Speaker: Zhendong LUO, Professor, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Executive Director, Research Center for Spatial Planning, Nanjing University

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With the accelerated advent of the mobile internet era, village-in-flows are beginning to emerge. In these new villages, virtual agglomeration caused by the space of flows creates more economic development and employment opportunities without necessarily leading to a significant increase in the density and intensity of the built-up areas. The E-Garden City constituted by the village-in-flows and the relatively low-density town-in-flows possesses a strong endogenous power, and can connect the industrial division system in a wider range, thus providing fuller employment and a more livable living environment.

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Prof. Zhendong Luo is PhD Supervisor of School of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Executive Director of Research Center for Spatial Planning in Nanjing University. He is a member of two academic divisions of Urban Planning Society of China (UPSC): The Committee of Master Planning and The Committee of Rural Planning and Construction. In addition, he holds Directorship at Rural Planning and Construction Research Association of Jiangsu Province. Prof. Luo also sits on the editorial boards of “Journal of Urban Planning International”, “China City Planning Review”, and “Tropical Geography”. His main research areas include theory and practice of urban-rural planning, urbanization and urban-rural development mechanisms.

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