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Yani Wu

Dr Yani Wu

Research student

School of Geography and Planning

Email
WuY87@cardiff.ac.uk
Campuses
Glamorgan Building, Room Room -1.06, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA

Overview

Overview

Qualifications

  • MA International Development and Planning, University of Sheffield (2016)
  • BA Urban Studies, University of Sheffield (2014)

External Activities

  • International Researcher, Magazine Urban China (2016 – present)
  • (Overseas) Internship, China Development Research Centre of the State Council (2016 – present)

Academic Conferences

  • 16th - 18th June 2017 Harbin, China.

Conference Name: The 11th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference (Activating Space: Returning to Human-Centered Urban Planning and Design)

Paper Presentation: Possibilities and Limitations of Chinese Collaborative Planning Practices: Case Study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) Regional Integrated Development, China.

  • 9th - 12th July 2018 Glasgow, UK.

Conference Name: The 2018 International Conference on China Urban Development (Urban Transformation and 'New-Style' Urbanisation in China)

Paper Presentation: Possibilities and Limitations of Chinese Eco-City Development: Case Study of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, China.

  • 3rd  - 5th September 2018 Sheffield, UK.

Conference Name: UK and Ireland Planning Research Conference (UKPRC 2018)

Paper Presentation: Rething Chinese Eco-City Development: Case Study of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, China.

  • 2nd  - 4th September 2019 Liverpool, UK.

Conference Name: UK and Ireland Planning Research Conference (UKPRC 2019)

Paper Presentation: Rething Chinese Eco-City Development: People's Needs and Behaviours Matter.

  • 17th - 18th October 2020 Xi'an, China.

Conference Name: 14th International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (EBRA 2020)

Poster Presentation: Possibities of Chinese Eco-City Development: People's Needs and Behaviours Matter.

Academic Papers

  • Conference Proceedings (14th International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studie): Possibities of Chinese People-Centred Eco-City Development: People's Needs and Behaviours Matter.

Membership

  • Volunteer, Planning Aid (England), 2014
  • Young Planner, UK Yorkshire, 2014
  • Excellent Volunteer of 2020 Internatioanl Human Settments and Future Cities Conference and YUANYE Summit Forum

Research

My research interest revolves around Chinese urban development, especially social, economic and environmental consequences of such rapid urbanization processes. And my research interest focuses on interdisciplinary aspect, aiming to link both psychology and architecture to urban design field.

  • Public Participation
  • Collaborative Planning
  • Eco-Cities
  • Environment-Behaviours Studies
  • Humansitic Planning Approach

Thesis

Possibilities and Limitations of Chinese Eco-City Development: Case Study of Sino-Singapore Eco-City, Tianjin