SESSION 4: URBAN SUSTAINABILITY | YSI Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND POLICY

This is the last session of the Reading Group on CHINA’S LAND USE PLANNING AND POLICY, organized by the Philosophy of Economics WG.

SESSION 4 will focus on two articles on urban sustainability. Ghost cities are one of the most visible negative effects of property-led urban development. What can be done better in the future?

The session will feature a 15 minutes presentation summing up the article's main ideas and discussion will follow. All are welcome!

Session 4: Urban Sustainability – JUNE 30, THURSDAY, 10AM EDT/ 2PM GMT/ 10PM CHINA

Session presented by the Sustainability WG
PIERRE LACK (London School of Economics, UK and Peking University, China)
June 30, 2022

(9 pages) Jiang, Y., Mohabir, N., Ma, R., & Zhu, P. (2017). Sorting through Neoliberal Variations of Ghost Cities in China. Land Use Policy, DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017

(12 pages) Yunqing Xu, Ramin Keivani & Albert Junjian Cao (2018) Urban sustainability indicators re-visited: lessons from property-led urban development in China, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, DOI: 10.1080/14615517.2018.1447735

For any QUERIES past the project’s end, do not hesitate to contact the webinar’s organizer and moderator Diana Soeiro at dianasoeiro.drphil@gmail.com . You can access the project’s webpage here .