Online Lecture Series: Urban Science and Sustainability

Lecture list

This online lecture series will invite leading experts in urban science, sustainability science, and urban sustainability to give talks for graduate students, early-career scholars and faculty. By sharing knowledge, insights, ideas, and research experiences, participants in the lecture series will be better equipped to join the research effort dedicated to advancing understanding of sustainable urban development in China and elsewhere.

 

Main Seminars

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Prof. José Lobo 

Urban sustainability science: development and opportunity 

10:00-12:00, Oct 08 2021, CST 

04:00-06:00, Oct 08 2021, CET 

19:00-21:00, Oct 07 2021, PDT

Poster

Slides

Video

Prof. Luís M. A. Bettencourt 

Introduction to urban science: the challenge of sustainable development

10:00-12:00, Oct 22 2021, CST 

04:00-06:00, Oct 22 2021, CET 

21:00-23:00, Oct 21 2021, CDT 

Poster

Slides

Video

Prof. Christopher Kennedy 

The evolution of cities

09:00-11:00, Nov 04 2021, CST 

02:00-04:00, Nov 04 2021, CET 

18:00-20:00, Nov 03 2021, PDT 

Poster

Slides

Video

Prof. Xuemei Bai 

Urbanization and urban system sustainability in the Anthropocene

10:00-12:00, Nov 22 2021, CST 

13:00-15:00, Nov 22 2021, AEDT 

19:00-21:00, Nov 21 2021, MST 

Poster

Slides

Video

Prof. Michele Acuto 

Networking urban innovation in a crisis: reflections from the world’s longest lockdown

10:00-12:00, Dec 07 2021, CST 

04:00-06:00, Dec 07 2021, CET 

13:00-15:00, Dec 07 2021, AEDT 

Poster

Video

Prof. Jianguo Wu 

Cities, landscapes, and sustainability: an urban landscape sustainability perspective

10:00-12:00, Dec 22 2021, CST

04:00-06:00, Dec 22 2021, CET

19:00-21:00, Dec 21 2021, MST

Poster

Video

Prof. Michael Batty 

Explaining, Simulating and Inventing the Future City

16:00-18:00, Jan 05 2022, CST 

08:00-10:00, Jan 05 2022, GMT 

Poster

Slides

Video

Prof. Karen Seto 

Urbanization and Grand Challenges for Humanity

09:00-11:00, Jan 21 2022, CST 

20:00-22:00, Jan 20 2021, EST 

Poster

Seto Lab

Prof. Timon McPhearson 

Urban Futures: Towards a Science of Cities for Resilience and Sustainability

21:30-23:00, Feb 11 2022, CST

08:30-11:30, Feb 11 2022, EST

Poster

Video

Prof.Junfeng Jiao 

Transportation and Transit Deserts in US Cities

10:00-12:00, Feb 23 2022, CST

19:00-21:00, Feb 22 2022, MST

Poster

Video

Prof.Steward T.A. Pickett 

Framing Conceptual Advances in Urban Ecological Science as Tools for Sustainability

08:00-10:00, Mar 16 2022, CST

20:00-22:00, Mar 15 2022, EDT

Poster

Video

Prof.Marina Alberti 

Urban Resilience in an Eco-Evolutionary Perspective

09:00-11:00, May 20 2022, CST

Poster

Video

Prof.Jianguo Liu 

Global Urban Sustainability on a Metacoupled Planet

09:00-11:00, May 31 2022, CST

Poster

Video

Prof.Robert Dunn 

A Natural History of the Future

20:00-22:00, June 21 2022, CST

08:00-10:00, June 21 2022, EDT

Poster

Video

Prof.David Y. H. Pui 

Filtration Solutions for Sustainable Environment

09:00-11:00, July 7 2022, CST

21:00-23:00, July 6 2022, EDT

Poster

Video

Dr. Zhi Liu 

Infrastructure and Cities

21:00-23:00, August 4 2022, CST

09:00-11:00, August 5 2022, EDT

Poster

Video

Dr. Dajian Zhu 

Four Decouplings for Chinese Cities’ Green Development 

2:00-4:00, September 16 2022, CST

14:00-16:00, September 16 2022, EDT

Poster

Video

Dr. Yan Song 

Toward Carbon Neutral: New Planning and Management Methods for Land Uses 

9:00-11:00, October 11 2022, BJT

21:00-23:00, October 10 2022, EST

Poster

Video

Prof. Céline Rozenblat

Multi-level resilience and transitions of globalizing complex urban systems 

Nov. 30 2022, 21:00-22:30 (Beijing Time)

Nov. 30 2022, 14:00-15:30 (European Time)

Nov. 30 2022, 08:00-09:30 (New York Time)

Poster

Video

傅伯杰院士

国土空间生态修复原理与应用 

2022123日上午9:00

Poster

Video

邵国凡教授

遥感图像分类评价与应用:AI vs HI 

2022129日 上午9:30-11:00

Poster

Video

Prof. Anu Ramaswami

The Urban Nexus Lab: Transforming Infrastructure and Food Systems Towards Decarbonization, Health, Wellbeing, and Equity 

Dec. 12, 2022, 19:30 – 21:00 (New York Time)

Dec. 13, 2022, 08:30 – 10:00 (Beijing Time)

Poster

Video

Professor Xiaoling Zhang

Sustainability Trilemma: environmental externalities, welfare inequality and mismatched resources? 

Dec. 27, 2022, 20:30 PM (New York Time)

Dec 28, 2022 09:30 AM (Beijing Time)

Poster

Video

陶澍院士

定量区分影响大气污染的排放与气象因素 

202317日(周六)上午930- 11:00

Poster

Video

丁烈云院士

智能技术促进绿色城市发展 

2023111日下午3:00

Poster

Video

Prof. Vanesa Castan Broto

The role of mundane innovations in experimental governance – Examples from Rapidly Urbanizing Areas

Feb. 2, 2023, 19:00 – 20:30 (Beijing Time)

Feb. 2, 2023, 11:00 – 12:30 (London Time)

Feb. 2, 2023, 04:00 – 05:30 (Phoenix Time)

Poster

Video

Prof. Dr-Ing. Christoph Herrmann

Positive Impact Factories for Sustainable Cities: Overview, Insights and Future Directions

Feb. 16, 2023, 15:00 – 16:30 (Beijing Time)

Feb. 16, 2023, 08:00 – 09:30 (Germany Time)

Feb. 16, 2023, 00:00 – 01:30 (Phoenix Time)

Poster

Video

钱易院士

城市生态文明建设的重要途径

202337日 08:35-09:35 (北京时间)

Poster

Video

王爱杰教授

城市水系统风险感知与智慧控制

202337日 10:05-10:55 (北京时间)

Poster

Video

夏玚博士

Demystifying publishing in top-tier journals 顶刊发文解密

202337日 10:55-11:45 (北京时间)

Poster

Video

Prof. Sarah Hobbie

Nutrient pollution of urban surface waters in the Twin Cities, Minnesota: sources and solutions

Mar. 29, 2023, 08:00 – 09:30 (Beijing Time)

Mar. 28, 2023, 20:00 – 21:30 (Eastern Time)

Mar. 28, 2023, 17:00 – 18:30 (Phoenix Time)

Poster

Video

Prof. Xinyu Cao

Reducing travel-related CO2 emissions through land use and transportation policies

Apr. 11, 2023, 09:00 – 10:30 (Beijing Time)

Apr. 10, 2023, 21:00 – 22:30 (New York time)

Apr. 10, 2023, 20:00 – 21:30 (Minnesota time)

Poster

Video

Prof. William Burnside

Transcending divides to sustain cities and urban science

Jul. 20, 2023, 20:00 – 21:30 (Beijing Time)

Jul. 20, 2023, 08:00 – 09:30 (New York Time)

Poster

Video

Prof. José Lobo

Urban Science and Climate Adaptation

09:00-10:30, Sep 6 2024, CST

18:00-19:30, Sep 5 2024, PDT

Poster

Video

Prof. Ricardo Vinuesa

The role of artificial intelligence in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

16:00-17:30, Oct 15 2024, CST

10:00-11:30, Oct 15 2024, CEST

Poster

Video

Prof. Geoffrey West

On the sustainability of the Anthroposphere: life, growth, and death from organisms to cities

09:00-10:30, Jan 09 2025 (Beijing Time)

18:00-19:30, Jan 08 2025  (Santa Fe Time)

Poster

Video

Collection of lecture videos: https://www.koushare.com/space/329394/live-series/614

 

 

Organization and Committees

1. Host institutes: Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IUE, CAS);Arizona State University (ASU);University of Chicago;Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO);Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences;University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill;Chongqing University

2. Scientific Committee: Dr. Yong-Guan Zhu; Dr. José Lobo; Dr. Luís M. A. Bettencourt

3. Organizing Committee: Dr. Wei-Qiang Chen; Dr. José Lobo; Dr. Tao Lin; Dr. Lulu Song; Dr. Yupeng Liu; Ms. Tingting Guo

 

 

Appendix: Three principal goals of the lecture series

1. Educationally, they will introduce students to the research frontiers in urban science and urban sustainability science in China and worldwide. By sharing knowledge, insights, ideas, and research experiences (albeit remotely), participants in the lecture series will be better equipped to join the research effort dedicated to advancing understanding of urbanization and socioeconomic development.

2. The second objective is to facilitate the development of research dialogues and collaborations about urbanization in China and more generally, about urban sustainability science.

3. Thirdly, if the online series is assessed to be successful, it can be the basis for designing an in-person Winter School on Urban Sustainability Science to be held at the Xiamen campus of the IUE in 2022.