On 9 December 2024, Prof. Xiangrong WANG, Director and Distinguished Professor, Centre for Urban Eco-Planning & Design, Fudan University, China, delivered an online Public Lecture titled “Urban Ecological Security and Green Development”. This lecture was co-organised by the Research Institute of Land and Space (RILS) and the Research Centre for Nature-based Urban Infrastructure Solutions (RNUS) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
In this lecture, Prof. WANG presented the ecological security assessment of international metropolises, including London, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and etc. He analyzed this topic through three key aspects: 1) Origin and connotation: Ecological security of metropolises from a global perspective; 2) Exploration and cognition: Low-carbon development model of international metropolises under climate change; 3) Paths and countermeasures: Paths and countermeasures of urban green development based on nature-based solutions model.
The lecture included a fruitful Q&A session, allowing participants to share their insights on the topic. This interactive discussion fostered a rich exchange of ideas, enhancing the collective understanding of urban ecological security and green development.
About Prof. Xiangrong WANG:
Prof. Xiangrong WANG is currently the director and distinguished professor of the Centre for Urban Eco-Planning & Design of Fudan University in Shanghai China, the director of National Centre for Virtual Simulation of Environmental Science, Fudan University, and the Vice Chairman of Urban Ecological Commission of Ecological Society of China, Chief supervisor of Shanghai Ecological Society. In addition, he is the Chair of Environmental Science and Healthy City Division of Shanghai Municipal Construction Commission, and Counselor of Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the editorial members of some academic journals, such as the editor-in-chief of Journal of World Forestry (Hans Press, USA), vice editor-in-chief of Journal of China’s Urban Forestry, editors of Acta Ecological Sinica, Chinese Journal of Ecology, Chinese Journal of Eco-Agriculture, Journal of Environmental Science & Technology, etc, and reviewers of some International Journals such as Ecological Engineering, Landscape and Urban Planning, and JHM, JCP. etc. He also served as a regional vice-chair of East Asia, the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication during 2004-2012 and a steering member of INTECOL Association.
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