China
Launching a groundbreaking research project on the environmental humanities and social sciences in China.
Current Research
With the launch of the Harvard Global Institute to support research on environmental challenges in China, the Fairbank Center is primed to be at the forefront of environmental humanities and social sciences research.
This year, Professor Karen Thornber’s project, “Humanistic Ecologies and China: New Perspectives on Environmental Health and Climate Change” received seed grant funding from Harvard President Drew Faust to lay the groundwork for a three-year project under the Harvard Global Initiative. The project will bring a new perspective to Harvard’s existing interdisciplinary approach to climate change.
Expertise
Ali Malkawi 马加维
Professor of Architectural Technology, Founding Director of the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities
Malkawi is an international scholar and expert in building simulation, energy conservation, and sustainability in buildings. He teaches architectural technology and computation and conducts research in the areas of computational simulation, building performance evaluation, and advanced visualization at the HarvardRead More
Michael McElroy 迈克尔•迈克艾罗伊
Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies
Michael McElroy studies changes in the composition of the atmosphere with an emphasis on the impact of human activity. His research includes investigations of processes affecting the abundance of ozone in the stratosphere and factors influencing the chemical composition ofRead More
Research Projects
Artful Retreat: Garden Culture of the Qing Dynasty
China 2035
Harvard China Fund, Landscape and Ecological Urbanism
Latest News
Association of Asian Studies New England Regional Conference 2021 to be held at Harvard
Association for Asian Studies New England Regional Conference December 6, 2021 Register here While there is no registration fee, we suggest that attendees donate to the Association for Asian Studies at a level that is comfortable for them. A group of academic...
2018-2019: A Year in Review of China Studies at Harvard
Read and download our 2018-2019 Annual Report here. The 2018–19 academic year was a challenging time for all of us at the Fairbank Center who devote ourselves to the study of China. The U.S.-China bilateral relationship continues to deteriorate and there are few...
Resources at Harvard
- opens in a new windowAsh Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative
- opens in a new windowAsh Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Executive Education Programs on China
- opens in a new windowBelfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
- opens in a new windowCritical Issues Confronting China Lecture Series
- opens in a new windowHarvard China Project
- opens in a new windowArnold Arboretum (South Central China and Tibet Expedition)
- opens in a new windowHarvard University Herbaria (Flora of China Project)
opens IMAGE file William (Ned) Friedman: Aralia chinensis 291-2011*A at the Arnold Arboretum