In the process of rapid economic development and re-structuring, Chinese cities have undergone three major transitions simultaneously in the last three decades. These are marketization, internationalization and rural-urban migration, and together they have constituted one of the major transformations in Chinese urban history. The aim of this seminar is to explain and discuss current Chinese government policy on cities and urban agglomerations, and the changing priorities that have influenced decision-making. A case study of Beijing will be presented and discussed by experts and researchers on urban China study.
The seminar invites all those who are interested in the urbanization process and urban development of Chinese cities. Special invitation will be given to the colleagues from Urbanism and Real Estate & Housing, MSc. Students from the studio ‘complex cities’, EMU students.
Program:
Time: November 18th, 2011
Location: Room C, Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BL, Delft
Contact persons: QU Lei (L.Qu@tudelft.nl), CHEN Yawei (Y.Chen@tudelft.nl).
Duration: 3.5 hours (13:45pm~17:15pm)
13:45~ 14:00 Reception
14:00~14:10 Welcome speech- Prof. Vincent Nadin
Session 1: the context (Chair person- Prof. Vincent Nadin)
14:10~14:25 Overview of Chinese Urban Development- QU Lei (15 minutes)
14:25~15:05 State, market and space: the context change in China’s urban development process – CHEN Yawei and Stan Majoor (40 minutes)
15:05~15:30 Questions and Panel Discussion
15:30~15:40 Coffee Break
Session 2: the cases (Chair person- Prof. Vincent Nadin)
15:40~ 16:10 Beijing: its priorities and dilemmas- QU Lei (30 minutes)
16:10~16:40 Panel feedback and discussion
16: 40~17:15 Propositions on the future of Chinese city regions-
Shanghai periphery -HE Jinghuan (10 minutes)
Small towns in the Yangtze River Delta -YING Jun (10 minutes)
Questions and discussion (15 minutes)
Panel members:
Dr. Gregory Bracken (TU Delft/ IIAS)
Prof. Dr. Martin de Jong (TU Delft)
Dr. Stan Majoor (UvA)
Dr. Stephen Read (TU Delft)
