On Thursday, the 23rd of May 2024, Xuelei Zhang will defend her PhD dissertation entitled: From Dilemma to Balance: Urban Conservation and (Re)development in the Mainland of China.
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Conserving urban heritage is a part of one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11.4). Balancing urban conservation and development has been researched from the perspectives of architectural design and urban planning, but this thesis addresses a gap in knowledge by investigating the institutional factors promoting and constraining the shift from dilemmas to balance within the field of urban conservation and (re)development. The main goal of this research is to provide theoretical understanding and practical suggestions for balancing urban conservation and development in rapidly urbanizing and modernizing countries.
More about Xuelei
- Supervisor: Prof.Dr. (Jurian) J Edelenbos (IHS/ESSB)
- Co-supervisor: Dr. (Alberto) A Gianoli (IHS)
Xuelei Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate majoring in public administration. Her research focuses on urban heritage management and urban governance.
Please note that Xuelei's PhD defence will be held online and is not open to the public.