[Upcoming Event] 25th Anniversary of Macau University of Science and Technology The "Bay Area Financial Forum" Lecture 12
Date: 1/4/2025
Time: 15:00-16:30
Venue: N221
Organizer: The Institute for Sustainable Development
Lecturer: Song Xiaoqian, SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY China Institute for Urban Governance Associate Researcher
Lecture: Urban Sustainable Development and Resources Management in China
Language: Mandarin
Lecturer Introduction: Song Xiaoqian holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Management, and a Ph.D. in Engineering (Postdoctoral). She is currently an Associate Researcher at the China Institute for Urban Governance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a Dual-appointed Researcher at the SJTU-UNIDO Joint Institute for Green Growth, as well as a Master's Supervisor. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of Warwick (UK), the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP) at the University of Dundee, and the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Japan. Her academic research focuses on the field of resource and environmental management, covering ecological management, waste treatment, green and low-carbon transformation of resource-based cities, ESG and corporate environmental information disclosure, greenhouse gas accounting, and urban resilience, safety, and environmental health management. She currently serves as a member of the Expert Committee of the Fifth Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, a member of the Circular Economy Branch of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, a council member of the Energy Economics and Management Branch of the Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics, a member of the Coal Mine Systems Engineering Professional Committee, a member of the China Coal Society, and a member of the International Association for Energy Economics. She is also a part-time decision-making consultant for Shaanxi Province, an external professor at Yan'an University, an external evaluation expert for the China National Institute of Standardization, and a review expert for the Academic Degrees Center of the Ministry of Education. She previously served as the academic leader for the discipline of Technical Economics and Management at a key university in Shandong Province.
She has led multiple national-level research projects supported by the National Social Science Fund and the National Natural Science Foundation, and has participated in national key research and development programs and major international cooperation projects of the National Natural Science Foundation. Her research results have been published in authoritative domestic and international journals such as Resources Policy, Energy Policy, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Journal of China Coal Society, with over 40 SSCI/SCI and Chinese journal papers published to date. Additionally, she serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member for Carbon Neutrality and Green and Smart Mining Engineering, and as a reviewer for multiple journals, including Journal of Cleaner Production and Resources Policy.
Lecture Introduction：Since the reform and opening-up, China has undergone the largest-scale and fastest-paced urbanization process in world history. By the end of 2024, the urbanization rate of permanent residents had reached 67.00%, marking a 55.52 percentage point increase compared to 1949. While urban development and urbanization construction have achieved globally remarkable accomplishments, they have also amplified demands for energy, mineral resources, food, and water, while giving rise to environmental challenges such as carbon emissions, air pollution, and overburdened waste management systems.
This lecture will present China's urban sustainability roadmap through insights from four key research domains: industrial symbiosis and waste management, regional environmental impact assessment, green transition strategies, and mineral resource management. The discussion aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on balancing urban growth with ecological preservation in developing economies.
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