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Scholars from Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design Undertake Comparative Study of American Cities

Five UNC Program on Chinese Cities visiting scholars from the Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design undertook a comparative study of various American cities during a three-month stay at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The … Continued

UNC and Program on Chinese Cities Scholars: A Learning Partnership

“The challenges facing China’s cities and metropolitan regions are daunting in scale and complexity; without exaggeration, the lives of millions will depend on how well China manages the continued growth of its cities in coming years,” says Yan Song, professor … Continued

Inaugural Sustainable Development in China Forum Held at UNC

On July 23, 2018, the UNC Program on Chinese Cities (PCC) held its first International Forum of Urban-Rural Sustainability on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A program of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), … Continued

EVENT: Current Relations in Sino-US Economic and Trade Frictions

The UNC Program on Chinese Cities presents: A Seminar by Dr. Jiang Pan Economic Counselor and Chief of the Economic Section of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the US Reading Room, New East 211 | Thursday, … Continued

Urban Planning Helps to Control Air Quality for Chinese Cities

What is the relationship between urban planning and air quality in China? Rapid growth and greatly expanded motor vehicle ownership and usage have contributed to serious air pollution across China. In 2013, 96 percent of key cities did not meet … Continued

Beijing’s Big Plan – BBC interview with Yan Song

On October 5, 2017, Ed Butler of the BBC reported on Xiong’an, a small rural town in China that is set to become a city of 5 million. Listen here for this BBC report featuring an interview with PCC Director … Continued

Yan Song discusses Beijing’s Urban Master Plan on CGTN

Yan Song is the director of the Program on Chinese Cities at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies. In an interview on October 3, 2017 with … Continued

Post-Disaster Recovery Plans after China’s Wenchuan Earthquake

At 2:28 pm on May 12, 2008, the Wènchuān dà dìzhèn (literally “Great Wenchuan earthquake”) registered 8.0 on the Richter magnitude scale. As the 21st deadliest earthquake of all time, the Wenchuan (also known as Sichuan) earthquake took more than … Continued