The seminar invited experts from Cornell University and CDI to have discussions on China’s urbanization.
Date: June 18, 2016
Venue: Room 101, CDI Mansion, Shenzhen
Host: CDI, the Cornell East Asia Program, Shenzhen Soft Science Development Foundation
Theme: China’s Urbanization
Over the past 20 years, China has witnessed millions of migrant workers leaving their hometowns to work in the city. Such an unprecedented scale of population flow draws worldwide attention from scholars both at home and abroad. China’s Urbanization Seminar convened experts and scholars, including Professor Fan Gang, President of CDI, and Robin McNeal, Director of East Asia Program from Cornell University, had in-depth discussions over issues of China’s urbanization.
09:00-09:10 Introduction
Carol FENG, Director, International Cooperation Department, CDI
Robin MCNEAL, Director, East Asia Program, Cornell University
09:10-11:05 Panel I: Urbanization in China
Moderator: Robin MCNEAL, Director, East Asia Program, Cornell University
09:10-09:40 Urbanization in China
FAN Gang, President, CDI
09:40-09:55 Smart Cities and Innovation
BI Yalei, Assistant to the President, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
09:55-10:10 Reflection on China's Urbanization and Metropolises
HU Caimei, Research Fellow, Department of Finance and Modern Industry, CDI
10:10-10:25 Slums amidst Ghost Cities: Incentive and Information Problems in China’s Urbanization
Jeremy WALLACE and Jessica Chen WEISS, Department of Government, Cornell University
10:25-10:40 Urban Village Transformation
ZHOU Lin, Senior Research Fellow, CDI
10:40-10:55 Interaction
10:55-11:05 Coffee Break
11:05-12:30 Panel II: City and Environment
Moderator: HUA Ying, Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University
11:05-11:20 Low-Carbon Development
LIU Yu, Research Fellow, Urbanization Department, CDI
11:20-11:35 Modest Proposals for the Reform of Green Narratives
Nick ADMUSSEN, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University
11:35-11:50 Three Quarters of Hong Kong: Nature Writings and the City
Chris SONG, Centre for Humanities Research, Lingnan University,
Hong Kong
11:50-12:05 Work, Live & Play: Corporate Real Estate Trends and a New Model of Urban Space
HUA Ying, Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University
12:05-12:20 City Logistics: A 2030 Solution for Mega Cities in China
WANG Guowen, Director, Department of Logistics and SCM
12:20-12:30 Interaction
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-16:00 Panel III: City and Society
Moderator: GUO Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI
13:30-13:45 Migrant Workers' Early Withdrawing from Urban Labor Market GUO Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI
13:45-14:00 Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics
Robin MCNEAL, Director, East Asia Program, Cornell University
14:00-14:15 The Land Problem in Urbanization
ZENG Zhen, Executive Director, Urbanization Department, CDI
14:15-14:40 Producing Ethno-religious Space: Urban Development, Ethnic Identity, and the Hui in Xi’an, China
YANG Yang and Tim OAKES, Department of Geography, University of Colorado
14:40-14:50 Coffee Break
14:50-15:05 Social Governance in Urbanization
MING Liang, Research Fellow, Urbanization Department, CDI
15:05-15:20 No More Tiers: Navigating the Future of Consumer Demand Across China’s Cities
ZHOU Siqi, The Conference Board China Center
15:20-15:35 Internationalization of Tourism in China's secondary cities: The Case of Wenzhou
YE Le’an, Deputy director, Tourism Research Center, Wenzhou University
15:35-16:00 Interaction
16:00-16:10 Closing Remarks
Robin MANEAL, Director, East Asia Program, Cornell University
GUO Wanda, Executive Vice President, CDI
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