Special Panel within ICCASU:
Rethinking China’s Urbanization
October 24-25, 2015, Ottawa, Canada
Organizers:
UN-Habitat
UNITAR
University of Ottawa
Tsinghua University
Panel Chairs:
Shimou Yao, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chaolin Gu, Tsinghua University
Dingping Guo, Fudan University
John Zacharias, Peking University
Huhua Cao, University of Ottawa
Coordinator: Canada China Thinking Network
ICCASU Website: http://chinaeam.uottawa.ca/ICCASU/
China has been experiencing accelerated urbanization and reform for the last four decades. The country’s recent Neo-Urbanization (新型城市化) strategy has proven essential for the evolving discussion of opportunities and challenges to sustainable development. This special panel within ICCASU, “Rethinking China’s Urbanization”, is co-organized by UN-Habitat, UNITAR, the University of Ottawa and Tsinghua University. Sub-panels regarding new models for urbanization, community participation and city governance, high-tech applications for urban development, and other topics are included. China’s impact on African countries is an additional theme to be explored in this panel, as China is expands its influence on African states through investments and even policy formation. This panel will thus provide a platform for scholars, professionals, policy-makers, experts and the private sector to exchange views on the opportunities and challenges of urbanization in China from a global perspective.
Program Draft
| Saturday, October 24, 2015 | ||
| 13:00-13:15 |
Opening Remarks Alioune Badiane, UN-Habitat; John Zacharias, Peking University |
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| 13:15-14:30Keynote Speakers |
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| 14:30-14:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 14:45-15:45 | Panel Session 1-A:Urban Socio-Spatial Transformation
Chair: John Zacharias, Peking University |
Panel Session 1-B:’New-Style’ Urbanization
Chair: Chaolin Gu, Tsinghua University |
| 15:45-16:45 | Panel Session 2-A:Urbanization Governance
Chair: Dingping Guo, Fudan University |
Panel Session 2-B:Urbanization and Metropolitan Development
Chair: Shimou Yao, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 16:45-17:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 17:00-18:00 | Panel Session 3-A:Urbanization and Property Rights
Chair: Pierre Gauthier, Concordia University |
Panel Session 3-B:Coastal UrbanizationChair: Chitiung Hung, Mingchuan University |
| Sunday, October 25, 2015 | ||
| 9:00-10:00 | Panel Session 4-C:Ecological-Friendly Urbanization
Chair: Yangfan Li, Xiamen University |
Panel Session 4-B:Urbanization and Smart/Intelligent City
Chair: Jean-Marie Cishahayo, UN-Habitat |
| 10:00-11:00 | Panel Session 5-C:Urbanization and Rural Development
Chair: Omer Chouinard, University of Moncton |
Panel Session 5-B:Big Data and Urban Studies
Chair: Ruibo Han, University of Maryland |
| 11:00-11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15-12:30Special Session: China’s Urbanizat ion and Africa |
Chair: Allan Cain, Development Workshop, Angola
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* Each panel session (one hour) will have 3-4 presentations.
Conference Official Languages: English and French
Important Dates:
Deadline for submission of abstract: July 31, 2015
Abstracts of 250 words accepted in English and/or French
Deadline for Registration: September 30, 2015
Deadline for Early Bird Registration: July 31, 2015
Registration Fee: Early Bird:
Regular participants: CAD$150 Regular participants: CAD$100
Students participants: CAD$100 Students participants: CAD$50
Contact: ICCASU@uottawa.ca
Website: http://chinaeam.uottawa.ca/ICCASU/
