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Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The Energy Transition Path of West Virginia, USA—From Coal Dependence to Clean Energy: Transition Pathways and Lessons Learned

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Hong Chen, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University; Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (chenhong0812@zju.edu.cn) Tan Li, Associate Researcher, Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Natural Resources; Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (tanli@lcrc.org.cn) On August 16, 2023, Jim Justice, the Governor of West … Read more
Paper Overview |Integrating Climate Adaptation into Transportation Planning—Practices and Insights from Major U.S. Cities

Authors: Wei Meng, Cai Zhi, Xu Jiangang, Shen Duanshuai, Song Yan School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning, Zhejiang Gongshang University School of Government, Beijing Normal University Abstract Climate change poses significant challenges to urban transportation infrastructure, necessitating the development of climate-adaptive urban transportation planning systems and management mechanisms to mitigate its impacts on transportation networks. Major … Read more
Paper Overview | Spatiotemporal Evolutionary Characteristics and Driving Forces of Carbon Emissions in Three Chinese Urban Agglomerations

Author：Meng Wei , Zhi Cai , Yan Song , Jiangang Xu , Muqiu Lu Received 9 November 2023, Revised 7 February 2024, Accepted 27 February 2024, Available online 3 March 2024, Version of Record 6 March 2024. Highlights Unveils evolving carbon emission trends in China’s urban agglomerations.Discloses spatial spillover in carbon emissions trajectories.Identifies decoupling of emissions intensity and economic growth.Reflects unique traits in emissions of populous, resource-rich cities.Proposes carbon reduction strategies for diverse urban agglomeration models. Abstract Assessing carbon emissions in urban agglomerations has emerged as a pivotal step towards … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Public Participation in Urban Planning in the United States: An Analysis of the Leigh Valley Project Hearing in Durham

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Wang Yu, Director of Planning and Urban Design at Beijing IRENM Design Consulting Co., Ltd. ichbinwangyu@yahoo.com Public participation, as an essential component of urban planning, to some extent reflects the needs and expectations of community members, enhancing the transparency and fairness of planning. This paper takes the Leigh Valley project in Durham, North Carolina, as a case study to analyze the role and impact of public … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：2024 Durham “Better Cities” Film Festival Series Report (Part 4) [Final Installment]

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Sai Ma, Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. masai555@gmail.com [Author’s Note] The 2024 Better Cities Film Festival was held at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The festival featured four documentary films: The Engine Inside, Housing & Architecture, Southern Urbanism & Main Street Revitalization, and Zoning and Land Use. The latter three films … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：2024 Durham “Better Cities” Film Festival Series Report (Part 3) [Serial]

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Sai Ma, Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. masai555@gmail.com [Author’s Note] The 2024 Better Cities Film Festival was held at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. The festival featured four documentary films: The Engine Inside, Housing & Architecture, Southern Urbanism & Main Street Revitalization, and Zoning and Land Use. The latter three films … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：2024 Durham “Better Cities” Film Festival Series Report (Part 2) [Serial]

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Sai Ma, Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. masai555@gmail.com [Author’s Note] The 2024 “Better Cities” Film Festival was held at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. This film festival featured four documentary films: The Engine Inside, Housing & Architecture, Southern Urbanism & Main Street Revitalization, and Zoning and Land Use. The latter three … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels： 2024 Durham “Better Cities” Film Festival Series Report (Part 1) 【Serial】

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Sai Ma, Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. masai555@gmail.com 【Author’s Note】 The 2024 “Better Cities” Film Festival was held at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA. A total of four documentary films were screened at the festival: The Engine Inside, Housing & Architecture, Southern Urbanism & Main Street Revitalization, and Zoning and Land … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：How to Activate the Economic Benefits of Natural Resource Conservation? — A Case Study from Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

Authors: Huilin Yang, Ph.D. candidate at the School of Public Administration, Nanjing Agricultural University; visiting scholar at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. yanghuilin@stu.njau.edu.cn Yuefang Rong, Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture; visiting scholar at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. rongyuefang@bucea.edu.cn On April 19, 2024, Lance Gloss, Project Manager at … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The “Give and Take” in Real Estate Development—A Case Study of the Briar Chapel Project

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Chen Xu, Visiting Scholar, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. chadxu@hotmail.com Briar Chapel Community is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on the east coast of the United States. It is one of the first and largest green communities in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area. It has been certified as a green residential community by the National … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Adaptability of Low-income Communities in Post-disaster Relocation

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Jiaming Xu, Ph.D. candidate at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; joint Ph.D. student at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. jiamxu@foxmail.com Community relocation has become a global policy tool to address natural disasters caused by climate change and a planning response strategy to prevent future catastrophic events and … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Reflections on the Transformation and Creativity of Abandoned Factories—A Record of the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, North Carolina, USA and the Chengdu Eastern Suburb Memory in China

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Min Tang, Chengdu Dingyi Education Consulting Co., Ltd., General Manager; PCC-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Visiting Scholar. kristentang1847@gmail.com Walking into the American Tobacco Campus in Durham is like being transported to a famous spot in my hometown—Chengdu’s “Eastern Suburb Memory.” Artists from around the world display their ingenuity in transforming old factories, allowing me to share the similarities and differences between these two … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Behind the Realization of the “People’s City” Vision—Experiences and Insights from the Implementation of Matthews Town Planning in the US

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Ziang Xie, Tongji University School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ph.D. student; joint training Ph.D. student at the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. xza9584@163.com What is most satisfying for planners is not the planning per se, but seeing the plans turn into reality. — John Cook, Chief Transportation Planner at Bolton & Menk, Planner of the … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Public Participation in American Land Use Planning: An Analysis Based on the ‘Context – Structure – Action – Outcome’ Framework

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Shen Duanshuai, School of Government Management, Beijing Normal University, Doctoral Candidate; Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Visiting Scholar. shenduanshuai@mail.bnu.edu.cn Zeng Li, Wenzhou Branch, Yingke Law Firm, Full-time Lawyer; Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Visiting Scholar. lize@unc.edu On January 16, 2024, a public hearing regarding changes to land use planning … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The American Research Triangle Park through the Eyes of a Practitioner

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Wang Yu, Director of Planning and Urban Design at Beijing IRENM Design Consulting Co., Ltd. ichbinwangyu@yahoo.com 1 RTP’s future core project: HUB—A mixed-use development project initiated in early 2022 On October 24, 2023, the annual Halloween is approaching, bringing the festive atmosphere of this significant Western festival to streets and alleys. Visiting scholars from various cities in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Jilin, Zhejiang…) were fortunate … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Evolution of the Model of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Yuhang Ren, Ph.D. candidate at the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University; Joint Ph.D. student in the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. danielren93@163.com The Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina, USA, is named for its location at the center of the triangle formed by Duke University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The Revival and Redevelopment of the American Tobacco Campus

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Jie Ren, PhD candidate at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University; Joint Ph.D. student in the Department of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. renjie_cathy@163.com The American Tobacco Campus (ATC), situated in Durham, North Carolina, USA, covers an area of 16 acres (approximately 6.47 hectares) with a built-up space of about 1 million square feet (approximately 92,903 … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Why has North Carolina’s Research Triangle become the tech hub of North Carolina?

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Zhihao Yao, Tongji University School of Architecture and Urban Planning Ph.D. student, joint Ph.D. student at the Urban and Regional Planning Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, China Urban Research Center. yaozhihao_tj@hotmail.com Upon arriving at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina, the first things to greet you are two rows of warm and straightforward welcome signs—Welcome to North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：My Experiences on American Highways

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Qingxi Wang, Ph.D. in Business Administration, Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Trade Management, Zhejiang University of Technology; research areas include corporate strategic management, entrepreneurship management, industrial organization, marketing, industrial clusters, and regional economic development. 1831638542@qq.com America is a nation on wheels, a feeling that intensified after my arrival. Back home, a two-hour drive on the highway was exhausting, but in North Carolina, … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：On the Road — The Harmonious Relationship of “People, Vehicles, and Roads” in America

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Liqing Zhou, PhD in Technology, Economy, and Management, Lecturer at the College of International Trade and Foreign Languages, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics. Visiting Scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), researching urban innovation and knowledge cities. Email: 2644688805@qq.com Driving ten thousand miles across the United States, you would certainly learn more about this country than from all the sociological and … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Why the United States? — Observations on the American Innovation Environment

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Zhenming Wu, Economic PhD, Deputy Researcher at the Regional Economic Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, and Secretary-General of the Sichuan Regional Science Association. Email: 01wuzhenming01@163.com American historical sociologist Jack A. Coldstone once titled his work “Why Europe? The Rise of the West in World History, 1500-1850” to explain why industrialization first appeared in Europe instead of other parts of the world. From the late … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Chapel Hill Greenway Research and Optimization Proposal

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Xue Jiang, Harbin Institute of Technology – UNC Joint Doctoral Program in Urban and Rural Planning, specializing in greenway planning and construction in cold regions and village landscape planning. xuexue062889@163.com The greenway system is an effective mechanism for balancing urban development and environmental protection[1]. Originating in the United States, the concept of greenways was introduced and began to be studied in China since 2000; since 2010, … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Romance of the Mountain City: Impressions of Chapel Hill

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Shuang Tian, Senior Engineer, National First-Class Registered Structural Engineer; Vice President (and Director of the Comprehensive Institute) of Shanghai Urban Architectural Design Ltd., engaged in architectural and structural design research and practice for many years, having completed dozens of engineering designs; Since January 2019, serving as a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 124053906@qq.com In 2018, I was fortunate to … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Perspectives on Urbanization in America

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Xiaohe Ma, Researcher, Former Vice Dean at the Macroeconomic Research Institute, Development and Reform Commission of China, and visiting scholar in the Department of Regional and City Planning at the University of North Carolina. From 1860 to 1913, the total economic output and per capita GDP of the United States surpassed those of the UK, positioning it as the world’s foremost economic power for over … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Chapel Hill Public Transit

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Yan Zhang, Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, and visiting scholar in the Department of Regional and City Planning at the University of North Carolina. Email: zhyan607@126.com The United States is often called a “nation on wheels,” with high rates of car ownership and usage. In cities, it is common to see designs that cater to the convenience of … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：American Children’s Outdoor Playgrounds

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Wanfei Gao, faculty member at the School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, and a visiting scholar at UNC, specializes in urban and rural planning and theory. Email: gaowanfei@xaut.edu.cn Children have the right to ample play and recreation, and all forms of games and entertainment must share a unified purpose with education. It is the duty of society and relevant authorities to … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Revitalizing Small Towns: The Redesign of Franklin Street in Chapel Hill

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Lei Xia, Doctoral candidate in urban and rural planning jointly trained by Harbin Institute of Technology and UNC, specializing in green planning for cold regions and the character planning of villages and towns in cold areas. Email: xrayhit@hotmail.com The street is the carrier of urban activities; a lively street signifies a vibrant city[1]. Franklin Street, named after Benjamin Franklin, is the famed main street of Chapel … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The American Trail System and Its Implications for China

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Chunling Zhang, PhD, Professor at the School of Management, North China University of Science and Technology, Visiting Scholar at the University of North Carolina; research areas include regional economics, information technology, and management innovation. Email: 103241241@qq.com Upon my arrival in North Carolina, I was delighted by the blue skies and fresh air. However, after the novelty wore off, a wave of loneliness hit, and I … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The Past and Present of the ‘Rural Kingdom’

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: xin Chen, a joint-training PhD student in architectural engineering at Zhejiang University and UNC, specializing in land development and urban internal spatial differences. Email: cx6032500@126.com Upon first arriving in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, what appeared before me were not skyscrapers of steel and concrete, but rather charming, scattered cottages nestled among green forests and lawns. Even in the busiest and most bustling central areas, there … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：A Glimpse of Urban Parks in the United States

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Li jia, Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management, South China Agricultural University; Visiting Scholar at UNC; Research Focus on Land Use Planning and Land Policy. Email: scaujl@gmail.com Having just arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the first thing that struck me was the lush greenery. The abundant green soothes the eyes and the fresh air is invigorating (Image 1). Opening Google Maps, … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels： Campus Planning and Architectural Imagery: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill vs. Duke University

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Huanhuan Qiang, School of Architecture, Southeast University, joint PhD student with UNC, focusing on the living spaces of vulnerable groups. Email: seuqhh@hotmail.com As winter gives way to spring, I find myself having spent the winter at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), welcoming a spring blooming with flowers. It was my first arrival in the United States, and settling in North Carolina … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：FBC: An Urban Form Management Tool in the Context of New Urbanism

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Mingyu Zhang, PhD student in Architectural Engineering at Zhejiang University, jointly trained PhD student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Email: mingyuzhang0313@gmail.com In February 2017, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development held a pilot work meeting on urban design, recognizing the important role of urban design in controlling urban form and proposing to clarify the status and requirements of urban design … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：New Characteristics of American Suburbs: Dense, Diverse, and Prosperous

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Weiping Xiao, PhD Candidate in Economics and Management at Wuhan University, Joint PhD Program with UNC, specializing in urbanization of the population. xapple915@gmail.com Influenced by various movies and TV shows, before arriving in the United States, I imagined it as dynamic, fashionable, and filled with skyscrapers. However, my actual experience on this land was vastly different from my imagination. Apart from older, larger cities like … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Construction of “Disaster Resistant Communities” in the United States

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Fei Zhong, Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Nanjing Tech University, Visiting Scholar at UNC, research direction in urban planning and urban design, urban comprehensive disaster prevention planning. zhongzhong219@gmail.com Safety is the foundation of urban development, and safe communities are the cornerstone for cities to effectively resist disasters. As a grassroots platform integrating resources from all parties, communities are the front line for departments … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：How to make planning more than just “drawing on paper and hanging on the wall”?

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Ronghui Tan, lecturer at the School of Public Administration, College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, and visiting scholar at UNC, with research interests in land cover/land use change (LUCC) monitoring and simulation, and urban growth boundary (UGB). Email: rhtan@tju.edu.cn As one of the world’s countries that most cherish freedom and democracy, the United States usually places citizens’ rights in a very important position in matters … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：Green Thinking in Urban Future Planning

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Xia Jiang, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics at South-Central University for Nationalities and Visiting Scholar at the Program on Chinese Cities of the University of North Carolina. Her main research interests are in regional economy, urban economy, and industrial development. Email: jiangmelissa2008@sina.com During my visit of nearly half a year at the University of North Carolina, I have traveled to several famous American cities such … Read more
Thoughts on Overseas Travels：The Forgotten Corner of Time: Middleton Place

(PCC) Program on Chinese Cities – Thoughts on Overseas Travels Series Authors: Xu Jing, PhD, Associate Professor at the School of Economics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, specializing in regional economics. Email: xujing301@sina.com Historical cultural landscapes serve as the best carriers for recording culture, reflecting history, and inheriting ideas. In an era where globalization swallows national characteristics and blurs cultural edges, historical relics and buildings are essential for people to understand history and acquire cultural identity. … Read more