China… JUA Special Issue: China’s New Urban Realities and Development Policies 28 Apr 201922 May 2020 In this open access special issue, we assembled a series of articles on China's integrated urban-rural development policy, fiscal decentralization, job-housing balance, local government-firm connection, new housing investment, and infrastructure…
cities… New book on metropolitan governance 7 Aug 20187 Aug 2018 My co-edited book with Bligh Grant at University of Technology Sydney and Lin Ye at Sun Yat-Sen University is finally out! Titled "Metropolitan Governance in Asia and the Pacific Rim:…
China… Hong Kong Conference Marathon 11 Dec 20177 Aug 2018 Was in Hong Kong for two urban conferences co-organized by GSU and Hong Kong Baptist University: The International Conference on Polarisation, Fragmentation and Resilience: Four Urban Contexts Compared (link here)…
cities… Welcoming Cities in a Snapshot 20 Sep 201630 May 2017 Our new report on welcoming cities provides a comprehensive view of their geographic location, timeline, sociodemographic characteristics and policy areas. Please check out our report for the Center for State and…
Atlanta… Global Partnership for Better Cities 9 Apr 201610 Apr 2016 This is a GSU-led efforts that convene partners from South Africa and Hong Kong to discuss common urban challenges facing cities around the world. A three day conference and site…
cities… Be Serene – Serenbe 7 Oct 20147 Oct 2014 The 2nd RayDay celebration hosted by the Ray Anderson Foundation brought me to the town of Serenbe, southwest of Atlanta, in Chattahoochee Hills. A Utopian dream or a new urbanism…
cities Urban Life in Europe 23 Jun 201423 Jun 2014 My recent conference and leisure trip to Greece (Athens conference) and France (Paris conference) reignited my belief in urban life and city living. What is more gratifying to an urban…