Speakers:
- DEBORAH DAVIS (bio), Professor Emerita of Sociology, Yale University
- PEILEI FAN (bio), Professor of Urban Planning, Michigan State University
- QIN GAO (bio), Professor of Social Work, Columbia University
- SHI LI (bio), Professor of Economics, Beijing Normal University
- JUSTIN REMAIS (bio), Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
- ALAN SMART (bio), Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Calgary
- JEREMY WALLACE (bio), Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University
- YA PING WANG (bio), Professor of Urban Studies, University of Glasgow
- WEIPING WU (bio), Professor of Urban Planning, Columbia University
One of the programs being held in honor of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute’s 70th Anniversary, the 2019 Urban China Forum will explore, from a multi-disciplinary perspective, the phenomenally rapid and widespread urbanization that has taken place in China since it began its transition to a market economy. What impact has the urbanization process had on the country’s economic growth, environment and land resources, urban form and lifestyle, social fabric and welfare, and population and health? For the conference agenda, please see the registration page.