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Overview
Currently, I'm a PhD student in the School of Geography and Planning at Cardiff University. My research interests align around a critical understanding of urban informality in the Global South. I am particularly interested in the formal-informal continuity of existing informal land development practices.
Qualifications:
- Master of Real Estate Development and Planning, University of Sheffield, UK (2022)
- Bachelor of Environment Design, Wuhan University of Technology, China (2020)
Research
Research interest:
- Urban informality
- Property rights
- Housing and urban policy
- Rural land planning and management
- Informal gated communities and spatial inequality
Thesis
An institutional analysis of the informal land markets in China
Funding sources
Funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC)
