Events

We are organising a series of events including workshops, seminars and conferences to gather thoughts, inspire research and disseminate outputs.
UCL ChinaUrban Rethinking China’s Urban Governance Workshop IV Part Two. 23/05/2026.

The workshop was host by College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University. As a part of the UCL ChinaUrban workshop series, it seeks to rethink models of urban governance and reflect on transformations in governance logics and processes across multiple scales, from regional and urban governance to community governance, and spanning diverse fields such as housing, transport, environment, new district development, and urban regeneration.

Roundtable discussion participants:

Morning session:

Chair: Xiao Yang 
Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University  

Jian Zhou 
National Master of Engineering Survey and Design 
Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University 

Yuemin Ning 
Professor, School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University  

Juan Sun 
Vice President, China Academy of Urban Planning and Design (CAUPD)  

Jian Zhou 
National Master of Engineering Survey and Design; Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University  

Hai Yu 
Professor, Department of Sociology, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University  

Jie Chen 
Tenured Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University  

Zhigang Li 
Fellow of the British Academy; Professor, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University  

Zhituan Deng 
Research Fellow; Deputy Director, Think Tank Development Office, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences  

Yong Wan 
Director, Urban and Real Estate Research Division, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences  

Jie Shen 
Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University  

Afternoon Sesssion:

Chair: Jie Shen
Professor, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University 

Fangzhu Zhang 
Fellow of the British Academy; Professor, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London  

Tianren Ge 
Tenured Professor, School of Political Science and International Relations, Tongji University  

Xiaohua Zhong 
Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences  

Yuelai Liu 
Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University  

Tingting Lu 
Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University  

Xiang Luo 
Senior Engineer, Shanghai Pudong New Area Planning and Design Research Institute  

Yi Feng 
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University  

Zhouyang Wang 
Senior Engineer, Development Research Center, Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Research Institute  

Zhenfa Li 
Hundred Talents Program Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University  

These speakers and roundtable discussions contributed concrete and insightful perspectives to understanding urban governance in contemporary China.