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Fudan University International Urban Forum (FUIUF) Date: November 3-5, 2006 Location: Shanghai, China 2006 Conference Agenda The first century of the new millennium has come to be known by many as "The China Century." The first biennial conference of FUIUF will capture this spirit of excitement and experimentation, focusing on the theme "Urbanization China." The conference will highlight critical questions faced by China as the country continues to nurture a historic and unprecedented pace and scale of urbanization, marketization, development, cultural and social change. The scope and pace of urbanization that has been occurring in China since the 1980s is unprecedented in human history, bringing with it both enormous social and environmental challenges as well as an unrivaled opportunity to create the cities of the future in terms of governance, planning, implementation, and lifestyle. There is subsequently a level of urgency for Chinese academic institutions to participate actively in the evaluation of China's transition and to innovate for future generations. China's urbanization is both technically complex and socially revolutionary. The need for interdisciplinary dialogue among urban professionals, political economists, government officials, sociologists, planners, and academics who have a role in city growth is urgent. In what way can the new surge of urban expansion represent diverse territorial cultures, while providing new ways of life for their residents? What can Chinese cities learn from the experience of cities internationally? What strategies for managing rapid urbanization have worked in Europe, the Americas, or elsewhere? How can Chinese cities address important social, political, legal, and environmental questions through planning? What is the state of China s regulatory landscape, and how could it improve? Where is innovation possible? FUIUF's exchange-based working sessions are a uniquely suitable format for academic discourse in the rapidly urbanizing context of China- a discourse which has the weighty responsibility of providing strategic, innovative, and implemental ideas as well as objective research. ABOUT FUIUF The Fudan University International Urban Forum (FUIUF) was established at Fudan University by the School of International Relations and Public Affairs and Center for Urban Studies in 2005 to explore the nature of contemporary urban transformation and its effect on future generations. The mission of FUIUF is to build a global intellectual platform for academics, urban professionals, government officials, and design practitioners to explore and discuss critical urban issues, share information, and build interdisciplinary strategies for urbanism through active exchange. Conference Organization Wenhui Shan (Dr), Director Center for Urban Studies at Fudan University Co-organizer Harvard University JCHS National University of Singapore,Dept.of Architecture Shanghai Urban Planning Administration Bureau ADDRESS Center for American Studies (Fudan University (220 Handan Road (Shanghai 200433 China More info: www.cus.fudan.edu.cn |
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