Conference Introduction
China is striving for a new era of “high-quality development”, which presents both exciting opportunities and daunting challenges for an innovative, inclusive, and integrated urban future. It is high time for urban China scholars, especially the younger generation, to explore both theoretically and empirically intriguing issues/questions for Chinese transitional urbanism. The 2025 UCRN conference at the “Panda City”, Chengdu, will provide an exciting and timely platform to facilitate exchanges centering on the 3Is (Innovation, Inclusion, and Integration) of urban China between scholars, experts, officials, and graduate students from different countries, cities, institutes, and disciplinaries. We welcome papers from all social science perspectives, including urban studies, urban planning and design, geography, sociology, anthropology, economics, demography, history, management, political science, and public policy.
Topics
Topics include but are not limited to：
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Urban and regional governance research
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Urban sustainability
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Urban regeneration
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Urban development and economy
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Housing and financialization
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Population, migration and social-economic integration
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Social infrastructure and urban development
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Neighborhood, community and urbanism
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Integration of urban and rural China
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Healthy city and built environment
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Transportation and mobility
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Urban crime and public safety
Important Dates
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Deadline for abstract submissions 20 February 2025.
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Abstract acceptance notifications 15 March 2025.
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Registration opens (tentative) 15 April 2025.
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Registration deadline 15 May 2025.
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Full paper submission for doctoral student paper competition & Best conference paper award for junior scholars 15 May 2025.
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Conference 20-22 June 2025.
Abstract Submission
Please submit your abstract through the website by 20 February 2025
Papers in English are preferred, but papers in Chinese are also considered. Papers with theoretical rigor and/or empirical richness will be given priority to be accepted for presentation. Full papers are required for Doctoral Student Paper Competition & Best Conference Paper Award for Junior Scholars and should be sent to the conference email: UCRN2025@126.com. The cover page of the paper should include every author’s name, institutional affiliation, mailing address, and email address. For a co-authored paper, the corresponding author must be identified.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers
David Goodman
China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
William Clark
Department of Geography, University of California, Los Angeles
Yongnian Zheng
School of Humanities and Social Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Yaping Wang
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow
Zhilin Liu
School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Organizers and Co-Organizers
Urban China Research Network, University at Albany, State University of New York
Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University
Center for Housing and Urban-Rural Development Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Organizing Committee
Youqin Huang
University at Albany, State University of New York
Shenjing He
The University of Hong Kong
Jie Chen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Wei Zhao
Sichuan University
Xiao Wu
Sichuan University
Organizers and Co-Organizers
Registration Fee
Standard registration fee
RMB 1,200 yuan or USD $160 each person;
Student registration fee
RMB 800 yuan or USD $100 each person.
The registration fees cover conference costs including meals and refreshments. Online payment channels will be provided when registration opens.
Urban China Research Network, University at Albany, State University of New York
Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University
Center for Housing and Urban-Rural Development Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Organizers and Co-Organizers
Urban China Research Network, University at Albany, State University of New York
Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University
Center for Housing and Urban-Rural Development Research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University