PRIN research – Rescaling the Belt and Road Initiative: Urbanisation Processes, Innovation Patterns, and Global Investments in Urban China

Event
15.03.2021, 11:30 a.m. CET | Liu Jian (Tsinghua University)
15.03.2021, 3:30 p.m. CET | Ren Xuefei (Michigan State University)
29.03.2021, 8:30 a.m. CET | Lv Ping (University of Chinese Academy of Science)
12.04.2021, 10 a.m. CET | Wang Shifu (South China University

Title:

PRIN research – Rescaling the Belt and Road Initiative: Urbanisation Processes, Innovation Patterns, and Global Investments in Urban China

Organizers:

Francesca Governa (Politecnico di Torino), Francesca Spigarelli (Università di Macerata)

Period:

March 2021

The cycle of conferences Future Paths for Chinese Cities is organized by Francesca Governa (Politecnico di Torino) and Francesca Spigarelli (Università di Macerata) as part of the research PRIN “Rescaling the Belt and Road Initiative: Urbanisation Processes, Innovation Patterns, and Global Investments in Urban China”. The seminars involve several scholars from different fields of study to discuss the main urban trends and transformations occurring in Chinese cities.
Prof. Liu Jian (Tsinghua University) and Prof. Ren Xuefei (Michigan State University) will discuss how Chinese cities are responding to Covid-19 and the main challenges posed by the pandemic. Prof. Lv Ping (University of Chinese Academy of Science) will introduce how foreign direct investments are shaping urbanisation processes along the Belt and Road Initiative. Prof. Wang Shifu’s (South China University of Technology) seminar will concern the current change in spatial practices based on Chinese experiences.

15.03.2021, 11:30 a.m. CET | Liu Jian (Tsinghua University), Planning for New Urbanisation after Covid-19. Moderated by Prof. Michele Bonino. Introduced by Astrid Safina
15.03.2021, 3:30 p.m. CET | Ren Xuefei (Michigan State University), Citie’s Responses to Covid-19 in China. Moderated by Prof. Angelo Sampieri. Introduced by Leonardo Ramondetti
29.03.2021, 8:30 a.m. CET | Lv Ping (University of Chinese Academy of Science), Foreign Direct Investments Along the Belt and Road Initiative. Moderated by Prof. Francesca Spigarelli. Introduced by Selusi Ambrogio
12.04.2021, 10 a.m. CET | Wang Shifu (South China University of Technology), Spatial Practices for Future Chinese Cities. Moderated by Prof. Francesca Frassoldati. Introduced by Francesco Carota

All seminars will be held on Zoom:
https://zoom.us/j/92869809886?pwd=dmV2L045a2JscUsxOWdiZUdxR2tkZz09
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