The Seventh "21st Century UrbanDevelopment" International Conference Notice
(First Draft)
Conference Theme
Metropolis Planning and SpatialGovernance
Sincethe 21st century, the rapid development of metropolis has become a salientfeature of urbanization of China, andthe metropolitanisation of these metropolises has extensively occurred.Developed countries’ experience in urban development indicates that: It wouldbe a high-probability event that metropolis and its surrounding areas wouldcome into being development community and form integrative metropolitan area,as metropolis developing to a certain stage and overflowing its economic andsocial development factors to the surrounding areas. At present,"metropolitan area", a kind of development pattern, has arisenwidely, especially in the eastern coastal areas of China as well apart ofmetropolises in the central and western China. Due to paucity of planningguidance and effective regulation, metropolitan areas haven’t fully fulfilled theirrole in China’s regional development. Therefore, National New Urbanization Plan (2014-2020)points out that,metropolis should evacuate economic function and other functions appropriately,push labor-intensive processing industry outward, enhance the sharing ofinfrastructure and public service with surrounding towns, promote the diffusionof the central-city function to one-hour traffic circle area, and further cultivatethe formation of commute efficient and integrative development of themetropolitan area.
Underthe background of development transformation in China, the implementation ofnational strategy requires metropolis to undertake greater global, national andregional tasks. How does metropolis change development path, cultivate newfunctions and promote space reconstruction? What stage does metropolis need to reach,further to help it develop towards metropolitan area? What kind of mechanism topromote the integration of metropolitan area, and how to resonate with thenatural ecosystem?......There is scant theoretical and empirical discussionregarding to the answers of above-mentioned questions.
TheSeventh "21st Century Urban Development" International Conferencewill open a forum to discuss and make dialogue with the theme of"Metropolitan Planning and Space Governance". The conference willinvite well-known experts and scholars at home and abroad to present keynotespeeches and select excellent papers to present. Looking forward to your visit .
The main theme andsub-themes comprise:
(1) Maintheme: Metropolis Planning and SpatialGovernance
(2) Sub-themes:
● Transformation and Reconstruction ofNational Spatial Planning System
● The Formation and Evolution ofMetropolis
● Metropolitan Space Organization andLand Use
● Development of Metropolis Industry
● Metropolitan Transportation
● Metropolitan Social Development
● Metropolitan Cultural Development
● Metropolitan Ecological Security
● Metropolitan Spatial Governance
(3) RoundTable theme: Wuhan Metropolitan Planning and Spatial Governance
Theorganizing committee welcome related professionals, scholars and officers, topropose papers around the sub-themes against the main theme backgroundhurtfully; and welcome students to contribute papers. The organizing committeewill assess papers and select outstanding paper into symposium to publish.
1. Host:
ChinaAssociation of City Planning;
Huazhong University of Science andTechnology;
2. Organizer:
TheSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science andTechnology
WuhanPlanning and Design Institute
3. Organizing Committee Comprises:
(1) Chairman：
SHI Nan: the vice President of China Associationof City Planning, the professor-level senior urban planner;
HUANG Yaping: the Dean of the School of Architectureand Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor.
(2)Executive Chairman:
GENG Hong: The Head of Department of Urban Planning,the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Scienceand Technology, Professor.
4. Academic Committee Comprises:
(1)Chairman：
WUZhiqiang: theSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University, Professor,master of National Engineering Survey and Design.
(2) Commissioner:
YEJia'an: theSchool of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, Professor, academician ofChinese Academy of Sciences;
SHI Nan: the vice President of China Associationof City Planning, the professor-level senior urban planner;
DUANJin：the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, SoutheastUniversity, Professor, master of National Engineering Survey and Design;
ZHAO Wanmin: the Dean of Architecture and UrbanPlanning in Chongqing University, Professor;
WANGKai: the viceChairman of China Academy of Urban Planning and Design, the professor-levelsenior engineer;
LINJian：the Head of Department of Urban Planning, the College of Urbanand Environmental Science, Peking University , Professor;
ZHANGJingxiang: Schoolof Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Professor;
HUANGYaping: theDean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University ofScience and Technology, Professor.
5. Academic Support:
National Natural Science Foundation“The Research on 'Compact·Multicenter·Resilience ' Spatial Structure Theory and its Application forMetropolitan Area”
National Social Science Foundation “Urban Space Growth Managementand its Policy Tool Mechanism”
NationalMillennium Project
6. Important Dates
