Urbanization China - Shanghai, 3-5 November 2006 03-11-2006 Introduction The first century of the new millennium has come to be known by many as “The
China Century.” The first biennial conference of FUIUF will capture this spirit
of excitement and experimentation, focusing on the theme “Urbanization China.”
The conference will highlight critical questions faced by China as the country
continues to nurture a historic and unprecedented pace and scale of
urbanization, marketization, development, cultural and social change.
Description
The scope and pace of urbanization that has been occurring in China since the
1980s is unprecedented in human history, bringing with it both enormous social
and environmental challenges as well as an unrivaled opportunity to create the
cities of the future in terms of governance, planning, implementation, and
lifestyle. There is subsequently a level of urgency for Chinese academic
institutions to participate actively in the evaluation of China’s transition and
to innovate for future generations. China’s urbanization is both technically
complex and socially revolutionary. The need for interdisciplinary dialogue
among urban professionals, political economists, government officials,
sociologists, planners, and academics who have a role in city growth is urgent.
In what way can the new surge of urban expansion represent diverse
territorial cultures, while providing new ways of life for their residents? What
can Chinese cities learn from the experience of cities internationally? What
strategies for managing rapid urbanization have worked in Europe, the Americas,
or elsewhere? How can Chinese cities address important social, political, legal,
and environmental questions through planning? What is the state of China’s
regulatory landscape, and how could it improve? Where is innovation possible?
FUIUF’s exchange-based working sessions are a uniquely suitable format for
academic discourse in the rapidly urbanizing context of China – a discourse
which has the weighty responsibility of providing strategic, innovative, and
implemental ideas as well as objective research
Programme
For a detail description of the programme, please consult the website of the
Urbanisation China Forum (see below).
Location
Shanghai, China
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